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Never urinate in a fairy ring! If you do, your body will be covered with pustules, and you’ll be urinating blood for weeks.

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2022-07-14

A Flemish folktale says that a captain jumped into the sea when his ship was attacked without caring for his crew. When he died he roamed the sea for a thousand years as punishment. He was only seen when it was stormy. With good weather he hid in the dunes.

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2022-07-14

"... and a star to steer her by" (John Masefield)

A more recent sailors' superstition has it that a tattoo of a compass rose or the North Star helps to guide you safe an sound back home again

🎨 Aivazovsky (1849)

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2022-07-07

Another famous wolf in is Fenrir, one of the children of Loki in Norse stories. Odin attempted to tame the wolf, but could not. He imprisoned Fenrir with enchanted rope. It's said in Ragnarök, Fenrir will kill Odin.

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2022-07-01

- Belenus was the mighty Gaulish God of light.
"Great and powerful Belenus
You are known by many names.
You are the light over the crops in the fields,
the heat that warms the earth,
the hope that springs eternal,
the bringer of life..." https://t.co/akjEFiJIR3

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2022-07-01

Lilith began life as a vague reference to owls or owl spirits in Mesopotamia, inhabiting the sacred tree of Inanna. Later fused with baby-eating Lamashtu, Jewish theology created modern Lilith in the 8th century as Adam's rebellious first wife.

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2022-06-30

Christianity has some disagreement about where demons come from. While most cite fallen angels, others point to a Jewish source suggesting Cain slept with Lilith, thus creating the Lilim, which is either wicked humans or demons.

🖼: LeGrebe

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2022-06-30

"Sowing Stars" by Valera Lutfullina

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🍀🔥🍀Fire omens...
Flames roaring up the chimney = a quarrel.
Cluster of sparks = good news.
Blue flames = frosty weather.
Coffin-shaped cinder falling onto the hearth = a death, or cradle-shaped one = a birth.
A coal falling at your feet = soon to be married!

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2022-06-30

"If there is one among you hardy enough and bold enough to face and complete the long arduous journey, and daring enough to steal the fire from under the crest of Mar the Cockatoo, then humans will sing their praises for evermore.” https://t.co/kGWV7L3MK6

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2022-06-30

A 'hob-thross' lived in Millom Castle. He slept by the fire during the day, and worked all night, doing the chores the humans didn’t want to do. One harsh winter he was offered clothes, a terrible insult to a hob-thross, so he left.


art: Eric Edwards

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2022-06-30

The "skrzak" of Polish folklore are supposedly black, winged little evil imps who hide in dark caverns, like bats. When humans enter, they swarm over them, laughing and screaming manically in an attempt to drive them mad, clawing and biting at them.#FolkloreThursday

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2022-06-30

“Origins” & our planned spin-offs will celebrate Scottish culture, mythology and history, sharing it with the world and telling new and exciting stories to audiences of all ages ⚔️🧝🏼‍♀️🐉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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2022-06-24

The Seelie & Unseelie are the light & dark courts of the Fae respectively. Seelie even shares a root with the Scottish word for "happy." But don't let that fool you, the Seelie are just as dangerous as their more overtly destructive counterparts. Art: B. Froud

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2022-06-23

A set of wonderful paintings from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, a magnificent play providing hints into the mysterious and beautiful fairy kingdom.



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2022-06-23

Many have been wary of using the word “fairy” – since at least the 17th century it has been believed a taboo word across the British Isles and a term of offence, meaning malicious imp. Use “Good People” instead, or perhaps risk their wrath...

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2022-06-23

My mind is wandering
as I imagine the possibilities.

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"Songe d'une nuit d'été"...(Gustave Doré) 🧚🖤✨ 👨‍🎨


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2022-06-23

We commissioned to create a concept banner for our animated series, “Quest of the Laoich”, and Rachael Hogg from to create concept art of our protagonist, Mage McKenzie. Support our projects at https://t.co/rarr1zFdPc

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2022-06-23