tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post6903184789785921345..comments2024-03-27T06:42:26.250-07:00Comments on Seven Miles of Steel Thistles: Fairytale Reflections (8) Sue PurkissKatherine Langrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-58266452441425117672010-11-19T09:53:02.690-08:002010-11-19T09:53:02.690-08:00Kate, yes - I should think the film would be wonde...Kate, yes - I should think the film would be wonderful, if the decoupages are anything to go by.Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-10715181746767516462010-11-18T17:36:26.259-08:002010-11-18T17:36:26.259-08:00I really enjoyed reading this post. ^_^ I've...I really enjoyed reading this post. ^_^ I've loved the variants of this fairytale ever since first reading Juliet's "Daughter of the Forest". Those decoupages of Queen Margrethe are gorgeous! I am now very interested in watching the film ("De Vilde Svaner", 2009), should I be able to get ahold of it. According to SurLaLune there is also a film made in the US in 2005, "Seven Swans", that looks neat too.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260846041235367925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-5996321164796128732010-11-16T16:05:15.832-08:002010-11-16T16:05:15.832-08:00Eigon, I have that book - and I love Nicholas Stua...Eigon, I have that book - and I love Nicholas Stuart Gray, and so pleased to meet someone else who knows about him! Thanks for reminding me about it!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-71316917550776712632010-11-16T10:40:58.122-08:002010-11-16T10:40:58.122-08:00Nicholas Stuart Gray wrote a sequel to the Wild Sw...Nicholas Stuart Gray wrote a sequel to the Wild Swans fairy tale called The Seventh Swan, which was all about the youngest brother who still had a swan's wing instead of an arm. I think I remember that he re-located the story to Scotland - the boy hid the wing under his plaid, I think.Eigonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368838188678418192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-40897589138910888362010-11-16T02:25:18.887-08:002010-11-16T02:25:18.887-08:00Kate, I'm really looking forward to that one!Kate, I'm really looking forward to that one!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-66295664267474732272010-11-15T15:45:51.812-08:002010-11-15T15:45:51.812-08:00This is one of my all-time favourite fairy tales, ...This is one of my all-time favourite fairy tales, and if you haven't read Juliet's book 'daughter of the Forest', you absolutely must, its one of my all-time favourite books! Though, like Juliet, I'm more familiar with the Grimm version.<br />thanks for another lovely Friday post, Katherine!Kate Forsythhttp://www.kateforsyth.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-60071188549734663342010-11-09T01:21:20.903-08:002010-11-09T01:21:20.903-08:00Yes - what lovely work!Yes - what lovely work!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-89845905212704252962010-11-08T11:45:57.846-08:002010-11-08T11:45:57.846-08:00By the way, how cool is Queen Margrethe? Scandina...By the way, how cool is Queen Margrethe? Scandinavian queens seem to have so much more of a real life than the British royals. She is clearly a really talented artist - do click on the link!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-32425189267012999872010-11-07T07:39:27.414-08:002010-11-07T07:39:27.414-08:00Thank you, everyone. Juliet - I want to read your ...Thank you, everyone. Juliet - I want to read your book, too! Kath, I think the King is a sympathetic character - well, right up to the bit where he listens to the Archbishop and allows Elisa to be condemned as a witch! Cathrin - I think the aspect that stands out for me - is the brothers' loyalty to their sister, as well as hers to them.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-91306092845208268162010-11-05T13:38:46.668-07:002010-11-05T13:38:46.668-07:00Thanks for another wonderful fairy tale Friday. &q...Thanks for another wonderful fairy tale Friday. "The Wild Swans" is my youngest daughter's favorite fairy tale (and she reads fairy tales all the time). There are many lovely and sad images in the tale. I think what stands out for me the most is Elisa's pure heart. I suppose the same could be said for Cinderella. They both work so hard without complaint. But Cinderella must work hard to survive, while Elisa does it as an act of service based on love for another.Cathrinhttp://www.cathrinhagey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-82517818409209570342010-11-05T09:30:47.094-07:002010-11-05T09:30:47.094-07:00Loved this post, Sue. I did Six Swan Brothers for ...Loved this post, Sue. I did Six Swan Brothers for David Fickling's series of £1.00 fairytale books a few years ago. It's a really fascinating story...thanks!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-16988429856325167122010-11-05T05:08:59.399-07:002010-11-05T05:08:59.399-07:00Thanks for bringing me back to this tale, Sue! It...Thanks for bringing me back to this tale, Sue! It was one of the first fairytales I read for myself - in an almost pictureless dull-looking little book called the Good Housekeeping Book of Fairytales, which I loved and reread over and over. The lack of pictures didn't matter at all; the images in my head were so strong. The voicelessness is very important here, isn't it? Neither the swans nor Elisa can speak to tell their stories: the story speaks for them to remind us that it's easy for prejudice to misjudge people. <br /><br />One of the things I really loved in the version I read as a child, was that the king tries to recreate Elise's forest setting for her in her room in the castle, with green forest tapestries and draperies and a carpet of flowers. That he will take this trouble does suggest that at some level he understands her.<br /><br />And Juliet, I want to read 'Daughter of the Forest' very soon!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-56722434467691090742010-11-05T04:34:03.444-07:002010-11-05T04:34:03.444-07:00Lovely post, Sue! My first novel, Daughter of the ...Lovely post, Sue! My first novel, Daughter of the Forest, was based on The Six Swans, the older version of this fairytale that appears in the Brothers Grimm collection. (When I wrote it I hadn't read the Hans Andersen version.) I've always loved this fairytale, a powerful story with a strong young woman at its centre.Juliet Marillierhttp://www.julietmarillier.comnoreply@blogger.com