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In his notes on The Children of Lir tale, #folklorist Joseph Jacobs wrote that the "well-known Continental folk-tale" of The Seven Swans became connected to the medieval cycle of the Knight of the Swan. 🦢 #FairyTaleTuesday #birds

🎨The Children of Lir (1914) by John Duncan

In Norse mythology, to understand the language of the #birds was a sign of great wisdom. The god Odin had two ravens, called Hugin & Munin, who flew around the world and told Odin what happened among mortal men. #FairyTaleTuesday

Ganymede, abducted by Zeus who'd taken the form of an eagle, was transported to Mount Olympus. 🦅 Chosen to be cup-bearer to the gods, he was granted eternal youth & immortality.🍷
#FairyTaleTuesday

The Roc is an enormous legendary #bird of prey in Middle Eastern mythology. Popularized thru' Arabian sailors' #folklore, two fairy tales from One Thousand & One Nights, including Abd al-Rahman & Sinbad the Sailor, mention this bird. 🪶 #FairyTaleTuesday

"We should mention the great admiration the #Druids, that is what they call their magicians, who hold nothing more sacred than the mistletoe & the tree on which it is grows; a hard-timbered oak."

- Pliny, 1st century AD #mistletoe 🌱 #YuleFolklore

Upon reaching young adulthood, #SantaClaus is introduced to human society. He sees war, brutality, poverty, child neglect, & abuse. He cannot reside in Fairyland as an adult, & settles in the nearby valley where the #fairies & woodland animals assist him. #FairyTaleTuesday

The Princess and the goblin, by George MacDonald.
Wonderful #illustrations by Charles Folkard. 🪄🎨

(Public domain) #fairytales #Spinning
https://t.co/IFHcf9UqY5

Elisa, from the tale of 'The Wild Swans', in Hans Christian Andersen's collection of fairy stories, ca 1910-ish. 🦢

🎨 Lovely artwork by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
#Fairytales #art

The #Art of Canadian Wild #Flowers - a pictorial work written by Catharine Parr Traill & illustrated by Agnes Chamberlin💐 https://t.co/GQFW12P015 via @KarenSloan

In Arthur's reign, a giant named Galligantua holds knights & ladies captive, along with a Duke's daughter, who is transformed into a white doe by a sorcerer. Jack, the giant killer, beheads him, & the Duke's daughter is restored to her true shape. 🦌 #FairyTaleTuesday