Myth-Folklore 2019

Robin Hood simply could not believe that he had been beaten by some masked guy named Bart in an archer competition. As a result, the strange man had won the hand of the Maid Marian who had declined to attend the event, presumably unhappy to be given away like a prize. Robin Hood did not care if she was treated like a prize to be won so long as he was the one winning her. He vowed to himself that he would get revenge for the humiliation and to marry Maid Marian.  While on his quest, he came across another fellow. Robin raised his bow, ready to shoot, but decided that the man was hardly a threat. After the two talked for a bit, Robin discovered that the other man had a grudge against the strange archer, as well, believing him to have stolen his girl, as well! Apparently, the strange archer was a scoundrel who went around stealing people's honor and women. The two men decided to search for the archer together and, after asking around, were directed to a large building on the ed...

For this week, I chose to read stories about the Fairy Queen, as found in Stories from the Faerie Queene  by Mary Macleod. My favorite story in Part B is Two Knights , as I personally find it a bit humorous. Two Knights: The knights Artegall and Scudamour come across each other and Artegall prepares to attack Scudamour but stops upon realizing who he is. Artegall refuses to tell Scudamour his name but the two men find out that they are both looking for revenge against Britomart, thinking she is a man. Scudamour thinks Britomart stole his lover while Artegall is upset that he lost to Britomart shamefully. Both manage to hunt Britomart down and attack her, knocking off the visor of her helmet, revealing that she is a girl. Artegall falls in love with her and Scudamour laughs at the thing, teasing Artegall for losing to a girl while rejoicing that he need not be jealous of Britomart, that he can still have Amoret, the girl he loves whom he believed Britomart had stolen from him. G...

For this week's reading I chose the the stories about the Fairy Queen   as found in Stories From the Faerie Queene by Mary Macleod. My favorite story for Part A is The Magic Mirror  and will probably be the story that I retell for this week. The Magic Mirror: While traveling with our heroine, Princess Britomart, a knight asks her what brings her into this country, to which she replies that she is looking for praise and fame for her skills as a warrior. She then tells him that she is looking to exact revenge on Artegall and denounces him in front of the knight, though secretly she loves Artegall and is pleased when the knight defends his honor. Britomart even feigns ignorance about what Artegall looks like (the knight describes him to her) in order to hide her true feelings. She knows that she is destined to marry him as she once asked the magic mirror that could tell the future, which Merlin had given to her father, King Ryence. The mirror showed Artegall and she fell in l...