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    The Island of the Cat
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • 7 days ago
    • 2 min

    The Island of the Cat

    In The Voyage of Máel Dúin, a tale of an epic sea voyage written in Old Irish ca. 1000 A.D., the hero and his crew alight on an island...
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    King Arthur and the Cat
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • May 11
    • 2 min

    King Arthur and the Cat

    Evidence that cats were a source of fear as well as reverence to the Celts can be found in the Welsh legend of Cath Palug, a monstrous...
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    Morgan le Fay and the Cat
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • May 5
    • 2 min

    Morgan le Fay and the Cat

    Cath Palug or Kapalu, the giant cat that began its legendary life in early Welsh texts, became, eventually, a friend and ally of Morgan...
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    The Fairy Cat - Cats in Celtic Mythology
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Apr 21
    • 2 min

    The Fairy Cat - Cats in Celtic Mythology

    The most infamous black cat of Celtic legend was the Cait-Sidhe (‘The Fairy Cat’ – ‘sidhe’, pronounced ‘Shee’, meaning ‘fairy’),...
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    Cats and Witchcraft
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Apr 6
    • 1 min

    Cats and Witchcraft

    Cats were (and still are) seen as the most common familiar to witches, which older women practicing medicinal and healing crafts were...
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    Cats in Celtic and Arthurian Legend
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Mar 30
    • 2 min

    Cats in Celtic and Arthurian Legend

    How much do we adore our feline friends? I couldn’t be without our two beloved rescue cats who have been with us now for almost two and a...
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    Defaming Morgan
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Jan 12
    • 2 min

    Defaming Morgan

    Why was it deemed necessary – and why is it still deemed necessary – to demote, defame and demonise the all-powerful, magic-wielding...
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    Morgan as Queen of Avalon: Ruler in Her Own Right
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Jan 5
    • 2 min

    Morgan as Queen of Avalon: Ruler in Her Own Right

    The earliest portrayals of Morgan le Fay depict her as the ruler of a magical island, known as the Avalon, the Island of Apples. Here the...
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    Happy Holidays!
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Dec 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Happy Holidays!

    Traditionally, the Celts did not celebrate the winter or summer solstices. Their religion focused on the central days of each season,...
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    Morgan le Fay as Leader
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Morgan le Fay as Leader

    Powerful sorceress. Wicked witch. Benevolent enchantress. Evil crone. Immortal goddess. Demonic villain. Feminist icon. High Priestess....
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    Introduction to the Fata Morgana Series
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    Introduction to the Fata Morgana Series

    I first encountered Morgan le Fay when I was 18. During my first year at university, a friend lent me her edition of The Mists of Avalon....
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    The adult characters in my dream cast of Fata Morgana
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Nov 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    The adult characters in my dream cast of Fata Morgana

    Gorlois, Duke of Belerion, Morgan’s father – Kevin McKidd Igraine, Duchess of Belerion, Morgan’s mother – Romola Garai Sebile, Morgan’s...
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    My ideal Fata Morgana Cast
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    My ideal Fata Morgana Cast

    a huge film buff (I did a postgraduate Master of Philosophy in Film Studies), and I love to image who I would cast as the characters in...
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    #Folklore Thursday Igraine Part IIII
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    #Folklore Thursday Igraine Part IIII

    The beginning of the second novel of Stewart’s Merlin trilogy, The Hollow Hills, has a pregnant Ygraine, now Queen and married to Uther,...
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    Folklore Thursday Igraine Part III
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    Folklore Thursday Igraine Part III

    Wolfram von Eschenbach’s 13th century Parzival and Heinrich von dem Türlim’s Diu Krône (‘The Crown’) both tell similar stories and with...
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    Folklore Thursday - Igraine part II
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Folklore Thursday - Igraine part II

    CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST: Uther persuades the wizard Merlin to cast a spell to make him look like Gorlois. He enters Tintagel...
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    Folklore Thursday: Igraine in legend and literature
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Folklore Thursday: Igraine in legend and literature

    As the mother of Morgan le Fay and Arthur, Igraine is a crucial figure in Arthurian legend, but it is important to remember that she is a...
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    My Writing Process
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Sep 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    My Writing Process

    Jo-Anne Blanco writes about her writing process in creating her Fata Morgana series
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    Caelia, Queen of the Muryans
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Caelia, Queen of the Muryans

    Following on from my blog post about the Muryans I have done some research into Caelia, Queen of the Muryans. In the Fata Morgana Series,...
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    On Writing . . .
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Sep 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    On Writing . . .

    This week I thought I'd answer a couple of questions I seem to get asked a fair amount as an author. 1 - How do I overcome writer's...
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