tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post6730936142511964444..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Digging Up FolkloreDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-31078471836545994532017-05-25T00:56:28.953-07:002017-05-25T00:56:28.953-07:00Absolutely! It would be a boring old world without...Absolutely! It would be a boring old world without stories!!Mary Anne Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350612918063788778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-33081486816950837112017-05-25T00:55:54.473-07:002017-05-25T00:55:54.473-07:00Thank you so much. I am glad you enjoyed the post!...Thank you so much. I am glad you enjoyed the post!Mary Anne Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350612918063788778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-82472913163022167742017-05-25T00:55:29.268-07:002017-05-25T00:55:29.268-07:00Thank you so much Erika! I think sometimes, as his...Thank you so much Erika! I think sometimes, as historians, we are quick to dismiss folklore, but when we are studying a period of history such as the Dark Ages, then folklore can not be so easily dismissed.Mary Anne Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350612918063788778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-58105269591761158062017-05-25T00:52:55.978-07:002017-05-25T00:52:55.978-07:00Thank you for your kind words. It would be interes...Thank you for your kind words. It would be interesting to travel back in time and see if Arthur was 'real!'<br />Mary Anne Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350612918063788778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-88779017400669847532017-05-24T07:22:56.676-07:002017-05-24T07:22:56.676-07:00Long live the teller of stories! We who work at th...Long live the teller of stories! We who work at the boundary of history and fiction often tell the larger truths of real events, the truths that live in the lives of men and women of the era. Arthur has always spoken to my heart. Thanks for this article.caroline Wrarfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089414353993365845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-7781071290178732892017-05-23T10:54:07.675-07:002017-05-23T10:54:07.675-07:00I enjoyed this. You brought up things that I hadn&...I enjoyed this. You brought up things that I hadn't thought about before. Love the images, especially those you took yourself!Linda Boulangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800463829478115037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-73124148174093454682017-05-23T08:58:10.549-07:002017-05-23T08:58:10.549-07:00I completely agree with you. Folklore is so import...I completely agree with you. Folklore is so important and I am glad to hear it is taken very seriously in Croatia.Mary Anne Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350612918063788778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-6437130585361107672017-05-23T03:36:28.574-07:002017-05-23T03:36:28.574-07:00Great post! Verbal storytelling is a very importan...Great post! Verbal storytelling is a very important part of every nation's historyErika M Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183807132586480431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-25735537568717829452017-05-23T01:03:20.635-07:002017-05-23T01:03:20.635-07:00Excellent article, Mary Anne. Behind every myth th...Excellent article, Mary Anne. Behind every myth there is a kernel of truth, and it's a matter of finding that tiny grain among all the chaff. I've often thought if I ever got the chance to travel back in time it would be to 5th century Britain to see who Arthur actually was.Tima Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452821656662304913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-80804792968386310872017-05-22T05:43:29.443-07:002017-05-22T05:43:29.443-07:00There's so much unrecorded history that can on...There's so much unrecorded history that can only be found in folklore as it is often the only source. Our Eastern European folklore is very rich and not to be dismissed. Or taken lightly. In my country of Croatia where recorded history can be traced to the cavemen it can be hard to separate folklore from facts. Nonetheless, scientists are equally interested and research both because facts can be found in folklore. Folklore is not just stories unwashed masses passed around the fire to scare little kids to bed. Firetuliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657031771377559033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-40870740983989603272017-05-18T11:47:17.110-07:002017-05-18T11:47:17.110-07:00Thank you, Diane. I agree with you, the truth is t...Thank you, Diane. I agree with you, the truth is there..somewhere!!Mary Anne Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350612918063788778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-82445193233994688012017-05-18T11:45:51.440-07:002017-05-18T11:45:51.440-07:00Thank you, Erica! Folklore is so often overlooked ...Thank you, Erica! Folklore is so often overlooked as being historically important, when it is!!Mary Anne Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350612918063788778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-81810732036422452572017-05-18T09:05:32.644-07:002017-05-18T09:05:32.644-07:00Having dabbled in writing a historical character, ...Having dabbled in writing a historical character, I know how much research goes into the work. We all love stories about Arthur and for that matter, Sherlock Holmes. I believe there is truth hidden behind those stories and a bard, such as yourself, nurtures the seed until it sprouts into an exciting tale. Thanks for being willing to do the research.Diane Rapp from Quicksilver Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112939586101390038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-18806478825278780032017-05-18T07:06:45.411-07:002017-05-18T07:06:45.411-07:00that was very intereating that was very intereating History and Poetry and other thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200999437132961139noreply@blogger.com