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Looking at the origins and evolution of stories and mythical concepts around the world.
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Mythology, folklore and legends MythologyWeb Web is the premier spot on the web for information about folklore, myths and legends. The MythologyWeb name and logo are trademarks and cannot be used without permission. The text and images on this site are protected by copyright, all...Online texts of Irish myths and legends, the legends of Camelot and Charlemagne, and the Anglo-Saxon chronicles, with links.
http://www.celtic-twilight.com/
Infoplease.com short overview
http://www.infoplease.com/ce5/CE018824.html
Ranging from Aesop to Andersen, Grimm, Carroll, and Mother Goose.
http://www.ivyjoy.com/fables/
Collection of fables of Aesop and others, as well as Philippine and other East Asian folktales; includes section in Tagalog.
http://maxpages.com/fablesite/
Traditional folktales and myths from around the world, including RealAudio versions.
http://www.fables.org/crown_thistle/
Textile related tales for those who love spinning yarn.
http://www.applehollow.com/ahf-s.html
By James Baldwin (1841-1925), e-text from the Baldwin Project.
http://www.mainlesson.com/displa...dwin&book=fables&story=_contents
Five folktales of different cultures, taken from "Bats, Swift Shadows in the Twilight."
http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/bats/folklore.html
Myths, legends, and folk tales from all over the world, excerpted by Sylvia Volk.
http://www.iras.ucalgary.ca/~volk/sylvia/Myths.htm
Overview of the various types of folktales, from "Readings about Children's Literature."
http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/irs/folktale.htm
A classic collection of fairy tales, fables, and poems from 1909.
http://outlander430.tripod.com/
Explanation of what a motif index is and what it does, with bibliography.
http://www.folklore.bc.ca/Motifindex.htm
Encarta Encyclopedia definition, overview, and links.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/re.../RefArticle.aspx?refid=761556135
Essays, stories, and musings on folklore as well as modern magical fiction.
http://p090.ezboard.com/bendicottstudioformythicarts
A bibliography of feminist folktales.
http://www.geocities.com/thslone/Feminist-folktales.html