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Publishing the folklore, poetry & illustrations of Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland. Currently researching Scottish lore. Out 2026, folklore of Elves and Fairies
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In Cumberland, 'leemers' is the name given to the nut from the hazel tree.
In Druidry, hazelnuts are equated with wisdom & poetic inspiration, suggested by the similarity between the Gaelic word for the nuts, 'cno' & the word for wisdom, 'cnocach'.

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2020-09-12

The Stoor Worm was a gigantic sea serpent in Orcadian mythology, capable of destroying animals & humans with it's putrid breath.
In folklore a 'worm' or 'wurm' is generally a dragon without legs & wings, often inhabiting water.

🎨 Bo Myles concept art

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2020-08-24

“derived from a circumstance which happened about 200 years ago, almost too ridiculous to be credited, an ancient possessor being said to have slain a noxious, cockatrice”

Mythical creatures of Cumbria https://t.co/K2jKznwomk

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2020-05-19

“ derived from a circumstance which happened about 200 years ago, almost too ridiculous to be credited, an ancient possessor being said to have slain a noxious, cockatrice”

Mythical creatures of Cumbria: https://t.co/K2jKznwomk

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2020-04-29

"On the north end of Esthwaite Water was a shape-shifting spirit that appeared in a number of forms – a man in light blue, a white fox, a white calf, or a curious cow-donkey hybrid". My article on Boggarts

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2020-04-26

In Cumbrian dialect, 'leemers' is the nut from the hazel tree.
The Celts equated hazelnuts with wisdom and poetic inspiration, suggested by the similarity between the Gaelic word for the nuts, 'cno', and the word for wisdom, 'cnocach'.

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2020-04-24

The salmon is perhaps the most sacred of all creatures in the Druid tradition - the Salmon of Wisdom. It also appears in Irish and Welsh legend, in the Vedas, in Hinduism and Buddhism, but also in Babylonian and Sumerian mythology. 

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2019-12-25

Wishing everyone a merry Lughnasadh

Also known as or First Harvest. The grain is cut, part of it goes into nutrition, another part is stored to be used as seeds next spring. The God of the harvest is the Green Man, also known as John Barleycorn.

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2019-08-01