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Merlin the Magician is based upon a real life 6th century #Welsh bard named Myrddin. He first enters the Arthurian legend in Geoffrey of Monmouth's "Historia Regum Britanniae", 1135 AD.

#FairyTaleTuesday #Merlin #mythology

Your daily dose of beauty. Just because.

#FairyTaleTuesday #fairytales

When traveling in the forest at night, beware the Will o' the Wisps. These #ghost-like faeries carry lanterns and will lead a traveler astray, into lost lands and other dimensions.

#FolkloreThursday #folklore #Travel

The awesome American artist Marjorie Torrey (1891 - 1964) illustrated several children's books, including #aliceinwonderland #FairyTaleTuesday

Hecate, the #goddess of magic, #witches, necromancy and liminal spaces, is often accompanied by her pet #dogs. A howling dog forewarns her coming, and if a black dog crosses your path, it may be a summons from Hecate. #FolkloreThursday #PetDay #mythology

In The Wild Swans, by Hans Christian Andersen, Eliza's 11 brothers, shape-shifted to swans, carry her in a net to a land across the sea. The journey takes 2 days. In #numerology 11 represents the doorway to journey and 2 represents life's duality. #FolkloreThursday #fairytale