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Fantasy fiction proudly published by Emona Literary Services

Tag: Folklore

The title card of "The New Legends of Monkey." The New Legends of Monkey: Netflix.

Recommendation: The New Legends of Monkey

Oct 17, 2024Oct 16, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Show. Me. The. Monkey!

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, 2020s, Adventure, Anime, Cartoons, China, Folklore, Journey to the West, Martial Arts, Music, Mythology, Streaming, TV

Recommendation: Ya Boy Kongming!

Oct 15, 2024Oct 15, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Known in the original Japanese by the superior title "Kongming of the Party People"

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, 2020s, 2022, Anime, Cartoons, China, Folklore, Japan, Music, Mythology, Streaming, TV

Music to Write Realmgard to: Loreley

Oct 12, 2024Oct 11, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

'We should all be so lucky as to find that true love that we can get a decent band name out of. I, for example, yearn to marry Ms. Conquest so our eventual band can be "The Norman Conquest"…'

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 2000s, Folk Music, Folklore, Germany, Music, Mythology, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation

Music to Write Realmgard to: Ramble On

Oct 10, 2024Oct 9, 2024 J.B. Norman3 Comments

Zeppelin: some of the most iconic rockers of all; also, colossal nerds — Exhibit B.

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 60s, Fantasy, Folk Music, Folklore, Led Zeppelin, Lord of the Rings, Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique

Music to Write Realmgad to: Chanson de Roland

Oct 6, 2024Oct 5, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Oddly jaunty for a song about a battle where everybody died…

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged Chivalric Romance, Folk Music, Folklore, France, German Music, Germany, History, Middle Ages, Music, Music Video

Music to Write Realmgad to: Chanson de Roland

Jul 23, 2024Jul 23, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

This song tells about a man The ride to destruction With cheerful courage and in hand So he rode deep into enemy territory with a proud army Then his horn Oliphant sounds at the pass of Roncevaux

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged Chivalric Romance, Folk Music, Folklore, France, German Music, Germany, History, Middle Ages, Music, Music Video

Recommendation: The Forbidden Kingdom

Jul 6, 2024Jul 6, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Actually a pretty good introduction to the wuxia genre.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Cartoons, China, Folklore, Japan, Martial Arts, Movies, Music, Mythology, Streaming

Music to Write Realmgard to: The Lullaby of Takeda

Jul 5, 2024Jul 5, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

There is, as far as I can tell, no connection between the song and famous Takeda clan of Feudal-era Japan. The lullaby and the clan are written differently in Japanese.

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard to, RecommendationsTagged Art History, Folk Music, Folklore, History, Japan, Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, World Music

Recommendation: Ya Boy Kongming!

Jul 4, 2024Jul 3, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Known in the original Japanese by the superior title "Kongming of the Party People"

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, 2020s, 2022, Anime, Cartoons, China, Folklore, Japan, Music, Mythology, Streaming, TV

Recommendation: 47 Ronin

Jun 30, 2024Jun 30, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

10/10 visuals, 5/10 script, Hiroyuki Sanada/10 casting.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1700s, 2010s, Folklore, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, History, Japan, Japanese History, Movies, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Samurai

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