Jack Frost | Spirit of Winter
Elemental beings associated with winter and the cold are vast in number, but arguably none are as popular as the one called Jack Frost! In the stories he is a mischievous sprite-like being, rarely seen but his presence is felt by the chill in the air, and he paints the landscapes in his wintery art. He has become an icon in winter imagery and the Christmas season in much of winter culture, but where did Jack Frost originate from?
Support us on Patreon! / mythologyunleashed
MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD IN MANY FORMS ACROSS TIME, STORIES AND ACCOUNTS MAY VARY.
MUSIC:
"Serenity" by Peder B. Helland
"Personent Hodie" by Musica Medievale
"Judas And Wenceslas"by Musica Medievale
CLIPS:
"Frosty's Winter Wonderland" (1976)
"Jack Frost" (1979)
Stock footage of snow, ice, frost, and winter
OPENING:
www.fiverr.com/saif_edits
ARTISTS FEATURED:
Eric Kincaid
Arthur Rackham
Pixabay art
Paul Sachteblen
Nightmare Hound art
Akii Raii
Patricia Hobson
Kojangee art
Scott Brennan
Phoenix Fury Bane art
Margaret Schons
Claire O'Brien
REFERENCES:
/ kings-of-ice-and-snow-...
wheelandcross.substack.com/p/...
writinginmargins.weebly.com/h...
www.farmersalmanac.com/weathe...
rlcwords.co.uk/2020/02/07/ori...
fairytalenewsblog.blogspot.co...
• Winter story: Pondese l
If we used your artwork please let us know so we can give proper credit!
Пікірлер: 102
Yes, an entire series on the winter gods from different cultures would be really...cool. Yeah, I said it.
My favourite Jack Frost is definitely Rise of the Guardians
@ethanstamper4002
5 ай бұрын
Mine to
@nightninja1745
5 ай бұрын
Same
@Private-Potato
5 ай бұрын
Same here.
@christianmoralesortiz4688
5 ай бұрын
same!!
@ColtonRMagby
5 ай бұрын
That's my favorite one as well. The version of him in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause was probably the most relatable for adults.
The rise of the guardians portayed Jack well. He is the embodiment of winter and in my opinion the a fairy for youths. I loved this episode, i cant wait for the next one.
Jack Frost nipping on your nose
my fav depiction of Jack Frost is in Rise of the Guardians,not only because I love animation,but also because,living in Italy,I didn't hear of him before watching that movie. I'm pretty sure we have our own Jack Frost or we have a different name for him,but he's not as popular here
Wow, another unexpected cover. People only know this by Shin Megami Tensei franchise since the mascot of the game is Jack Frost. Seeing this make me even "Chill" in night XD
Can you do videos about the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman, The Easter Bunny, and the Bogeyman?
@MythologyUnleashed
5 ай бұрын
As they're all figures of folklore, yes we can and will!
@gremlininblue2601
5 ай бұрын
Bro rounding up the cast of Rise of the Guardians but forgot North, for shame
@garveyneal1672
5 ай бұрын
@@gremlininblue2601 Santa Claus is North!!
@gremlininblue2601
5 ай бұрын
@@garveyneal1672 ik lol, did they do one already? I'll have to check it out
The slavic winter goddess Moranna/Marzanna could be an interesting topic for a winter video. Besides the mythology around her there are the end of winter/ beginning of spring traditions some areas still do.
@ShinyGolduck5
5 ай бұрын
Also Deda Moroz
Perhaps the next Winter topic could be the Gaelic Cailleach Bur? I know she started in Scotland. Not sure if she ever made it to Wales. Blue skin, red/orange teeth, and only one eye. She is The Vailed One. Queen of Winter. Creator of the Isles.
@taylorthompson9752
5 ай бұрын
I always love all animated movies about Jack Frost but I might try to find something about The Gaelic Cailleach Bur to see what’s to be seen.
You should make a video talking about giants.
So there is a legend bout Jack Frost, I was beginning to think that there isn’t one about him.
Can you mythology about the 7 Deadly Sins? Like Lucifer, Asmodeus, Satan and Beelzebub?
Living in hot dry Australia, I love hearing all the stories of snowy winter creatures. I love Jack Frost in Rise of the Guardians.
You should do the Snow Queen next.
@MythologyUnleashed
5 ай бұрын
As in the story that Frozen is loosely based on? Unfortunately that story isn't a myth or a folktale, it was written by Hans Christian Anderson! But if you're referring to any number of the goddesses and winter spirits who are referred to as the "Snow Queen" then that's another story!
@DaughterofAnubis
5 ай бұрын
@@MythologyUnleashed Understandable. Even though it’s just a fairytale, I was just wondering about that.
@christineking2855
5 ай бұрын
I would like to hear about Suzy Snowflake ❄ more. She's basically like Jack Frost but a female symbolism of winter. (She sounds like the perfect girlfriend for Jack Frost if you ask me).
@DaughterofAnubis
5 ай бұрын
@@christineking2855 Never heard of her, honestly.
@christineking2855
5 ай бұрын
@@DaughterofAnubis you can look up her song
About time. Was watching rise of the guardians yesterday and search for myth or origins about jack frost like krampus or other folklores in youtube but to no avail. Finally you guys made the first origin documentary story about Jack Frost
Speaking of antagonist figure, the Frosty the Snowman sequel is where I first learned about Jack Frost. But like the Grinch, he was redeemed in the end.
Could you please cover The Morrigan? Or details about The Questing beast? Heard the latter's story on your channel, around a year ago, and it's been haunting me ever since..
@MythologyUnleashed
5 ай бұрын
We could swing that!
@anyamiranda9452
5 ай бұрын
So glad to hear that!
