Archives by Tag 'Folklore'

‘More English Fairy Tales’ by Joseph Jacobs

By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Wednesday, April 13, 2011

I’ve spoken before on this blog about how much I love folk tales and fairy stories and I think that what the Victorian collectors such as Andrew Lang, Jeremiah Curtin and Joseph Jacobs did is amazing.  Every time I visit Cecil Sharp House in Camden I silently give thanks for all the work that Sharp [...]

‘Tam Lin’ by Pamela Dean

By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Friday, March 25, 2011

O I forbid you, maidens a’, That wear gowd on your hair, To come or gae by Carterhaugh, For young Tam Lin is there. Fairy tales and folk stories were a huge part of my childhood and have continued to be so as I’ve become older.  I had them read to me by my parents; [...]