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Maid Marian, the love interest of Robin Hood, was also described as his equal in combat in The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Francis James Child, 1888). They battled (in disguise) for an hour until Robin invited the feisty heroine to join his band #FolkloreThursday

THE ARABIAN NIGHTS illustrated by Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957) published by Hodder & Stoughton (1924), republished by the Folio Society (2003). Tales shown (clockwise): The Story of Prince Assad; the Story of the 3 Calendars; Sinbad the Sailor
#FairytaleTuesday #1001Nights

Russian sailors believed rough seas were caused by the Sea Tsar dancing to the gusli and would pray to the patron saint of mariners Mikula Mozhaysk for the music to stop so calmer seas would follow #MythologyMonday
Art: Frank C Pape (1878-1972)
Sergey Malyutin (1859-1937)

This is the fairy land: O, spite of spites!
 We talk with goblins, owls, and elvish sprites.
 If we obey them not, this will ensue,
 They'll suck our breath, and pinch us black and blue!
(The Comedy of Errors A2 s2) #ShakespeareSunday

Art: Catherine Hyde https://t.co/Y3P7PIkNGg

The Ripley Scrolls (23 known copies) illustrate THE COMPOUND OF ALCHYMY by George Ripley(1415–1490) said to reveal how to make the legendary Philosopher’s Stone, the ingestion of which can confer #immortality (This copy: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library) #FolkloreThursday

In the first fairy tale printed in English (1631) Tom Thumb (a tiny boy named by the Fairy Queen) gets into numerous scrapes (swallowed by a cow, baked in pie…), impresses King Arthur, rides a mouse, and is killed by a spider
Art: Margaret Tarrant [1888-1959] #FairyTaleTuesday

Orlando, Grace, and Wicked Uncle Truffle…
from ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT): HIS SILVER WEDDING (1944)
by Kathleen Hale (1898 – 2000)
#Caturday

Through courage & her magical doll's help, Vasilisa moves from subservience to independence when she survives a visit to the witch Baba Yaga; her evil stepmother & stepsisters get their comeuppance thanks to the witch's infernal coals. Art: Kinuko Yamabe Craft #FolkloreThursday

Artistic impressions of deciduous and coniferous trees by Leanne Shapton (b. 1973)-- #illustrations from her book THE NATIVE TREES OF #CANADA (2010) which was inspired by a government reference book (of the same name) she found in a used bookstore.
#beautifulbooks

“Togetherness” by Sulamith Wülfing for #FairyTaleTuesday