Hi dear readers, I hope you’re all doing well! I’m very excited and honoured to talk about Flemish folklore on Zoom on the 10th of November! The lecture is organised by The Last Tuesday Society and hosted by Edward Parnell.
Do enter the the world of Flemish folklore with us and find out more about the shapeshifters, witches, ghosts, gnomes and devils who haunt this dark folklore realm. Tickets are £5, £10, and by donation. If you cannot attend the event or miss it the organiser will send you a recording that will be valid for two weeks.
On the road you’ll meet the alvermannekes who are kind-hearted gnomes, but love to blow out the light in your eyes. In the woods and meadows, we’ll encounter Kludde, one of the most skilful shapeshifters whose transformations into bats, monstrous dogs, birds and even devilish trees ensured that people stayed in their homes when the sky was at its darkest. We’ll enter cottages overgrown with devil’s claw and bramble bushes where witches concocted potions, brews and sinister plans, and often outsmarted those who dared to oppose them. A visit to the water devils and spirits who haunted the canals, rivers and the sea should not be missed either. And just as importantly, the forgotten folklorists who collected these tales and ensured that the rich, but little known about storytelling traditions of Flanders were preserved for future generations.
Flemish Folktales Retold
Thank you so much to everyone who has helped to turn Flemish Folktales Retold into a reality on Kickstarter! We are overjoyed and overwhelmed with gratitude. The world of Flemish folktales is a realm that has largely been forgotten and to be able to retell these tales as short stories is not only incredible but also very emotional to me personally because they have been so close to my heart for many years. The book is bound to be yet another exciting journey and there will be more news soon but in the meanwhile you can find all of the info on our website.
Thank you so much for reading and I hope to meet you at the Zoom talk! :-)