Legendary Tales or Once Upon a Myth

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The glorious egg, with its deep links to Creation mythology, is one of the oldest symbols of life and rebirth known.

Have you ever looked, really looked, at an egg? We are used to seeing the egg on our breakfast table, or ready to whisk in a bowl. Once a year we see the egg as made from chocolate and given as a gift for Easter.

But the Egg is much more than that.

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Three times the merman laughed, and the fisherman wanted to know why. A tale from Iceland

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Propaganda is a mighty tool, as powerful in historical times as it is today. Hagiographers,  those writers who specialise in chronicling saints' lives, invented Patrick, the ancient super hero - endowing him with a magic staff which could perform miracles.

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Adventure, misadventure, kidnappings and kings all combine into a betrothal. Destiny is all.

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A strange little tale from the North of the world

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The origins of most old tales would fail today’s standards and would be rated as inappropriate for children but many of these stories have some basis in truth. Is there any truth in the Welsh story of Gelert?

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In this tale from Australia, a frog had swallowed all the water in the land causing a dreadful drought. To release the water, someone had to make the frog laugh.

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A legendary love story.  A nervous bride, a magic potion, forbidden love, deceit in the night and the usual medieval misogyny

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Pyramus and Thisbe is a familiar tale,  it's the story of young lovers whose union is thwarted by their opposing parents and whose lives end in double suicide based on a misunderstanding.

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A nasty tale of evil sisters, enchanted glass and ogre's fat.

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