Tag: Slavic History

I mentioned last week that positive spirits are somewhat less common than demons in Slavic mythology, but on this Slavic Saturday, we’re looking at one

Read MoreDvorovoi/Dworowy – Slavic Spirit of the Courtyard – Slavic Mythology Saturday

There’s always a multitude of demons to talk about in Slavic mythology and on this Slavic Saturday, we’re looking at one that inhabits the dampest,

Read MoreBoginka/Dziwożona – Slavic Swamp Demon – Slavic Mythology Saturday

Disturbingly on topic for today’s world, this Slavic Saturday we’re discussing four creatures that were believed to bring illnesses upon people and villages: Čuma/Kuga, the

Read MoreČuma/Kuga, the Nezhit, Likhoradka, and the Murrain Maiden – Slavic Spirits of Sickness and Plague – Slavic Mythology Saturday

Slavic Saturday returns after my vacation last weekend, and to make up for the gap, we’re jumping into one of the most important figures in

Read MoreVeles/Weles – Slavic God of the Underworld, Lowlands, and Cattle – Slavic Mythology Saturday

After last week’s jump into fairy tales, this Slavic Saturday we’re returning to mythological demons with the wiła (vila in English), a demonic nymph that

Read MoreThe Vila/Wiła – Slavic Nymphs – Slavic Mythology Saturday

For this week’s Slavic Saturday post, we’re going on the (often rare) lighter side of Slavic folklore with “The Bear in the Forest Hut,” a

Read MoreThe Bear in the Forest Hut – Polish Fairy Tale – Slavic Folklore Saturday

This week’s Slavic Saturday post is one that covers a topic of slight controversy due to the lack of primary sources in Slavic mythology: the

Read MorePrawia/Prav, Jawia/Yav, and Nawia/Nav – The Three Realms of Slavic Mythology – Slavic Saturday

We return to mythology and folklore on this week’s Slavic Saturday post with the Bannik, an odd and slightly terrifying spirit that was said to

Read MoreThe Bannik – Slavic Spirit of the Bathhouse – Slavic Mythology Saturday

This week, I announced the name of the first book in my Slavic fantasy series, A Dagger in the Winds, and I’ll continue to post

Read MoreCasimir Pulaski and Tadeusz Kościuszko – Polish Heroes of the American Revolution – Slavic Saturday

So, I got my calendar mixed up and missed doing Noc Kupały’s Slavic Saturday post last week, but better late than never, right? (June 2021

Read MoreNoc Kupały/Kupala Night – Slavic Summer Solstice and Valentine’s Day – Slavic Mythology Saturday