Author: Brendan Noble

After last week’s post about the Dragon of Wawel Hill, we’re continuing our series of dragons this Slavic Saturday with the Żmij (also known as

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After last week’s cover reveal of my fantasy novel A Dagger in the Winds and the previous post on a beaked dragon called the Aspid,

Read MoreWawel Dragon/Smok Wawelski – Polish Legendary Dragon – Slavic Mythology Saturday

After last week’s step aside for the cover reveal of my prequel novella The Rider in the Night and the previous post on the four-headed

Read MoreAspid – Slavic Snake & Bird-like Dragon – Slavic Mythology Saturday

After last week’s post about the three-headed god Triglav/Trzygłów, this Slavic Saturday it felt natural to add another head. Today, we’ll be talking about Svetovid/Świętowit,

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After last week’s post about the holiday Śmigus-dyngus, this week, Slavic Saturday returns to gods within Slavic mythology with one whose role (or even worship)

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Xobas (pronounced Kohbahs) is one of the first characters we meet in A Dagger in the Winds. There was something fun about writing the first

Read MoreMeet Xobas – A Dagger in the Winds

Today, I wanted to share the map for A Dagger in the Winds and talk a bit about the tribes and clans that we will

Read MoreThe Tribes of A Dagger in the Winds

After taking last week to do a Q&A, this week, Slavic Saturday returns with an early Slavic spring festival that has been brought into modern

Read MoreŚmigus-dyngus/Dyngus Day – Polish Spring Holiday – Slavic Saturday

After last week’s post about Marzanna/Morana, the Slavic goddess of the winter, we return to demons this Slavic Saturday with the Południca – a demon

Read MorePołudnica/Poludnitsa/Noonwraith – Slavic Demon of Noon – Slavic Mythology Saturday

Today is the spring equinox. So after last week’s post about (one) spring goddess, Dziewanna/Devana, we’re talking this Slavic Saturday about the goddess whose death

Read MoreMarzanna/Morana – Slavic Goddess of Winter, Pestilence, and Death – Slavic Mythology Saturday