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Grannonia, asseguda sota un arbre amb un vestit de flors, escolta una guineu.
08 Nov
Beasts, Fairytales, Latest, Slider ENG, Slider-eng, Últimes

Burning the Beast’s Skin: Disenchantment and Rebirth (D721.3)

Posted by Arnau Folch
9 de November de 2026
A snake husband, a donkey prince, a frog princess and an enchanted dragon from Mallorca. Burning their skin can break a curse—or bring about a separation. Follow folklore motif D721.3 through tales of love, fate and rebirth.
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Un ancià recula davant la Mort, representada com un esquelet, en un paisatge amb ruïnes.
31 Oct
Dead, Fairytales, Latest, Slider ENG, Slider-eng, Últimes

Peter the Fearless and Death: Two Catalan Folktales for All Saints’ Day

Posted by Arnau Folch
31 de October de 2026
A fearless young man takes on the devils of hell, while a cunning charcoal burner locks Death away. Two Catalan folktales collected by Marià Aguiló and Sara Llorens explore courage, humour and the uneasy balance between life and death.
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Un home mort, de rostre esquelètic, jeu al costat d'un camí que s'endinsa en un bosc, mentre diversos corbs volen al seu voltant. Il·lustració de Theodor Kittelsen
30 Oct
Dead, Fairytales, Latest, Slider ENG, Slider-eng, Últimes

Tales of the Dead: Two Norwegian Folktales from Asbjørnsen and Moe

Posted by Arnau Folch
30 de October de 2026
A dead friend returns for a wedding, and a mysterious companion repays a young man’s kindness. Read two Norwegian folktales from Asbjørnsen and Moe, presented in full from the 1871 text, with notes on the otherworld, the grateful dead and witchcraft.
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Representació de la Cacera Salvatge en un esbós de Johann Wilhelm Cordes.
26 Oct
Dead, Latest, Medieval, Slider ENG, Slider-eng, The Damned, Últimes

The Lady Abducted by the Devil: Between Folklore and Religious Exempla

Posted by Arnau Folch
27 de October de 2026
A supernatural rider pursues a woman across centuries of stories. From Caesarius of Heisterbach to Martín del Río, we explore how the tale moves between folklore and religious exempla, reshaped by ideas of sin, punishment and purgatory. An article for Llegendàrium’s patrons.
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18 Oct
Historical, Latest, Medieval, Últimes

The Order of the Hatchet of Tortosa: Evolution and Parallels — Part II

Posted by Arnau Folch
19 de October de 2026
How did Despuig’s account become a story of women warriors and a military order? Trace the changing legend of Tortosa’s defenders through successive retellings and explore its parallels with other tales of besieged cities, deception and women’s ingenuity.
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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, Últimes, 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, Últimes

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

Posted by Arnau Folch
30 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, The Damned, Últimes

Infernal Hunts: Actaeon, Dante and Boccaccio

Posted by Arnau Folch
31 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, Últimes

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

Posted by Arnau Folch
19 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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Caçadors medievals amb cavalls i gossos en una miniatura del Livre de chasse de Gaston Phébus
15 Sep
Latest, Medieval, The Damned, Últimes

The Wild Huntsman in Bernat Metge’s Lo somni

Posted by Arnau Folch
26 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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