Maude Fromeさんのイラストまとめ

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960), was a Melbourne-born illustrator who created fairy images in Australian settings. Working at the same time as Arthur Rackham & Cicely Mary Barker, she raised the bar for #illustration in children’s publishing in her country. #FolkloreThursday

In #Scottish lore Bride, Princess of Summer, is enslaved by the Cailleach, hag goddess of winter. After many months, Bride is given snowdrops by kindly Father Winter. Upon seeing these the hag is enraged, as they mean her reign is coming to an end. #FairyTaleTuesday Img: CB

Cinderella in silhouette, #illustrations by Arthur Rackham, 1919, for an edition of the story retold by folklorist CS Evans. #FairyTaleTuesday

#FridayThe13th Img: @Iren_Horrors

#Cats on a Red Cloth, Franz Marc, 1909. #Caturday #CatsOfTwitter #watercolour

The #HuntersMoon of 31 Oct arrives right on #Halloween, enhancing the energy of #Samhain as the veil between the worlds thins. It is also especially magically powerful as it is a rare #bluemoon, being the second #fullmoon in a month. #FolkloreThursday Img: Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

Woody Nightshade is a poisonous cousin of deadly Belladonna. It is very protective, especially if hung in a secret place in the home. Gathered at #Samhain, it is used to honour the dead & for powerful dark moon magic of binding & enchantment. #FolkloreThursday #Halloween Img: CB

Odin vs Fenrir by Arthur Rackham. Odin is devoured by the monster wolf Fenrir during Ragnarök, the final battle between gods & giants that almost destroys all known worlds. Fenrir is in turn killed by Odin’s son Vidar, after which the world is renewed. #Norse #FolkloreThursday

Edvard Munch originally called his 1895 painting Love and Pain, but critics quickly renamed it #Vampire.
@munchmuseet #FairytaleTuesday

Hawthorn has always been the wood of choice for making stakes to drive into vampires, either arisen or buried. Stakes were pounded into graves so the undead would be impaled upon rising, & thorns were placed inside coffins, pinning the restless down. #FairytaleTuesday
Img: CMB