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In Summary: The Faithful Toad

In this Korean Fairy tale a young woman who shows kindness to the simplest of creatures finds her friendship repaid tenfold.

Georgia Garfield-White

Origins: The Tooth Fairy

this week we take a look at the surprisingly recent origins of the Tooth Fairy, and the long history of dental superstitions.

Georgia Garfield-White

Movie vs Myth: Tangled

This week we take a look at Disney's Tangled, and other variations on Rapunzel - the fairy tale that inspired the film.

Georgia Garfield-White

The Snow Child

In this wintery fairytale a childless couple made themselves a child out of snow - only to be shocked when their snow-child came to life.

Georgia Garfield-White

Four Fairies from British Ballads

Kings, Queens, Knights and Hinds, this week Mythos takes a look at a few of the more famous fairy figures who feature in British Ballads.

Georgia Garfield-White

Manuscript vs Myth: Six Crimson Cranes

We take a look at Elizabeth Lim's enchanting novel which reimagines the Six Swans fairy tale in an Asian-inspired fantasy world.

Georgia Garfield-White

Manuscript vs Myth: Little Thieves

This week we take a look at the fairy tale influences behind Margaret Owen’s incredible ‘Little Thieves’.

Georgia Garfield-White

Mythical Man-eaters from European Fairy Tales

Cannibalism plays a surprisingly large role in European fairy tales, but why is this, and which fairy tales feature a human-hungry villain?

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