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Although there are few #FolkloreWomen in Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', Éowyn plays a pivotal role by slaying the Witch-King of Angmar; contributing to the demise of Sauron.
A proper #FolkloreThursday Shield Maiden!
'The Return of the King' (1980) dir. Rankin/Bass.
Here we have Rokurokubi (played by Ikuko Mori) from: 'Yōkai Monsters: Spook Warfare' (1968) dir. Yoshiyuki Kuroda - the second film in the Yōkai Monsters trilogy. #FolkloreWomen
Although there are few #FolkloreWomen in Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', Éowyn plays a pivotal role by slaying the Witch-King of Angmar; contributing to the demise of Sauron. 'The Return of the King' (1980) dir. Rankin/Bass.
A recurrent #FolkloreWomen trope is the maiden who outwits an unsuitable or unworthy suitor: 'Donkey Skin / Peau d'Âne' (1970) dir. Jacques Demy.
Japanese animation master Kihachirō Kawamoto brings his Bunraku sensibility to the European fairytale; 'Briar-Rose' (1992). #FolkloreWomen
What would #FolkloreWomen be without a Wicked Stepmother? Eleanor Audley - the voice & reference model for Lady Tremaine; 'Cinderella' (1950).
There are too few #FolkloreWomen in #LOTR; Éowyn slays the Witch-King of Angmar, contributing to the demise of Sauron. 'The Return of the King' (1980) dir. Rankin/Bass.
Sometimes #FolkloreWomen just need a bit of a lie-down. Dornröschen sleeps for 100 hundred years... 'Sleeping Beauty' (1943) dir. Diehl Brothers.
As the seasons change, it's time for the #FolkloreWomen of Winter to take centre stage. 'The Snow Maiden' (1952) dir. Ivan Ivanov-Vano.