5 days ago3 minFantasy & HistoryWhat’s The Magical Feeling of “Taking In” The Trees?We bring our experiences of forests with us into the text, video game, D&D session, movie, etc., involving a feeling - Waldeinsamkeit.
Jan 234 minFantasy & HistoryFairy Forests: The Victorian World Turned Upside DownVictorian Europe rediscovered the forests and then re-enchanting them by filling them with a safe, fun world of fairies.
Jan 164 minFantasy & History“Down with Industry!” The Two Movements That Saved Europe's Beautiful Forests for FantasyRomanticism and Transcendentalism reacted to the rationality of modernity and created a new perspective on the beauty and power of forests.
Jan 94 minFantasy ForestsHow Modern Industry and Reason Nearly Killed the Fantasy Forest The modern world caused people to stop being afraid of forests. Reason and science disenchanted them, industry caused people to move away.
Dec 28, 20223 minFantasy ForestsMythic Forests: Where Heaven Meets Earth And Heroes TriumphThe forests have always been a place that is dark, wild, old and untouched by humanity….as reflected in the in the mythology…
Dec 19, 20224 minFantasy ForestsThe European History Behind Your Favorite Fantasy ForestsLearn how people in the past understood forests… so we can dive into "what makes a fantasy forest"!