Slavic or Sami folklore?

[toxicyarnglare]

So recently I've been interested in learning a bit about the folklore/mythology from either Slavic nations or Sami people. However, I'm having a hard time finding anything concrete, as if there aren't any texts that exist describing the stories of either groups of people. Does anyone know of any works that may fall into these categories? Preferably something public domain, or if there's any trustworthy websites that collects the tales, or even non public domain books I could find easily.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Willow]

Re: Slavic or Sami folklore?

I'm going to just copy and paste my response to a similar thread on another forum. So if you see duplicates in google, it's probably just me... Get ready for the wall of text. >.>

http://slavicmythology.blogspot.com/

http://books.google.com/books?id=i7T...%20buy&f=false

http://www.irminsul.org/arc/010sz.html

http://www.carantha.net/slovenian_my...ajeslovje_.htm

http://epika.org/house-of-mythology/4-svarog

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/sfs/index.htm

http://www.scribd.com/doc/31996325/E...yth-and-Legend

http://www.zeluna.net/russian-fairy-tale-bozalosc.html

http://web.archive.org/web/200409230...gs/index.shtml

http://magie.xchat.sweb.cz/SlavicPaganism.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C00832...cMythology.htm

http://www.dumka.us/Brownie.html

http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/SlavPan.html

http://sms.zrc-sazu.si/En/kazalo.html

http://www.scribd.com/doc/8432268/Cu...-1903-Complete

http://pagan-soul.blogspot.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kresnik_%28deity%29

Whew... and now for the books:

http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Fairy-...I1EF7YAYZ66CSQ

http://www.amazon.com/Long-time-ago-...I1KGNQMU8SD35J

http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Panthe...I37IICJRVZL5GA

http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Magic-...I1WCBEAMQ1IVC5

http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Myths-...I3T1U335N1EMQH

http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Folk-B...I34IMD041IX7TL

http://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Tales-Ru...=IUP4X9INID4UA

http://www.amazon.com/Natashas-Dance...I1855ZF1V4O2YA

http://www.amazon.com/Slavic-Folklor...I2L2UGHPMBJBY3

http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Slavic-M...=I8I5V21JWKHTV

http://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Tales-Ru...I1KSCEMQ1FFKA0

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Russ...I2Z47FI1S2AV3Q

http://www.amazon.com/Myths-Tales-Ru...=I20AEML8LRW76

http://www.amazon.com/Balkan-Traditi...an+witchchraft

http://www.amazon.com/The-Bathhouse-...I3FS50YU2TAE2T

I know, wall of text.

Be sure that if you look into the actual books, you keep lists of the books' sources and reference lists as well, those are the parts you want...

There are also some free kindle/cloudreader books on amazon regarding Russian/Slavic/Balkan folklore and faery tales, I'll try to dig those out another time. I hope you're ready for some reading.

http://www.amazon.com/Polish-Fairy-T...y+tales+polish

Link to free e-reader/kindle folklore download. If you peruse the site a bit, you can find similar free downloads for Slavic, Russian, Celtic, Irish, Gaelic, Nordic, English, American, Australian, yadda-yadda-yadda-yadda-yadda.

Enjoy!


I have more resources but they're not in English...

[toxicyarnglare]

Re: Slavic or Sami folklore?

Thanks for all the links! These will be pretty helpful, I'm surprised to find so many. However... with all the dots in the links, they... don't work.

[Willow]

Re: Slavic or Sami folklore?

Hrm alrighty I'll look at that after supper.

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http://www.scribd.com/doc/97816383/Serhii-Plokhy-the-Origins-of-the-Slavic-Nations

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/srp/index.htm

http://www.scribd.com/doc/31996325/Encyclopedia-of-Russian-and-Slavic-Myth-and-Legend

http://www.zeluna.net/russian-fairy-tale-bozalosc.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20040923043708/http://www.sunbirds.com/readings/index.shtml

http://enchantedstream.webs.com/godsinpictures.htm

http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/SlavPan.html

http://www.dumka.us/Brownie.html

http://www.irminsul.org/arc/010sz.html

http://epika.org/house-of-mythology/4-svarog

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003A83ENO/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004UJGWUE/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0084B83GU/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004UJCIQ6/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TQ04AM/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0082X87JS/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0082Q2G4W/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title

http://www.amazon.com/Slavic-Folklore-Handbook-Greenwood-Handbooks/dp/0313336105/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1ER604X7D6M5G &coliid=I2L2UGHPMBJBY3

http://www.amazon.com/Anthology-Russian-Folklores-Cultures-Eastern/dp/0873326415/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1ER604X7D6M5G &coliid=I3E2EL15WOOSRB

http://www.amazon.com/The-Bathhouse-Midnight-Historical-Divination/dp/0271019670/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1ER604X7D6M5 G&coliid=I3FS50YU2TAE2T

http://www.amazon.com/Baba-Yaga-International-Folkloristics-V/dp/0820467693/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1ER604X7D6M5G &coliid=ISTCHEXO0C2VT

http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Everymans-Library-Childrens-Classics/dp/0679436413/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1ER604X7D6M5G &coliid=IU92ZBOYMQSVB

http://www.amazon.com/Myths-Tales-Russians-Western-Magyars/dp/0486409058/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1ER604X7D6M5 G&coliid=I20AEML8LRW76

http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Magic-Traditions-Enchanted-Landscape/dp/0835608743/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1ER604X7D6M5G &coliid=I1WCBEAMQ1IVC5



Some of the older sites have moved or shut down or.. something. *shrugs* I'm missing a few, sorry if a few are in Serbian or Slovenian or Russian, I think I filtered it all out but I'm dead tired.

