Ellen Louise Lloyd 🌹さんのイラストまとめ

#FolkloreSunday - Celtic Phantom queen Morrígan was a magician who could shapeshift into anything as seen during her meeting with the hero Cuchulainn.
Her identity is still shrouded in mystery, but she may have been a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
More: https://t.co/1A402XtI2i

"The land governed by King Alf was called Alf heim, and all his offspring are related to the Elves. They were fairer than any other people save the giants."

~ The Saga of Thorstein Vikingsson features a hero who has many encounters with otherwordly beings.

#BookWormSat

#SwampSunday- Hydra is a fearsome multi-headed dragon that inhabited swamps of Lerna.

The beast symbolizes the difficulties in the fight against evil: as soon as one of her heads is cut off, a new one immediately grows. More: https://t.co/77ewsLGSNj

“It seemed to be a sort of monster, or symbol representing a monster...

How can this be real?” I whispered. “I mean you... you... where you come from. Your world. It is so beyond everything I’ve ever known..”

~ H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu

#BookWormSat

John Bauer was born #OTD in 1882.

Bauer was a Swedish painter and illustrator who became especially famous for his wonderful illustrations of Bland tomtar och troll, an anthology of Swedish folklore and fairy tales.

In ancient times people saw the world in a very different way. A strange map collection depicts countries and continents as odd representations of figures or animals. More: https://t.co/2lMlFGBfKL

#WyrdWednesday

Viking Bjorn Ironside had problems with navigation and maps.
Ironside is remembered for his cunning tactics when his warriors captured Luna, the ancient city of Etruria, Italy. However, this was not what he planned from the start. More: https://t.co/pAe320e9JS

#WyrdWednesday

Wishing all a wonderful new week!
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“Both reading and writing are experiences – lifelong – in the course of which we who encounter words used in certain ways are persuaded by them to be brought mind and heart within the presence, the power, of the imagination.” ~ E. Welty

Ancient Roman goddess Vesta and her six vestal virgins who were priestesses kept and cared for Rome's sacred fire.
The girls had taken a vow of chastity and breaking it meant being sentensed to death. More: https://t.co/ZO3HlsK0MU

#MythologyMonday

As it gets warmer it's now finally possible to sit more outdoors and get some fresh air. So nice when one can combine work with pleasure.
Love sitting on the balcony, watching the sea, enjoying the smell of the flowers, reading and writing.
So relaxing...
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