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". . . know that I would lay down my life to save his, and that this Monster, who is only one in form, has a heart so humane that he should not be persecuted for a deformity . . .”
-Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, La Belle et la Bête

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Loch Iorsa on the Isle of Arran has it's very own monster myth. The loch's name means 'loch of the serpents'. This serpent a 'wurm', a dragon with no wings nor legs from folklore

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Renwick 1733, a Cockatrice took up residence in the ruined church.
A local man, John Tallantine killed the creature using rowan tree branch, although some believe it can still be seen flying around the church at night

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The Swedish Huldra, is a beautiful, wild, troll-like female known for living in the woods. She has the tail of a cow which she will often hide behind her back when meeting with a human. She is also rumored to be one of Adam and Eve's hidden children.

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CHIMERA
...a randomly encountered enemy, with several heads, (lion, goat, hawk, lizard) the body of a lion, wings of a dragon, and a cobra headed tail..a three headed demon, that is tough to beat..
Final Fantasy 1X

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Sure enough, Thor feels a great tug on his fishing line and with a mighty pull, he sees that he has hooked Jörmungandr. Unfortunately, Hymir panics and cuts the line, freeing the great serpent once more.

🖼️

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Thor and the giant Hymir decided to go fishing together. Using the head of a bull as bait they caught two whales but to Hymir’s dismay, they were not done yet. Thor decided that he wanted to catch his great enemy- Jörmungandr

🖼️ The Gaslight Factory

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Part of the fabulous 'A Fairytale Procession' by Hermann Vogel.

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When CS Lewis read the words, “Balder the beautiful/Is dead, is dead”
as a boy his world changed.
“I knew nothing about Balder; but instantly I was uplifted into huge regions of northern sky” [wanting to return].
He loved books & Norse myths ever after. ❤️📚

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Frigg and Odin sit together and look out upon all worlds, and mourn, with all nature, for the death of their son, the light Balder...

🎨Harry George Theaker

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Alberich (powerful elf) guards the treasure of Schilbung and Nibelung (mist and water). He also owns a cloak of invisibility (Tarnkappe). He appears in French lit as Aubéron and in English as Oberon. He is defeated by Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied.

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🧑‍🎨 Johan Egerkrans (https://t.co/QWbq9pWAnJ)
📖 Nordiska Väsen
creatures:

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In the 18thc, as literary fairy tales began to flower, the figure of Mother Goose took hold. A kind, storytelling “crone,” a kind witch in a way (wise, could fly, artist, older), she became part of childhood reading culture in a benign, magical fashion.

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Since antiquity, smart women were suspect. And some —healers, thinkers, & artists—were falsely accused of witchcraft between 1450-1750. From Circe to the Biblical witch of Endor to Macbeth’s Three Witches, artists have cast their own spells in portraying them.

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In tales, the witch can be the bringer of initiation. In touch w/ nature's occult force, she is both a fearsome figure & a keeper of wisdom. By giving impossible tasks, she makes us grow. In the end, if we don't flee, we discover our authentic nature & agency.

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Halloween on the island of Hopeless, Maine for (Salamandra and not too personal demon)

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Insomnia struck again, currently fuelled by tea. 3 tiny to cheer anyone up that might need it today.

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Gather all ye 🧙‍♀️
At the rock in the misty place
It's time for the Hags 100
The October🧹race.

With the rising of the ghostly🌘
When all the world's a-tremble
The sisters of the cauldron join
To watch competitors assemble.

🎨Mark Joyce

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Baba Yaga appears in many Slavic folk tales. She's an ugly, fierce-looking old witch who flies around in a mortar, wields a pestle, & lives in a forest hut that stands on chicken legs. Depending in the tale, she can be a villain, a helper, or ambiguous.

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