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El rei i dos acompanyants contemplen la filla de l’hostalera estesa dins un taüt de vidre.
11 Oct
Fairytales, Featured, Latest, Witchcraft

Snow White. Pau Bertran’s The Innkeeper’s Daughter (ATU 709) — Fairy Tales IV

Posted by Arnau Folch
11 de October de 2026
Discover a Catalan Snow White in which an envious mother turns to the Devil and enchanted slippers send her daughter into a deathlike sleep. Read Pau Bertran’s complete tale alongside a Portuguese version, with commentary on witchcraft, family abuse and African parallels.
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La protagonista, disfressada d’ajudant de cuina i amb un cullerot, explica la seva història davant dels convidats a un banquet.
10 Oct
Fairytales, Latest, Slider ENG, Slider-eng

Snow White. Afanasyev’s Russian Version of The Magic Mirror (ATU 709) — Fairy Tales III

Posted by Arnau Folch
11 de October de 2026
A Russian version of Snow White featuring two legendary warriors, a magic mirror and adventures that continue beyond the heroine’s awakening. Read Afanasyev’s complete tale, followed by an exploration of persecution, magical protectors and enchanted sleep.
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Acteó, transformat en cérvol, és atacat pels seus propis gossos mentre Diana l’observa al bosc.
02 Oct
Latest, Literature, Medieval, Slider ENG, Slider-eng, The Damned

Infernal Hunts: Actaeon, Dante and Boccaccio

Posted by Arnau Folch
3 de October de 2026
From Actaeon, to Dante and Nastagio degli Onesti, ancient and medieval literature repeatedly turned the hunter into the hunted. Supernatural hunts, infernal hounds and eternal punishments that belong to the same imaginative world as the Wild Hunter and Bernat Metge’s Lo somni.
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02 Oct
Essays, Featured, Latest, Slider ENG, Slider-eng

What Is a Myth? The Sacred Understanding of Reality — Basics III

Posted by Arnau Folch
2 de October de 2026
Is a myth simply an imaginary story? This article traces the meanings the word has acquired, from “false religion” to modern propaganda, before exploring another understanding of myth rooted in the sacred, ritual and the human need to make meaning.
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Miniatura medieval de Guifré el Pilós assegut al tron amb l’escut de les quatre barres
15 Sep
Classics, Historical, Latest, Medieval

Count Guifré and the Return of Honour — Origins I

Posted by Arnau Folch
2 de October de 2026
The medieval legend of Count Guifré combines history, dynastic propaganda and folklore motifs in a tale of revenge, recognition and restored honour.
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Il·lustració d’Elenore Abbott per a Els fills dels dos reis, un conte dels germans Grimm
15 Sep
Children's, Fairies, Fairytales, Latest, Slider ENG, Slider-eng

The Two Kings’ Children (ATU 313) — Fairy Tales II

Posted by Arnau Folch
23 de September de 2026
The Brothers Grimm’s version of ATU 313, with the complete tale and an analysis of the magical maiden, impossible tasks, magic flight and forgotten bride.
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Una parella envoltada de criatures en una il·lustració d’El castell d’Iràs i no en Tornaràs
15 Sep
Children's, Fairies, Fairytales, Latest

Blancaflor and the Magic Flight (ATU 313) — Fairy Tales I

Posted by Arnau Folch
2 de October de 2026
Blancaflor is a Catalan folktale of type ATU 313, The Magic Flight, collected by Francesc Maspons i Labrós. Read the complete tale and an analysis of its motifs, variants and meanings.
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Un narrador explica una història davant d’un grup d’oients
15 Sep
Essays, Latest

What Is the Difference Between a Folktale, a Fable and a Legend? — Basics II

Posted by Arnau Folch
2 de October de 2026
An introduction to the differences between folktales, fables and legends: their settings, characters, structures, functions and the hybrid forms that arise between them.
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Caçadors medievals amb cavalls i gossos en una miniatura del Livre de chasse de Gaston Phébus
15 Sep
Featured, Latest, Medieval, The Damned

The Wild Huntsman in Bernat Metge’s Lo somni

Posted by Arnau Folch
2 de October de 2026
A study of the spectral appearance of John I in Bernat Metge’s Lo somni and its connections with the Wild Huntsman, the Wild Hunt and medieval Purgatory.
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Una àvia explica contes a un grup de nens i adults
15 Sep
Essays, Latest

What Are Tales in the Oral Tradition? — Basics I

Posted by Arnau Folch
10 de October de 2026
What are tales in the oral tradition, and why do they remain alive? An introduction to how they are transmitted and transformed, the functions they fulfil, and the role they play in human experience and community identity.
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