Lili Haywardさんのイラストまとめ

Mother Ivey was a 16th C white witch from Padstow. One winter, a local pilchard merchant refused to give leftover fish to the poor and ploughed them into his field. In revenge, Mother Ivey cursed the field: “if ever its soil was broken, death would follow”. 1/2 #folkloresunday

One Cornish myth tells of an old man who saved a mermaid stranded in a pool. In thanks, she gave him a beautiful shell comb from her hair, which had the power to heal the sick. If he wished to summon her again all he had to do was comb the waves... #folkloresunday @SundayFolklore

King Herla was invited to the marriage feast of the King of the Fae; upon leaving, his host gave him horses and a fine bloodhound, which sat on the saddlehorn. The fae king warned Herla not to dismount before the dog leapt down, or he would turn to dust... 1/2 #SuperstitionSat

In Cornwall, snails were sometimes called “bullhorns;” if a miner met one on their way to work they would drop a bit of their dinner or some oil from their lantern before it for good-luck 🐌 #FolkloreThursday