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In Norse Mythology Hel is an underworld realm and is presided over by Hel herself who receives a portion of the dead.
#WyrdWednesday
Thoreau the “Patron Saint of Swamps” because he enjoyed being in them and writing about them said, “my temple is the swamp… When I would recreate myself, I seek the darkest wood, the thickest and most impenetrable and to the citizen, most dismal, swamp
#SwampSunday
18th century-It was apparently common for pirates to add gunpowder to rum. Blackbeard in particular, was said to drink gunpowder-laced rum before boarding enemy ships. It was said to be a form of Dutch courage, & enforced his reputation as a crazed foe.
#FolkloreSunday