Fairies, Weather, and Wonder


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Fairies, Weather, and Wonder 

(Lower Grindewald Glacier, Upper Grindewald Glacier)

 

Grindelwald, Switzerland

 

 

"Ice Maiden"

 

"Ice Maiden" is different from any tale we've read so far.

 


Finding Secondary Texts:

 

 


Group Ten

 


English Fairy Lore:

 

Although several late-Victorian folklorists (and authors) attempted to find a body of distinctly British fairy tales, Great Britain has few fairy tales. There are many reasons for this, including the translation and circulation of Perrault, Beaumont, and the Grimms. Since there was no international copyright law during the Victorian Era, these texts could be translated and sold (at almost no cost but also NO PROFIT to the author). However, Great Britian (and all the isles of the United Kingdom), do have a RICH fairy lore history. 

 

Today we read two pieces of fairy lore from Blackwell's Edinburgh Magazine by the Ettick Shepherd (James Hogg). As well as a selection from North Country Fairylore and Carole Silver's article.