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"All that is gold does not glitter; not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither; deep roots are not reached by the frost" ~Tolkein

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"Open it when you get home" - Helen Jacobs for the story 'The Old Woman Who Looks After the Weather' in "Paths in Storyland", 1938

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2020-07-28

Old beliefs in the British Isles featured lightning birds, in the form of many native birds, come to earth via electrical storms, bearing branches of invisible fire. Those who robbed the nests or harmed the birds risked their own home being burnt up by lightning

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2020-07-16

The Picture Wife A peasant weds a beauty, and carries her picture with him all day long. A feudal lord spots the pic, covets the wife for himself, and sets the hub 3 tricky tasks, with forfeit of his wife as failure penalty. He and his wife foil the lord

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2020-07-14

The pimpernel plant's flower is said to forecast the weather; when wide open in the morning, it should be a fine day, but if the petals are closed, it indicates rain due. The herb's also said to ward off deceivers.


by P. Klincksieck, 1894

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2020-07-09

Donkey Cabbages When a huntsman gives an old beggar lady his coins, she gratefully tells him how and where to find two magical items that'll bring him great fortune. He does as she bid, and so his adventures begin.. https://t.co/emJjV7HBOn

🎨 Gustaf Tenggren

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2020-07-07

Some say it is perilous to sleep under a fig tree, as lore tells of a nun's spectre appearing, proffering a dagger and asking "How will you take the knife"? Answer "by the blade", it will pierce your heart, but "by the handle" will bestow you with untold fortune

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2020-07-02


In some areas an old Celtic practice was to place mallow seeds upon the eyes of dead people to prevent evil spirits entering and taking over the corpse

by J.J. Grandville (1803-147, French)

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2020-07-02