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    Manuscript vs Myth: Lords and Ladies
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Mar 31
    • 5 min

    Manuscript vs Myth: Lords and Ladies

    We explore the folklore of fairies and landscapes, and how Terry Pratchett uses both to great affect in his fantasy novel Lords and Ladies.
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    7 Impressive Mythical Hybrids and the Animals They’re Made Of
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Feb 10
    • 5 min

    7 Impressive Mythical Hybrids and the Animals They’re Made Of

    One of the most popular types of mythical creature, is one made from the pieces of real animals. Mythos takes a look at hybrids of myth.
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    Movie vs Myth: The Green Knight
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Jan 27
    • 8 min

    Movie vs Myth: The Green Knight

    Released in 2021, The Green Knight tells the story of a popular Arthurian myth, starring Gawain and a mysterious, seemingly immortal knight.
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    Magical Horses from Around the World
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Magical Horses from Around the World

    One of Humanity's steadfast companions, horses can be found all around the world and, therefore, so do their myths.
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    The Fairy Nurse
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 9 min

    The Fairy Nurse

    "For fifty years she rocked that babe / It's said she rocks him still / A mother of a changeling child from 'neath the fairy hill" ― H. Dale
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    Each-Uisge
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Each-Uisge

    "Kelpies eat people. They may not play with their food as creatively as the Each Uisge, but dead is dead.” ― E.J. Stevens
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    Household Guardians from Around the World
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Aug 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    Household Guardians from Around the World

    This week we taking a look at some of the different fairies, spirits and gods thought to have protected households around the world.
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    Corvids as Symbols of Misfortune
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    Corvids as Symbols of Misfortune

    Corvids, a genus of birds found across the world, play a significant role in mythology - where they are often painted as villainous
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    Manuscript vs Myth: Ingo
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 5 min

    Manuscript vs Myth: Ingo

    Helen Dunmore’s novel, Ingo creates a beautiful and enchanting world that draws on a classic of British folklore - the Mermaid.
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    A Brief Account of Life With Dragons
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 6 min

    A Brief Account of Life With Dragons

    One of history’s most iconic mythological creatures is, of course, the dragon. Seen in cultures all around the world.
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    Le Sommeil d’Arthur
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Le Sommeil d’Arthur

    “Yet some men say in many parts of England that King Arthur is not dead" ― Thomas Malory
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    7 Terrifying Mythological Creatures that live in Rivers and Streams
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 4 min

    7 Terrifying Mythological Creatures that live in Rivers and Streams

    Humans have always been dependant on water. And equally we have always been vulnerable to it, both in reality and in myth.
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