"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Galician folk tales Tag

16 Oct #Spooktober 16: The Boy who married the Devil’s Daughter

Posted at 11:00h in books and literature, calendar girl, folklore and legends, Spooktober by shelidon 0 Comments

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In the Galician folktale I present you today on my Patreon, a boy goes to the Devil's house to pay off a gambling debt and recover his soul, but falls in love with the Devil's daughter instead. He doesn't take it well. ...

20 Sep The Three Stolen Princesses

Posted at 10:00h in folklore and legends by shelidon 0 Comments

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Today's post on my Patreon is the outline of a Galician folktale: it tells the story of a guy born with supernatural strength from the unwilling union of a woman with a bear, who battles the Devil, goes down a well and gets the girl. Does...