Valerie WillisDec 5, 20232 min readAdvent Calendar of Winter Mythos Day 5: Krampus, Christmas Devil, or Santa Clause's... Germanic, Alpine Folklore Dec 5th; 6-7th Century orally; 16th Century written Yes, as in that scary movie critter. Not everything during...
Valerie WillisDec 5, 20233 min readAdvent Calendar of Winter Mythos Day 4: Pooka of Kildare, Phooka, Púca puca Pre-Celtic, Irish folklore, British, Welsh, Norse, Germanic As early as the 8th Century We’ve discussed gods, ancient entities, and...
Valerie WillisDec 3, 20232 min readAdvent Calendar of Winter Mythos Day 3: Ullr, Ullin, or UllNorse mythology, Scandinavian, Germanic 200 CE to 3rd Century Meet the Winter God of Norse Mythology. As you are aware thanks to...
Valerie WillisDec 2, 20233 min readAdvent Calendar of Winter Mythos Day 2: Yuki-OnnaJapanese folklore, Urban Legend Predates the Muromachi Period (1336-1573 Kyoto) There are many tales of these mysterious pale women. Some...
Valerie WillisDec 2, 20234 min readAdvent Calendar of Winter Mythos Day 1: Cailleach BheurPre-Celtic, Gaelic, Scottish Highland folklore, British, Arthurian, THOUSANDS of years old – no can find where she started! We’ll start...