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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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    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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    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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    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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    The Giants of Cornwall: Cormoran and Cormelian
    Jo-Anne Blanco
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Giants of Cornwall: Cormoran and Cormelian

    There are two Giants in Cornish folklore known as Cormoran. The first is the name of the Giant in the fairy tale “Jack the Giant Killer.”...
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