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Short folklore episodes exploring different faery creatures that have captured imaginations and ignited curiosity. Hosted by dark fantasy author Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
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May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022
3 min
The folklore of Jengu in a nutshell and how I reimagined this fae for my writing.
Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved.
Learn more about Jengu here.
Get the transcript here.
Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com
May 18, 2022
May 18, 2022
3 min
The folklore of Sea Nymphs in a nutshell, how I reimagined her for my writing, and this faery translated into Afrikaans.
Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved.
Learn more about Sea Nymphs here.
Get the transcript here.
Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com
May 14, 2022
May 14, 2022
4 min
All about the next chapter of creatures we're going to look at on the podcast: Water Fae.
Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved.
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Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com
May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
9 min
All about folklore from a writer's perspective.
Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved.
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Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com
Apr 28, 2022
Apr 28, 2022
9 min
All about my genre of choice: Dark Fantasy.
Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved.
Learn more about Dark Fantasy here.
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Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com
Apr 24, 2022
Apr 24, 2022
6 min
The folklore of the Cailleach in a nutshell, how I reimagined her for my writing, and her name and title translated into Afrikaans.
Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved.
Learn more about the Cailleach here.
Get the transcript here.
Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com
Apr 16, 2022
Apr 16, 2022
5 min
The folklore of the Faery Queen in a nutshell, how I reimagined her for my writing, and her title translated into Afrikaans.
Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved.
Learn more about the Faery Queen here.
Get the transcript here.
Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com
Apr 7, 2022
Apr 7, 2022
6 min
The folklore of Ankou in a nutshell and how I reimagined him for my writing.
Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved.
Learn more about Ankou here.
Get the transcript here.
Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com
Feb 24, 2022
Feb 24, 2022
3 min
The folklore of the Dark King in a nutshell and how I reimagined him for my writing.
Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved.
Learn more about the Dark King here.
Get the transcript here.
Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com
Feb 17, 2022
Feb 17, 2022
8 min
Answering popular questions about where faeries come from, how to repel them, how to lure them, and how they've evolved over time.
Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
Copyright 2022 Ronel Janse van Vuuren -- All rights reserved.
Get the transcript here.
Music: Secrets by David Fesliyan (FesliyanStudios.com) and Dramatic Heartbeat by FesliyanStudios.com
Sources mentioned in post:
The Denham Tracts, edited by James Hardy (London: Folklore Society, 1892-1895)
The Handbook of Folklore by CS Burne (1914)
The Testimony of Tradition by David MacRitchie (1890)
Fians, Fairies and Picts by David MacRitchie (1893)
The Fairy-Faith in the Celtic Countries by WY Evans-Wentz (1911)
Carmina Gadelica by Alexander Carmichael (1900)
The Fairy Mythology by Thomas Keightley (1828)