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On Reading The Hound of Ulster

June 14, 2021April 26, 2022 ~ Miriam Novotny ~ 5 Comments

Author and folklorist Rosemary Sutcliff once wrote, “You can learn a lot about a people from their stories, because their stories show the way they think and feel and look at things.”1 This is the power of mythology — it allows us to see through the eyes of cultures long past. Sometimes it reveals forgotten … Continue reading On Reading The Hound of Ulster

The Story-maker’s Medium

November 27, 2019April 26, 2022 ~ Miriam Novotny ~ 2 Comments

Story-making is an art, and the storyteller is an artist. Like the painter or the sculptor, the true storyteller strives to craft a thing of beauty from a particular medium. Rather than using marble or paint, the storyteller works with words. There are often many words to choose from, but he knows that each word … Continue reading The Story-maker’s Medium

Anglo-Saxon and Old Icelandic in Middle Earth

July 1, 2019February 12, 2021 ~ Miriam Novotny ~ 2 Comments

J. R. R. Tolkien loved mythology and languages, and desired to be a myth-maker himself. He set about crafting Middle Earth, a world complete with its own tongues and tales. He knew that in order to become good at something, one must learn from the masters that came before. So, he borrowed many elements from … Continue reading Anglo-Saxon and Old Icelandic in Middle Earth

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Hello there! I’m Miriam – a fantasy author and homeschool graduate. I ramble about folklore, review my favorite books, and write fiction and poetry. 

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