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TarkabarkaHolgy

@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social

Professional storyteller and author from Hungary. MA in Archaeology, MA in Storytelling, PhD in Culture Studies. I write about folktales, folklore, mythology, representation, role-playing games, and nerdy things. She/her
#ttrpg #folklore #mythology #storytelling #archaeology #fedi22
Hobbies and interests include #crochet, #beading, #archery, #travel, and #geology

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TarkabarkaHolgy, to random Hungarian
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High anxiety day

TarkabarkaHolgy, to folklore
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of the day:

Reading a legend about how emperor Franz Joseph's wife was a witch who used to turn him into a horse and ride him every night.

As a reminder that traditional storytellers often used everyday spoken language, here is what the wise advisor says when the Emperor confides in him about the matter:

"F*** hell, Joe..."

:D

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@CommonMugwort I don't think the storyteller knew exactly who either of them were - he insisted they lived before King Matthias, who ruled in the 15th century :D It was just a placeholder name for a king. The tale type itself is an international trope.

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I did not expect to be quizzed on the brand of every car we encounter on the street.

Child, your mother can't tell a Trabant from a limousine. 😅

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I is for Interrupted Intimacy

It is exacty what it sounds like
Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/i-is-for-interrupted-intimacy-romance.html

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H is for Hidden Identity

I would venture this one is about as popular in folklore as it is in romance fiction 😄

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/h-is-for-hidden-identity-romance-tropes.html?m=1

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G is for Gentle Giants

Apparently, this is also a romance genre, named after the type of people who feature as romantic interests...

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/g-is-for-gentle-giants-romance-tropes.html

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For F, here is another big classic:
Friends to Lovers!

And yes, it does exist in folklore too 😊
Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/f-is-for-friends-to-lovers-romance.html?m=1

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E is for... Enemies to Lovers!

Everyone seems to like this one, it kept popping up when I researched themes... 😄

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/e-is-for-enemies-to-lovers-romance.html?m=1

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Watching and thoroughly enjoying it. "Period drama with superpowers" is my very niche wheelhouse 😄😁

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D is for Dreamers - and characters watching their romantic interest sleep
(Hopefully in a non-creepy way)

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/d-is-for-dreamers-romance-tropes-in.html

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Today's post:
"Chic and Awe"

It's the name of the trope (according to TV Tropes) where someone expects a stranger to look unattractive, and then they show up and turn out to be hot.

And then they fall in love, obviously.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/c-is-for-chic-and-awe-romance-tropes-in.html

TarkabarkaHolgy, to folklore Hungarian
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of the day, from a Hungarian Roma folktale:

A man sets out with a sword and encounters a sleeping 7-headed dragon. Not wanting to kill it while it is asleep, he lies down and snuggles it. The dragon wakes up later, sees the sleeping man, and decides to not kill it while asleep either.

(They do fight later on.)

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@arsatiki now I want to know...

TarkabarkaHolgy,
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@deltarays it's in Kígyótestvér by Varga Norbert

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18.
The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier - by April White

This book needs to be a high budget HBO show.

At the end of the 19th century, Sioux Falls was known for its lax divorce laws: if someone resided there for 90 days, they could file for divorce. The town's main hotel fast became a "divorce colony" of desperate women (and some men) and their own private dramas.

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Today's post in is B for Best Friend's Girlfriend.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/b-is-for-best-friends-girlfriend.html

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It's April 1st!
That means, the A to Z Blogging Challenge is off to a start.

My theme this year is "Romance Tropes in Folklore". I am taking popular tropes, and finding their equivalents in traditional stories.

A is for Arranged Marriage romances.
Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-is-for-arranged-marriage-romance.html

TarkabarkaHolgy, to random
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I finished scheduling all my posts in advance, 2 hours before April 1st 😅 Whew!

TarkabarkaHolgy, to books
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It is surprising how often, when I say "Hey, I'm reading this really interesting book..." people immediately respond with "Oh, you have TIME to read?! I don't even..."

Like... what is that?
What makes people jump right to that?

It bugs me for a bunch of reasons.

  1. Yes, I am busy too. I make time because it relaxes me.

  2. No, I don't care how much you read and I'm not judging you. You don't need to defend yourself.

  3. I wanted to share something I found fun, geez.

TarkabarkaHolgy,
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@mhthaung Right?! Somehow people don't do this when I talk about TV shows.

TarkabarkaHolgy,
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@arsatiki Real life, mostly

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@Macaroni_ninja It's not even that. I appreciate that other people have other hobbies and priorities and relax in other ways. Which is why I am so surprised when they go on the defensive.

TarkabarkaHolgy, to folklore
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Today's from the motif index:

"E693.2. Woman reborn as bedbug to take revenge on husband."

TarkabarkaHolgy, to blogging
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Sign-ups for the April A to Z Blogging Challenge are now open!

You can find all the info here:
http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2024/03/official-2024-atozchallenge-blog-hop.html

You can fill out the sign-up form here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbppTQWZQNTQe-QOJ7nbRciJ0CTLCsnKTdK4fmNC0R337f7g/viewform

You can see the list of participants here - we have almost 100 blogs signed up already!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Dc7-48_cL9rH4iyffQ4NRcv94TZjhm9RSdzLNXTahQk/edit#gid=1600465001

There is still time to jump in and join the fun :) We start on Monday!

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@belchion That's the fun of it :) I usually shcedule my posts before April so I can go visit other blogs during the challenge, but as things stand now, I'll be pantsing the latter half of the alphabet...

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