Tag: Slavic History

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

Read MoreOvinnik/Gumiennik/Joŭnik/Jownik – Slavic Demonic Cat of the Threshing House – Slavic Mythology Saturday

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

Read MoreNovember Writing Update and Slavic Fantasy Series Name Release

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,

Read MoreDziady – Slavic Halloween – Slavic Mythology Saturday

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

Read MoreThe Role of Foxes in Slavic Mythology and Folklore – Slavic Saturday

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

Read MoreChała/Ala/Woe – Slavic Demon of the Air and Storms – Slavic Mythology Saturday

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

Read MoreA Dagger in the Winds – Early Preview

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

Read MoreThe Latawiec and Latawica – Slavic Demons of the Unborn – Slavic Mythology Saturday

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

Read MorePłanetnik/Zduhać – Slavic Protectors of the Winds and Weather – Slavic Mythology Saturday

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

Read MoreDadźbóg/Dažbog/Dazhbog – Slavic God of the Sun – Slavic Mythology Saturday

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

Read MoreLeszy/Leshy/Lisovyk – Slavic Protector of the Forest – Slavic Mythology Saturday