The Folktale of Melusine, the Medieval Face of the Starbucks Logo

Have you ever wondered about the mermaid with two tails on the Starbucks logo? Well, that is not just any old mermaid, but the face of Melusine, a figure that dates back to medieval Europe. Melusine is a legendary figure from European folklore, and was depicted as a mermaid who sometimes had two tails, as a woman who was a serpent from the waist down, or as a dragon. She is associated with a few different French ruling houses including Anjou, Lusignan, and Plantagenet, and it was believed that she would appear and warn nobles of these houses when death or change was coming. It’s interesting that numerous noble families would claim descent from Melusine or choose to link themselves with her in their coat of arms, with her being a supernatural entity that never attended Mass. The fourteenth-century French writer Couldrette linked Melusine to the Arthurian legends with the figure of the Good Knight of England, who was a member of King Arthur’s court. — SUPPORT US VIA OUR PATREON— https://www.patreon.com/join/whencyclopedia — BUY OUR MERCH — https://www.worldhistory.store​/​ — CHAPTERS — 0:00​ Introduction 1:02 The History of the Tale of Melusine 3:29 The Story of Melusine 9:32 Outro — WANT TO KNOW MORE? — Melusine https://www.worldhistory.org/Melusine/ Women in the Middle Ages https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1345/women-in-the-middle-ages/ King Arthur https://www.worldhistory.org/King_Arthur/ Medieval Folklore https://www.worldhistory.org/Medieval_Folklore/ Grail Legend https://www.worldhistory.org/Grail_Legend/ Medieval Literature https://www.worldhistory.org/Medieval_Literature/ — WATCH NEXT — A Short History of the Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pewasA24hPs Courtly Love in the High Middle Ages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxfEMc6Z2aYKing Arthur: The History and Story of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4USmGPfK2M A Brief History of Fairies and Fae Folk from Around the World: in Honor of International Fairy Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBL1hIqow80 — ATTRIBUTIONS — You can find all attribution and credits for images, animations, graphics and music here - https://worldhistory.typehut.com/the-folktale-of-melusine-the-medieval-face-of-the-starbucks-logo-images-and-attributions-11043 The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on: https://www.ancientlyre.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A — THUMBNAIL IMAGE — https://unsplash.com/photos/3U9L9Chc3is Khadeeja Yasser - https://unsplash.com/@k_yasser?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText World History Encyclopedia www.worldhistory.org #melusine #starbucks #medievalfolklore