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V is for Venom and Vampire As I was working on my next blog post (ALA Notables in folkore and mythology) I noticed that the V entry in my etymological abc had not gotten posted. So here it is. We have to complete the alphabet, after all. Even though venom means poison it started life as a love potion! It was [...]

“Fairytales are more than true, not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” ~ G.K. Chesterton

Lise Lunge-Larsen — Troll expert, Dragonslayer