Llegendàrium — folklore, legends, folktales and tradition
Llegendàrium Returns: A New Chapter Begins
Llegendàrium returns with a renewed website, new articles and a broader comparative and international perspective. A new chapter of the project begins.
Snow White. Pau Bertran’s The Innkeeper’s Daughter (ATU 709) — Fairy Tales IV
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.
Snow White. Afanasyev’s Russian Version of The Magic Mirror (ATU 709) — Fairy Tales III
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.
Infernal Hunts: Actaeon, Dante and Boccaccio
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.
Llegendàrium Returns: A New Chapter Begins
Llegendàrium returns with a renewed website, new articles and a broader comparative and international perspective. A new chapter of the project begins.
Snow White. Pau Bertran’s The Innkeeper’s Daughter (ATU 709) — Fairy Tales IV
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.
What Is a Myth? The Sacred Understanding of Reality — Basics III
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.
Count Guifré and the Return of Honour — Origins I
The medieval legend of Count Guifré combines history, dynastic propaganda and folklore motifs in a tale of revenge, recognition and restored honour.
The Two Kings’ Children (ATU 313) — Fairy Tales II
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.
Blancaflor and the Magic Flight (ATU 313) — Fairy Tales I
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.
Snow White. Afanasyev’s Russian Version of The Magic Mirror (ATU 709) — Fairy Tales III
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.
Infernal Hunts: Actaeon, Dante and Boccaccio
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.
What Is a Myth? The Sacred Understanding of Reality — Basics III
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.
Count Guifré and the Return of Honour — Origins I
The medieval legend of Count Guifré combines history, dynastic propaganda and folklore motifs in a tale of revenge, recognition and restored honour.
The Two Kings’ Children (ATU 313) — Fairy Tales II
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.
Blancaflor and the Magic Flight (ATU 313) — Fairy Tales I
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.
What Is the Difference Between a Folktale, a Fable and a Legend? — Basics II
An introduction to the differences between folktales, fables and legends: their settings, characters, structures, functions and the hybrid forms that arise between them.
The Wild Huntsman in Bernat Metge’s Lo somni
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.
What Are Tales in the Oral Tradition? — Basics I
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.
What Is the Difference Between a Folktale, a Fable and a Legend? — Basics II
An introduction to the differences between folktales, fables and legends: their settings, characters, structures, functions and the hybrid forms that arise between them.
The Wild Huntsman in Bernat Metge’s Lo somni
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.
What Are Tales in the Oral Tradition? — Basics I
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.
