Mythology & Folklore

Emily had grown up in a small town near the palace of Gore. She had lost her mother at a young age, and visited her grave often.  The Queen Morgan le Fay had been an idol of hers since the first time she saw her. Morgan had come to her village to heal a sick child with her powers and as she was leaving, saw Emily sitting at her mother’s grave. She came over and spoke to Emily for a little while, and before she left, used her magic to make a beautiful rose grow at the headstone.  And since that day, Emily had dreamed of living in the palace, spending time with Morgan le Fay. And one day, her wish came true. By luck, she found her way into the palace as a maid when she was fifteen years old. And from there she observed Morgan every day using her powers to do good for all the people of Gore.  Morgan left one day, said to be visiting her brother. No one in the palace or the country knew that she was on a mission to steal from her brother. They knew of her brother, the ...

Sir Galahad and the White Knight Why are they trying to get the shield if they know it will kill them? Why would Galahad agree to that? Oh so it's like an excalibur type thing, but with more deadly consequences Story idea: What the nuns and the priest think of all this. Why do they let people try the shield if they know they will die? Maybe it could be funny from the nuns perspective, like "Oh good, another Knights thats going to try the shield?" Why did Galahad just ignore that foreboding voice? Good for him for freeing the castle but they kind of glossed over that whole thing His friends' story was glossed over too Sir Galahad Bibliography: Sir Galahad and the White Knight from King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table  by Andrew Lang

King Arthur and Morgan le Fay Why was the knight she loved fighting Arthur? Was this a Romeo and Juliet/star-crossed lovers thing? Why didn't the nuns want to disobey her? Because of her magic or because she was Arthur's sister? Forty horses? How did that happen? Did Arthur not notice the brand new blocks of marble? Story idea: What the nuns were doing/thinking throughout all of this? SO Morgan had her own kingdom to rule? Were the two at war, and thats how Arthur encountered the knight?  I would think that Arthur would have been wiser than to just accept a gift from Morgan, considering what had literally just happened Story idea: The journey and end of the messenger girl who brought the enchanted crown to Arthur Morgan le Fay Bibliography: King Arthur and Morgan le Fay from King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table  by Andrew Lang  link to online reading

Fairy Ointment Is she the only one looking after these sick people and babies? Is she in a hospital or something? If "business is business" does that mean she is getting paid for taking care of these people? That is a really cool ointment to have, but what purpose does it serve? Are pixies bad people? Why does she want to leave so quickly? Are all pixies thieves? Is that a common thing for pixies? Oh wow, he blinded her? That seems super harsh considering he's the one stealing So I guess pixies are really bad people/creatures in this storyline/universe Could be a good story idea to look at if she hadn't said anything, so that she saw pixies all the time, but never confronted them, just picked up their messes, or warned people they were going to steal from them Fairy Ointment Bibliography: Fairy Ointment from  English Fairy Tales  by Joseph Jacobs  link to online reading

The Unknown Bride What happened to all the fairies? Why aren't they still around?  Could be an interesting story if the woman was a fairy, and thats why she was able to change her image. Why did all of these women begged for this knight's life is he had disrespected a woman? If this was a serious enough thing to be killed over, why were they all okay with it? Finding out what women wish for is an impossible task, but I am assuming the Queen knows that "We women cannot conceal things"? Gross What happened to the twenty other women dancing in the field? Wow this knight is a jerk. She literally gave him the answer that would save his life, and e promised he would do what she asked, but now he's backing out Of course she was actually beautiful. Even though he was really mean to her, he changed his mind at the last minute and got a reward for it. Story idea: write from the old woman's perspective, but when she changes into a beautiful woman, she leaves h...

The Priest Who Became a Philosopher Can you be a priest without a church? Why would someone pretend to be a canon?  What is his end goal with the silver trick? To steal silver from this priest? The priest should be wary once this man tells him no one can be present for the trick. Is a philosopher something different in this time? He sounds more like a proclaimed sorcerer or something Oh so he was trying to get the priest today for the trick Thats a very disappointing ending. I figured the priest would get one justice, or the canon would get what he deserved, but he just won in the end and the priest was out forty pounds Crucible Bibliography: The Priest Who Became a Philosopher from The Chaucer Story Book  by Eva March Tappan  link to online reading