I also ordered about 5 new folklore books on the topic that are coming in the mail in the next week or so that I've forgotten the name of. If they're any good, I'll add.

[Maria de Luna]

Re: Slavic or Sami folklore?

Thanks for all the links! These will be pretty helpful, I'm surprised to find so many. However... with all the dots in the links, they... don't work.

You can click on them, don't copy paste them!

[Willow]

Re: Slavic or Sami folklore?

As a footnote, my beliefs are centered around Slovenian lore and not the rest (Polish, Serbian, Macedonian, etc...) so none of my sources will reflect those. Russia is a genuine interest, but not necessarily a purely spiritual one (Slavic cultures share similarities, but not always specifics).

But there are a LOT more Polish resources floating around on the net that I haven't even touched on. Take to your google, do some digging.

[StormBringer]

Re: Slavic or Sami folklore?

If this is a doublepost, sorry. I keep clicking the wrong button. I've been enjoying the Sami' and similar cultures, music lately on youtube and idly pondering looking into it myself, this will save some time,thanks.

[toxicyarnglare]

Re: Slavic or Sami folklore?

Hrm alrighty I'll look at that after supper.

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Some of the older sites have moved or shut down or.. something. *shrugs* I'm missing a few, sorry if a few are in Serbian or Slovenian or Russian, I think I filtered it all out but I'm dead tired.

I also ordered about 5 new folklore books on the topic that are coming in the mail in the next week or so that I've forgotten the name of. If they're any good, I'll add.

Wow, this is a lot of stuff. I already downloaded the free ebooks for my PC kindle so i'll be looking through those soon. All the other sites seem to just have so much information, I'm kind of surprised since when i searched I came up with near nothing. So thanks again.

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You can click on them, don't copy paste them!

That's what I tried. :P

As a footnote, my beliefs are centered around Slovenian lore and not the rest (Polish, Serbian, Macedonian, etc...) so none of my sources will reflect those. Russia is a genuine interest, but not necessarily a purely spiritual one (Slavic cultures share similarities, but not always specifics).

But there are a LOT more Polish resources floating around on the net that I haven't even touched on. Take to your google, do some digging.

Yeah I didn't even think about searching the individual countries, just searched "slavic," and that may have been where i messed up. To google i will go~!

[Willow]

Re: Slavic or Sami folklore?

That's what I tried. :P



Yeah I didn't even think about searching the individual countries, just searched "slavic," and that may have been where i messed up. To google i will go~!

Some of the links were broken; I had to go through my reference bookmarks and weed out/rewire some of the links. But the good ones stayed intact. ^^

I've found the most readily available roots in English tend to be either Polish or Russian lore in actuality, and they're fairly similar (different names, same identity). On that note, there are a LOT of books on the subject on amazon for reasonable prices alongside what's up on websites.

[Yazichestvo]

Re: Slavic or Sami folklore?

I don't have everything linked, but I've gone through many decent sources in the past five or six years. There are a lot of English resources out there on Russian folklore, including Russian Folk Belief by Linda J. Ivanits, and Bathhouse at Midnight, which describes magical traditions. Then there are fairy tales, such as those recorded by Afanasyev. You'll find similar fairy tales from other countries, as shown by the link below.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/sfs/

Resources from Slavic countries other than Russia are rarer in English, but very much worth it. They show you which elements are shared between Slavic countries. Those that are widely shared across Eastern Europe are most likely to be ancient. I recommend studying the Carpathian Hutsuls, who are the subject of the link below. There's also the book called "On the High Uplands." Which speaks a lot about their traditions.

https://www.utoronto.ca/elul/Struk-mem/Rubchak.../Notes-Text-Shadows.pdf

I also recommend Mercia McDermott's book on Bulgarian folk tradition, and a number of publications in Studia Mythologica Slavica, such as the pdf on Slovenian folklore below. I feel that it really helped with my understanding of Perun's mythology. I've noticed that there's quite a bit on Southern Slavic tradition out there, if you really look. Just try searching terms like "Zapis", "Hala", and "Badnjak".

http://sms.zrc-sazu.si/pdf/01/SMS_01_Smitek.pdf

Frazer's Golden Bough has some interesting bits about Slavic folk tradition, although they're mixed in with info on other cultures as well. The "Mythology of All Races" books also have books on Slavic, as well as Finno-Ugrian mythologies, which draw heavily upon recent folklore. Some of the Indo-European comparative mythology books are informative as well, although like all publications on Slavic paganism, they can be hit and miss.