tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post51642179441447065..comments2024-03-27T06:42:26.250-07:00Comments on Seven Miles of Steel Thistles: Folklore Snippets: The Silver CupKatherine Langrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-47813351028333530492012-10-23T09:30:26.396-07:002012-10-23T09:30:26.396-07:00Thanks, Sue! In fact there are several variants of...Thanks, Sue! In fact there are several variants of this tale, and I think I might have used a slightly different one, from Thomas Keighley's Fairy Mythology, in which the farmer ends up presenting the cup to a church. But the dangerous nature of the drink is always stressed! Don't eat fairy food. Especially of course, esmeraldamac, if it's actually the food of the dead...Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-55964284097862038342012-10-23T04:13:53.331-07:002012-10-23T04:13:53.331-07:00Brilliant! I do love the way these 'faery hill...Brilliant! I do love the way these 'faery hills' are so ingrained in folklore. Personally, I cleave to the view that these are folklore memories of ancient burial mounds that subsequent ages peopled with faeries, elves, golden men, King Arthur, and, of course, trolls :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-45211483176691927822012-10-23T03:43:29.899-07:002012-10-23T03:43:29.899-07:00I read your book only recently. Fascinating to see...I read your book only recently. Fascinating to see where you got that bit from!:-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com