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"It was a magical day... and it was on that day I made the Snowman."

- Raymond Briggs.
#FairyTaleTuesday

Excalibur is the legendary and magical sword of King Arthur. Whoever wields this sword will become near invincible. After the death of King Arthur, Sir Bedivere threw Excalibur into the lake. A hand then rose from the water and took it under.
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Witchmarks (ritual protection symbols) are common in historic places. But the immense number of them in the Queen's House, Tower of London, is very unusual. Best known as the place of Guy Fawkes’ interrogation following the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. #FolkloreThursday

A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow.
"Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh.
"Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think. I'll run you a race and prove it."
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#fairytaleflash

They told me to follow them into the water and I was playing with them there, under the water.
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"And you may lead a thousand men
Nor ever draw the rein,
But before you lead the Fairy Queen
'Twill burst your heart in twain."

He has slipped his foot from the stirrup-bar,
The bridle from his hand,
And he is bound by hand and foot
To the Queen of Fairy Land."
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"Behind the bush was a circle of dancing fairies.
The fairies danced in a circle, holding glowing paper lanterns of all different colours, which highlighted their paper thin wings. When they noticed Belina, they turned and cheered..." #FolkloreThursday https://t.co/Iv7fBuHZqZ

A Fairy realm known as “Tir Na Nog”, is said to be a place of spectacular beauty (forest wilderness or flowery meadows). The inhabitants of Tír na nÓg are very beautiful and eternally young. Yet it is extremely dangerous for humans to enter this fairy world.
#FolkloreThursday

"A paper moon, I'll hang it high
Up in a dark blue paper sky;
Some pretty silvery stars I'll make—
All for the little lone moon's sake;
My bed shall be the evening grass,
Where only fairy people pass."
A Paper Moon
Annette Wynne
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"Nimuë very much loved Lancelot as her own son, and grew sad when she realised that one day he would return to his mortal world and leave this realm, for there were things that a human could simply not adapt to in the fairy realm."
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