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"She prayed silently, gathered the burning nettles,
and carried them home with her to the castle."

Illustration by Jan Marcin Szancer from The Wild Swans

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2023-02-28

The Ice Maiden by Edmund Dulac, from The Dreamer of Dreams, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1915. The Ice Maiden, guarded by her bears, searches the snow & ice at night for broken hearts, which she keeps alive in her castle by warming in a circle of flames.

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2023-02-28


BRAN CASTLE🦇
..of Dracula fame, associated with the story of the well known vampire, an example of the impressive Gothic architecture, of Transylvannian castles nestled in the Carpathian mountains..#fairytaleflash

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2023-02-28

"..a fantasy scene for the costume party. Since Digger found the treasure chest,
he dressed as a pirate."
https://t.co/Fff20zVR24

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2023-02-25

"..a fantasy scene for the costume party. Since Digger found the treasure chest,
he dressed as a pirate."
https://t.co/Fff20zVR24

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2023-02-24

Helios, Selene and Eos are heavenly siblings, the children of Titans Hyperion and Theia. Helios is the personification of the sun, his sister Selene the moon, and sister Eos the Dawn. Images: Edward Poynter Vision of Endymion, Vivien Leigh as Eos the dawn

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2023-02-22

"When they came nearer, they saw that the house was built of bread, and roofed with cakes, and the window was of transparent sugar."

Art by Jan Marcin Szancer from Hansel and Gretel

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2023-02-22

The Trojan side of the Trojan War is populated by more siblings than the gods: Priam had fifty sons and untold daughters, almost all of whom were involved in the war. Most famous were valiant Hector, fated Paris, and cursed Cassandra.

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2023-02-22

Siblings Snow White & Rose Red help a talking bear survive the winter and save the dwarf from danger several times. It transpires the bear was a prince the wicked dwarf put under a spell so he could steal the prince's treasure. When the bear kills the dwarf...

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2023-02-22

Both philologists, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm not only published fairy tales, but also attempted to compile a German dictionary.

Both brothers died before they were able to finish the entry for the letter F. (For



🎨 Willy Pogany

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2023-02-21

"The Prince without a shadow" by Jeanna Oterdahl is a Swedish fairy tale abt a prince who sacrifices his shadow for the well-being of his sister. He is then forced into exile bc of his "oddness". His sisters in return sacrifices her youth to get his shadow back.

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2023-02-21

Cobra Norato and Maria Caninana are enchanted giant serpents in northern brazilian folk-lore. Despite being brother and sister, they play opposite roles: Norato protects people and Caninana wants to destroy them.

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2023-02-21

I loved the books about Swedish triplets Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka, and couldn’t wait to get the new ones out of the library. Author/illustrator also had a series about three brothers: Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr.

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2023-02-21


The fairy tale the Three Billy Goats Gruff popularized the bridge trolls, a subspecies of troll that dwells under bridges. They will demand money from those who go over their bridge, giving them the nickname toll troll.

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2023-02-21


Siblings (1 of the 3 most beautiful maids in Britain), (so ugly nobody would wound him in battle in case he was the devil) & the great bard were the varied offspring of sorceress Ceridwen & giant Tegid Foel.

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2023-02-21

"..a fantasy scene for the costume party. Since Digger found the treasure chest,
he dressed as a pirate."
https://t.co/Fff20zVR24

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2023-02-21

Dôn, in Welsh mythology was leader of one of two warring families of gods. Gwydion, son of Dôn was a master of magic, poetry, and music. His twin sons by Aranrhod, a sky goddess included Dylan, the sea god

art: unknown

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2023-02-21


Remembered for her Flower Fairies, Cicely Mary Barker also caught the magic and innocence of childhood endeavour and friendship. Who knows whether the children here are siblings or friends? Her visual storytelling lends itself nicely to today’s theme.

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2023-02-21


Growing up in a family of male siblings, I much preferred the story of the kind, devoted and resourceful sisters in Snow White and Rose Red, to Snow White. I adore the child like simplicity and naïve realism of the illustrations of Felicitas Kuhn-Klapschy.

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2023-02-21

"..a fantasy scene for the costume party. Since Digger found the treasure chest,
he dressed as a pirate."
https://t.co/Fff20zVR24

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2023-02-17