tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post1533980677156547131..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: Mistletoe and ChristmasLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-85309507281020447222013-12-23T15:30:29.198+00:002013-12-23T15:30:29.198+00:00Thank you, Elizabeth! I too read that story when ...Thank you, Elizabeth! I too read that story when I was quite young and it made me very sad, but there were other, happier, tales in the Norse sagas so I tried to concentrate on those instead :-)Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-35356556205587357042013-12-23T12:49:55.087+00:002013-12-23T12:49:55.087+00:00A lovely Christmassy post, Christina! And, talking...A lovely Christmassy post, Christina! And, talking of mistletoe, I remember, as a child, reading the Norse legend of Balder and how the wicked Loki tricked Balder's brother into throwing a spear made out of mistletoe at him, which killed him.<br /><br />The story made me cry and some officious grown-up took the book away. I was furious! Why shouldn't I cry if I wanted to?Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.com