Magic Day 3 of 31: Favorite Fantasy Stories

I was lying down, starting to get sleepy when it popped into my head! Here’s a list of some of my favorite fantasy stories and characters.

• Morgan Le Fay – especially in the book The Mist of Avalon

  

  Morgan le Fay, by Anthony Frederick Sandys (1829–1904), 1864 (Birmingham Art Gallery): a spell-brewing Morgaine distinctly of Tennyson’s generation. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

There are many different stories of Morgan Le Fay. Her tales have always mystified me. Half-sister of King Arthur and fairy queen. Pretty awesome.

• The Lord of the Rings

Growing up, my sister and I had this winter ritual. Every year around Christmas time we would run an LOTR marathon while fawning over our movie cards, and other collectible goodies. As an adult I still run the marathon, but the cards can stay in the closet. Admission: I have NOT read any of the books.

• Harry Potter

I resisted reading these books at first. I associated them with little kids, and as a seventh grader, I was just too mature for them. My aunt ended up buying the first three for me the summer before ninth grade. I devoured them in weeks. The rest is history!

• Merlin

This TV series captivated me. Merlin, always trying to do what is right and unintentionally messing everything up! Also Morgan Le Fay is a badass (kind of nuts though).

• The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

  

This is a really adorable love story. Very Romeo and Juliet. Also, Whoopi Goldberg plays the Banshee. Yes.

• The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

I watched this series probably more than was healthy. Some of the makeup stuff scared me. It was the 80s so it’s forgivable.

• The 10th Kingdom

The intro is awesome and got me pumped every time it came on. I also had a serious school girl crush on the wolf-guy. I watched is as an adult recently, and found that “wolfie” was a serious stalker, and had all kinds of red-flags.