East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Sharing my love of folklore, mythology, fantasy, literature, music, art history, medieval studies, prehistory, shamanism, animals, and nature. I am forever longing for the lands of the North...the lakes, the forests, the midnight sun, and the lights that flicker in the dark winter sky.

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Victor Vasnetsov. A Knight at the Crossroads. 1878. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Russian Art, Kiev, Ukraine.In many Russian folk-tales, a traveling vityaz (knight) comes to a crossroads where there is a stone inscribed with an un-inspiring choice: If you go to the right – you’ll loose your horse; If you go to the left – you’ll loose your life; If you go forwards – you’ll loose both… Or a variation of these three…..

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