As a rotg stan for eleven years this comment section gives me life
This was a character whose history i knew nothing about. This was so informative! I would definitely love to see more in-depth videos for these old winter gods. That would be fascinating. 😃 And favorite version of Jack Frost has to go to "Rise of the Guardians." Wonderfully engaging character in a fun movie.
This channel and specifically the narrator is better than Netflix!!
I remember Jack Frost from the rise of the guardians movie and from the old stop motion Christmas movies 😊
I am learning about the geometric constructs of the Flower of Life and the elementals of fire, earth, air and water so yes to all of them. 🌼🔥❄️🕸️⚡👀
The MST3K version is my favorite Jack Frost movie! 😂
Don't forget about Surt, the evil undead Frost Wizard.
New mythology acquired
The best Jack Frost features Shannon Elizabeth in her first film and is a decent B horror movie.
Great video, thanks MU.✌️❤️🌍🌌
Rise of the Guardians has my favorite Jack Frost
My favorite Jack Frost is the Rankin Bass Jack Frost.
You forgot to mention he and Elsa the snow queen of Arendelle are romantically connected. (There’s also the Slavic figure of winter, Ded Moroz.)
@gianmarcozampella5138
5 ай бұрын
yeah,in FAN FICTION
@jacobshore5115
5 ай бұрын
@@gianmarcozampella5138 I still ship it!
@gianmarcozampella5138
5 ай бұрын
@@jacobshore5115 I'm happy for all of you who ship them,but I don't why,even loving both Elsa and Jack,I can't get myself to like the ship
I enjoyed that. Thankyou
There needs to be a Christmas Mythology video about Mariah Carey.
My favorite is Jack Frost in Rise of the Guardians, like what everyone else says.
Near Montreal, Canada, three days before Christmas, no snow... Thank god there's YT!
Great video thank you for all you do on here! I probably like Jack Frost in Rise of the Guardians best but I have a limited set to pick from don't watch too many Jack Frost movies.
In Hans Christian Anderson's classic fairytale "the Snow Queen" it mentions another such character. The way Anderson explains it snowflakes are like bees and like bees they have a queen.
I'd love full videos of all the winter deities.
Yes more please
jack frost was always my favoriet in rise of the guardians❤❤😎
You don't hear about Jack Frost as much anymore not enough modern stories or depictions
Here’s another personification of winter, of more recent vintage than the ones in this excellent video: Heikki Lunta. He was dreamed up in 1970 by David Riutta, who worked at a radio station in Michigan’s upper peninsula, where they have rather authoritative winter weather. The story is that a snow mobile club had scheduled a race, but snowfall was uncharacteristically late in arriving that winter, and they feared that they might have to cancel. David Riutta hastily invented the character Heikki Lunta, a sort of snow god from central Finland, who could be invoked to make it snow by singing a special song, to which Heikki liked to dance. Mr. Riutta also created the song, a very brief little ditty that he came up with in only twenty minutes or so, and performed on the air. And the snow began soon thereafter. The Heikki Lunta Winter Festival, a sort of celebration of the winter season and of community, still takes place annually in parts of the upper peninsula of Michigan. When I first learned about this, only a few months ago, I had to wonder whether this was something like the way that the old classic folk tales that we know began.
In Slavic Mythology and Pre Christian traditions we have Marzanna/ Morana who's a Godess of Winter and Death, but a literal personification of Cold, Snow and Ice is a deity known as Deda Moroz, who in former Yugoslav republics is lnown to bring gifts around the New Year
I like 1979's Jack Frost
Don’t forget to cover the personifications of the other seasons across cultures.
Great video and I think Rise of the Guardians is my favorite.
MORE WINTER STUFF
The best Jack Frost wasn't mentioned, hee-ho 😢.
@scallopohare9431
5 ай бұрын
Do tell!
I remember in 70s Toronto asking my mom who put cracks in the road in our crummy neighborhood she said Jack Frost I was 4 so I believed her Hahahaha
Please more elemental videos! Happy Solstice ❄️
❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍
Go for the a series of elements that were made "people". Just like Jack Frost
Love this! More on the winter beings please!
A very good and very informative video!
There's a story about him called King Frost.
Nice video
This was interesting! And i would really enjoy more videos about the gods and spirits of Winter.
Loved this video. FYI Cailleach is pronounced like Kyle-luck!
Would love to see a video on the individual winter spirits from Native American lore or Celtic🥰🥰🥰💞💞❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
You should definitely do a video on Pitch Black aka The Boogie Man!
I love this! I would love to see more on Skadi and Old Man Winter please :) And especially the Chinese Goddess :)
I wonder if it’s possible to build Jack Frost as a “Dungeons and Dragons” character.
@umalunatica
19 күн бұрын
Winter eladrin?
@marcusblacknell-andrews1783
19 күн бұрын
@@umalunatica , Exactly!!
Rise of the guardians
In Russia there is Grandpa Frost (D'ed' Moroz) who works like New Year version of Santa Claus.
Hee Ho!
Great series. You might want to consider the winter witch in tales of narnia too. Freezing everyone with her magic, until the summer sun (Aslan, Jesus) returns to blow warmth and release them from the spell.
Elsa from Frozen would definitely like him. 💙
Can you do spring heeled jack please
@MythologyUnleashed
5 ай бұрын
Way ahead of you! kzread.info/dash/bejne/YneO1ZWFg7K7cpM.html
Michael Keaton's worst role since he played the Yeti in Little Bigfoot.
I'd love more indepth old man winter.
🌬🤍☃️
Hee Ho
👍🏼🏅🥇🏆🕊🕊🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎊🎉🎁
Jack Frost is not only a wintery artist but the king of winter as well. 💙🤍❄️🌨☃️⛄️