Witch Way's Folklore and Fairy Tales
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Witch of Treva
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I read a folktale of a witch from Popular Romances of West England, published in 1881. Get in touch at [email protected] Or PO Box 51 Chidlo...
Donkey Cabbages
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I read the fairy tale The Donkey Cabbage from The Yellow Fairy book, originally collected by the Brothers Grimm. Get in touch at witchwayofficial@gm...
The Berkeley Witch
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I read the legend of The Berkeley Witch as recorded in the late 11th century by English Historian William of Malemsbury. Get in touch at witchwayoffi...
The Little Mermaid
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I read the English version of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale The Little Mermaid, the sea witch in this tale gives the little mermaid...
The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This folktale from Northumbria sees our witch as a new queen and jealousy drives her to transform her stepdaughter into a dragon. For my film witch l...
Captain Eli
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The witch trial of Elin Eriksdotter led to the legend known as Captain Eli. For my film witch lore reviews and accompanying imagery, find me on YouT...
The Dark, or Pitch-Pine, Daughter of the Norse King
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a tale of a Norse witch, destroying the forests of Scotland, originally published in 1889 in Waif's and Strays of Celtic Tradition. Find ...
Vasilisa the Beautiful
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As I take you through the witches of fairy tales, we start with Vasilisa the Beautiful and her encounter with the witch Baba Yaga. This is a Russian t...