The Bard’s Tales

The Snow Queen - Part 2

The conclusion of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, the story that inspired Disney’s Frozen.

The Snow Queen - Part 1

The inspiration for Disney’s Frozen, The Snow Queen is a Danish fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1844.

Star Mother’s Youngest Child

A different sort of episode, where I read to you Star Mother’s Youngest Child by Louise Moeri, like my mother read to me every Christmas Eve.

Loki’s Wager

This story comes from the Skáldskaparmál, part of the Prose Edda written by Snorri Sturlson during the early 13th century.

Manawyddan - Mabinogion Branch Three

The Mabinogion is a collection of Welsh sourced from Welsh manuscripts dated to the 12th and 13th centuries, with the first full collection in English compiled and translated by Lady Charlotte Guest between 1838-1845.