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In Cumbrian folklore, a Bargest is a frightening spirit which has the power of foretelling death. It generally appears in the form of a large black dog. A strike from it's paw leaves a wound that never heals

#folkloresunday #cumbria

Castle Rock of Triermain played host to King Arthur and a group of faeries. Although childless with Guinevere, Gyneth was his daughter by the faerie Guendolen. She was sent into an enchanted sleep by Merlin as punishment for her cruelty
#mythologymonday #cumbria
art: James Archer

In Cumbrian dialect, fellon-wood is deadly nightshade. As the name suggests, it's one of our most poisonous plants. Giving witches the power of flight, add it to a potion that includes bats blood and the fat of a child.

#FaustianFriday #cumbria
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Renwick 1733: a Cockatrice took up residence in the ruined church, but John Tallantine killed the creature using rowan tree branch.
Some believe it can still be seen flying around the church at night.
#FolkloreSunday #Cumbria

In Cumbrian dialect, 'wiggen-tree' is the rowan tree. Plant a rowan tree in your garden to ward off evil influence, and provide a home for benevolent faeries

#folklorethursday #cumbria
art: Arthur Rackham

Cumbrian folklore for #folklorethursday

Renwick 1733: a Cockatrice took up residence in the ruined church. John Tallantine killed the creature using rowan tree branch, although some believe it can still be seen flying around the church at night.
#folklore #Cumbria

In a tavern at the now 'Angel Yard' in Kendal, 1745, the apparition of an angel brandishing a sword appeared and saved a child from the marauding Jacobite army.

#angels #superstitionsat #Cumbria
artist: unknown

Many Ulverston locals will avoid the eerie woods at Plumpton, and lurking in the water of the flooded iron mines nearby, lives Jenny Greenteeth, a 'river hag' who pulls children and the elderly into the water to drown them

#FaustianFriday #cumbria
artist: unknown

Happy 3rd Birthday #FairyTaleTuesday

Along Hardknott Pass, faeries have their home. Cumbria’s Faerie King Eveling holds his court. He's an intriguing figure because of his mythological connections, his name similar to the 'Avalon' of Arthurian Legend

art: James Archer

A tale from the Solway Firth of a mermaid who fell in love with a sailor whom she rescued when his ship ran aground.
She slipped a gold ring on his finger and promised to return to him, but after many years, he died, alone.

#folklorethursday #cumbria
art: Arthur Rackham