Superstition was prominent throughout the Anglo-Saxon era, despite the teachings of the Catholic Church and the spread of Christianity on the island the Romans had called Britannia. Whilst the preachings of the Church denounced the old polytheistic religion of Britain and its practices as paganism, the fear of the unknown, the magical, the supernatural or…
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, there lived a young prince named Alexios. He was the son of the king and queen of the land, and he had everything he could ever want. However, one day, something strange happened. The sky, which was once filled with vibrant colors, began to turn grey…
Odin´s life was your normal day to day basic life (for a king, that is). It was unfulfilling and actually quite dull. He was looking for a different way to live life, a new challenge, a new kingdom to rule. He wanted a new place where no one knew him. He wanted to rule several…
Long time ago, there was a beautiful town named Agres.There lived an orphan girl who couldn’t see colors, that’s why people called her Caecus the unseen. The town valued arts and people hailed those who could create their own world on a peice of canvas. Volu colorum was a festival that people anonymously submitted their…
Long, long ago, in the far away land of Haldurchia there was a fisherman who was down on his luck. He thought to himself: “Well, at least I don’t have any wife or children who would go hungry because of my inability to catch a single fish.” As he was rowing the boat farther into…
The Mermaid’s Purse By: Pam Munson Steadman …Once upon a time in the land of nags, pirates, treasure chests, devils, hills, ducks, marshes, beaches, lighthouses and much more, there lived a lovely fair-haired young maiden by the name of Melanie. Melanie so loved going fishing with her father early each morning. The two of them…
Once upon a time, there lived a young scholar. He had a peculiarly strong passion for reading and was wealthy. He spent most of his fortune on his love for education, and owned hundreds of books. He loved his books so dearly that he protected them with his life, and didn’t dare to even lend…
The indigenous dancers were a tribe in the Venezuelan Andes. The Spanish invaders called the tribe ‘dancers’ because they said that their defense methods seemed like a kind of dance. The dancers had a princess: Princess Carú, daughter of the Toquisái chief. She was the wisest and most beautiful princess in all the land of…
In Northern Russia long, long ago lived a man, a woman and their daughter Vasilisa. Whilst their home was only a little hut on the edge of a dense forest, their life was a peaceful and happy one. However, even the brightest of skies can become grey, and one day misfortune came upon them. The…
Harriet Pik, the Witch by Cice Rivera In a cave there lived a deep, greasy witch named Harriet Pik. Not a ruddy beautiful, beautiful cave, filled with coins and a squidgy smell, nor yet a giant, snowy, tiny cave with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a witch-cave, and…