Tag Archives: legends

REPOST: What is it about the Trickster? Barb Taub interviews Sue Vincent

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Sue Vincent

An Interview with Sue Vincent plus a review of Mister Fox: The Legend: Sue Vincent, along with partner Stuart France, writes beautiful, haunting, thought-provoking books with universal themes. And then there’s Mister Fox. I fell in love with this … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged book review, Fox Dance, graphic novel, legends, Silent Eye Press, Stuart France, Sue Vincent, Trickster | 2 Comments

A NEW BOOK from Guest author: S. C. Skillman ~ PARANORMAL WARWICKSHIRE

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Thank you very much, Sue, for offering me this space on your blog to introduce my book Paranormal Warwickshire to your readers. Warwickshire is a county steeped in the supernatural, as befits the county of Shakespeare and the many ghosts … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged folklore, legends, new book, paranormal | 2 Comments

Solstice of the Moon: The High Way of the Fairies

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We…well, okay, I… decided to take a shortcut from our stopover to our destination. ‘Shortcut’ may not be entirely accurate. Taking the main roads would be nine miles shorter in distance, the roads would undoubtedly be faster and with less … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, Don and Wen, Landscape, Photography, scotland road trip, Silent Eye weekend workshop, Solstice of the Moon, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel | Tagged Cairngorms, Fairy Glen, Glenshee, golden eagle, Inverurie, legends | Leave a comment

Guest author: S. C. Skillman ~ PARANORMAL WARWICKSHIRE

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Guest post | Tagged folklore, legends, new book, paranormal | 20 Comments

Going West: The Talking Stone

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

While I was researching the cathedral at St Davids, I came across a couple of legends that caught my fancy. Both of them concern Llechllafar, the talking stone. The name just by itself was intriguing… where did the emphasis lie? … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged ancient myths, corpse road, folklore, legends, Merlin, Pembrokeshire prophecy, St David's, standing stones, symbolism | 1 Comment

A Thousand Miles of History XXXXIV: The Smallest of Churches

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We were up bright and early for the final day of our journey home. We drove once more to Cerne Abbas, finding the village almost deserted and the church just being opened by the old gentleman who is the Keeper … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, Books, Churches, france and vincent, Photography, road trip, travel | Tagged Cerne Abbas, Ikon John Coleman, legends, mercia, relics, saints, St Edwold | 8 Comments

When The Moon Is Full ~ Helen Jones

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Helen Jones: Once upon a time, when the world was younger, there lived a boy. Tall and lean he was, his skin nut brown over strong muscles, his clothes as tattered as the leaves among which he lived. … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged ancient woodlands, dreams, Fairy Tale, forest, forest spirit, full moon, Goddess, hunter, legends, Midsummer, Mother Nature, summer solstice, thief, woods | 4 Comments

IndieAni Bones and the Thunder Stone…

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We had barely got in the car than we were out of it again. Just a mile or two down the road to a tiny village and she was looking for somewhere to park. Now, I have to say that … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancestors, Ancient sites, archaeology, Dogs, Photography | Tagged burial chamber, folklore, legends, leys, Oxfordshire, Spring, standing stones | 2 Comments

IndieAni Bones and the Ent

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

A couple of years ago, my two-legses got together for the Winter Solstice, which was nice. It didn’t mean presents… unless you count my share of their cheese, ham and salmon… but it did mean I got to go on … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancestors, Ancient sites, archaeology, Photography | Tagged burial chamber, Enstone, folklore, legends, leys, Oxfordshire, portal dolmen, standing stones | 1 Comment

Storytelling

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Our earliest ancestors looked out upon this world and framed what they saw in stories that reached the heart through the imagination. As man and his questions became ever more sophisticated, the stories evolved, couching abstract concepts and ideas within … Continue reading →