Mythology and Folklore

Thor ( Wikimedia ) Storylab Week 15: Thoughts from the Watch: Crash Course videos · Cool explanation of mythology as a blend of all these different fields. Good from to think of it facilitates understanding of certain aspects that may not make sense · Myths are old, that’s what makes them cool! They’ve withstood the test of time because they are essentially · Was about to finish that last thought and then they discussed the idea that we have no idea what exactly myths are which makes more sense · Interesting how they point out the blurry line separating religion and myth early. But I like that they do this because whether you believe in a particular religion or not I think it’s something important to consider particularly in consideration of how that religion came to be what it is today and what role religion and myth both play as evolutionary mechanisms. · They did a good way of approaching that line though and explaining they are talking about m...

Godfather Death ( Wikimedia ) Story Lab Week 14: Storybook Research New Story for Retelling:  Brothers Grimm: Death's Messengers I needed a story to base the final chapter of my storybook on and so I decided to do Storybook Research to find a source for retelling. I wanted this last chapter to reveal the narrator, who is also the final trickster Reynard has to face, Death. I searched the UN-Textbook and the first story I found actually fit perfectly. I found the Brothers Grimm: “Death’s Messengers” Story. Within the first part death is injured and a young man helps him so death promises to send messengers before he comes for him himself. I think this part of the Brothers Grimm story will be a flashback within a dream in the Storybook Project. Reynard will take the place of the man and the dream will recall a past arrangement between Tricksters. As the story continues the young man grows old and is surprised to see death, who then claims that he sent many messengers in the f...