Olivia Armstrong - Storytellerさんのイラストまとめ

In France it was believed certain sailors could control Wind. They did this via a ring, worn on the little finger of the right hand. However if they spent more than 3 months on a single voyage, or stayed ashore for more than 3 days, they would die @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday

In Czech and Slovenian tales the Vodníci live in rivers, and store the souls of the drowned in porcelain teapots. When the lid is lifted, the soul in bubble form is released and so freed. @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday
Image: Ivan Bilibin 1934

#CharlesDickens had several beloved ravens each named Grip. One would swallow and regurgitate door keys and shatter windows with its beak. Dickens wrote a talking Grip into Barnaby Rudge -this Grip was said to have inspired Poe's The Raven... @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday

Loved telling the myth of Selene and Endymion today @WattsGallery outreach for the upcoming #moonscapes exhibition, inspired by GF Watts' painting. A story of female pursuit and desire and of course, the magical moon...#Moon50 #moonmyths #storytelling

As my train passed @TootingCommon, I glimpsed a whole year group of primary school children flying kites! It was so lovely.☺️
#wonderintheeveryday #letsgoflyakite #fridayfeeling

Valentine’s lore! In French folklore on 14thFeb Mother Nature called on the birds to choose their mates.

Try a little ornithomancy on 14th, first bird you see foretells your sweetheart!
Goldfinch=person of means. Duck=stable relationship. Dove=loving marriage! #happyvalentines