Kari Woodengown

Kari Woodengown

From The Three Ravens Podcast by Three Ravens

May 30, 2026 · 39 min · Season 10 · Episode 49

About this episode

The episode discusses the Norwegian Cinderella fable 'Kari Woodengown' and its themes.

After our triple bonanza on Thursday, we've got just one fairy tale today: a Norwegian Cinderella fable called Kari Woodengown! With questionable fashion choices, an unappealing prince and the very best animal friend a girl could wish for, we very nearly gave Kari Woodengown three out of three ravens...but not quite. Still, it's an enjoyable adventure - though we should warn you that there's a brief mention of entrails, if you're squeamish! If you need us, we'll be in Bathland... We really hope you enjoy the story and our discussion about it, and we will speak to you again on Monday for a brand new episode of Magus all about the wizard Merlin! If you are unfamiliar with the Lang Fairy Tales, these seminal collections were assembled between 1889 and 1913 by a married couple, folklorists and translators Nora and Andrew Lang, with most of the work done to compile them completed by Nora, also known as Leonora Blanche Alleyne. Assembled and published in 12 colour-coded "Fairy Books," the corpus the Langs put together included 798 fairy tales from across cultures, many of which had never before been translated into English. They were amongst the most influential books of their time…

People in this episode

Host: Three Ravens

Topics covered

  • fairy tale
  • Cinderella
  • Norwegian folklore
  • animal friends
  • children's literature

Keywords

  • Kari Woodengown
  • fairy tale
  • Cinderella
  • Norwegian folklore
  • Lang Fairy Tales

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Kari Woodengown, Lang Fairy Tales

Places: Bathland

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