After last weekend’s discussion of Dziady, this Slavic Saturday continues a bit of an autumn theme with a new demon. The harvesting season was always a crucial period for the early Slavs before winter, but a demonic cat called the Ovinnik (also the Gumiennik, Joŭnik, or Jownik) was a threat to grain storage during the […]
Happy November, and I hope all of you enjoyed your Halloween! It was an odd one this year, but I had a good time failing at carving Perun‘s thundermark with friends. Writing-wise, things are moving fast on A Dagger in the Winds, the first book in my fantasy series based on Slavic mythology, and today
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After last weekend’s return to animals with the fox, this Slavic Saturday we’re getting spooky with today being Halloween. The Slavs didn’t celebrate Halloween historically, but they have their own version, called Dziady (pronounced: ‘JAH-dyh’ according to culture.pl), which is the celebration of the dead. (June 2021 Updated) Note: If you enjoy Slavic mythology, check
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It’s been quite a few months since we’ve talked about animals on Slavic Saturday, but that’s about to change. We’ve discussed horses, birds, and cats before, and today, we’re going to dive into the role of the fox (one of my personal favorites) in Slavic mythology and folklore. (June 2021 Updated) Note: If you enjoy
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After taking last week’s Slavic Saturday to talk updates about A Dagger in the Winds, the first book in my Slavic fantasy series, we’re back to demons today with the Chała (also known as the Ala or Woe), a female terror of the sky. (June 2021 Updated) Note: If you enjoy Slavic mythology, check out
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After months and months with not many public updates on A Dagger in the Winds, the first book in my fantasy series based on Slavic mythology, I’m devoting this week’s Slavic Saturday to the book and some early insights into it. Note: As I continue working on my edits of A Dagger in the Winds,
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After talking about one of my favorite demons last week, the Płanetnik, this week’s Slavic Saturday takes a much more somber tone. Today, we’ll be talking about the male Latawiec and female Latawica, demons who are the souls of children lost during or before birth. (June 2021 Updated) Note: If you enjoy Slavic mythology, check
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After last week’s jump to the god Dadźbóg (Dažbog/Dazhbog), we return to our series of mythological protectors this Slavic Saturday with one who plays an essential role in my books: the Płanetnik (also known as the Zduhać or dragon man). (June 2021 Updated) Note: If you enjoy Slavic mythology, check out A Dagger in the
From the forests of last week’s Leszy post to the sky today, this Slavic Saturday we’re looking at the well-known and loved sun god from Slavic mythology: Dadźbóg. (June 2021 Updated) Note: If you enjoy Slavic mythology, check out A Dagger in the Winds, the first book in my Slavic fantasy series called The Frostmarked
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Following on the theme of protectors after last week’s Dworowy (Dvorovoi) post, this Slavic Saturday we’re looking at perhaps the most well-known protector in all of Slavic mythology: the Leszy (Leshy or Lisovyk). (June 2021 Updated) Note: If you enjoy Slavic mythology, check out A Dagger in the Winds, the first book in my Slavic
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