Permanent bonds of culture began to be formed between the extreme East and the extreme West of Europe by intermarriage, by commerce, by the admission of the nobles of Byzantium within the orders of chivalry. Joseph Jacobs admissionbeginbond share on social
In the Land of Ire, the belief in fairies, gnomes, ogres and monsters is all but dead; in the Land of Ind, it still flourishes in all the vigour of animism. Joseph Jacobs animismbeliefdead Change image and share on social
Every place but that in which one is born is equally strange and wondrous. Once beyond the bounds of the city walls, and none knows what may happen. We have stepped forth into the Land of Faerie, but at least we are in the open air. Joseph Jacobs airbearbound share on social
The first two crusades brought the flower of European chivalry to Constantinople and restored that spiritual union between Eastern and Western Christendom that had been interrupted by the great schism of the Greek and Roman Churches. Joseph Jacobs bringchivalrychristendom share on social
Children, and sometimes those of larger growth, will not read dialect. Joseph Jacobs childdialectgrowth Change image and share on social
The truth is, my folk-lore friends and my Saturday Reviewer differ with me on the important problem of the origin of folk-tales. They think that a tale probably originated where it was found. Joseph Jacobs differfindfolk Change image and share on social
Certainly there is abundant evidence of the early transmission by literary means of a considerable number of drolls and folk-tales from India about the time of the Crusaders. Joseph Jacobs abundantconsiderablecrusader Change image and share on social
The great problems of the Twentieth century will have immediate relation to the discoveries of America, of Africa, and of Australia. Joseph Jacobs africaamericaaustralia Change image and share on social
The Celtic folk-tales have been collected while the practice of story-telling is still in full vigour, though there is every sign that its term of life is already numbered. Joseph Jacobs celticcollectfolk Change image and share on social
The words 'fairy tales' must accordingly be taken to include tales in which occurs something 'fairy,' something extraordinary - fairies, giants, dwarfs, speaking animals. Joseph Jacobs animaldwarfextraordinary Change image and share on social
