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Female trolls, also known as a trollop, are just as foul and cannibalistic as males, but look a LOT different. They resemble beautiful human women with the only trollish parts of them being horns and a cow tail, which they will hide to take humans by surprise.

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- In Iceland the Little People known as the Huldofolk live in cute small houses built by locals. It is believed these tiny beings have magical powers and protect the island.
In Celtic beliefs dwarfs give advice or shelter to heroes. https://t.co/rq6KHIe4tO

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A Bexhill Gnome. "A Pied Fancy" written & drawn by our own Nina Kennard Brisley (1898-1978), from the Number of the Bexhill Observer 16.12.1911 for It would seem our gnomes are not very nice.

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If taken ill, you may be 'elf-struck', shot with an elven arrow. In Cumbrian folklore, the elves got the arrows from faeries, who got them from mermaids.


art: Oyasumi

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Originally an American product, it's thought that Fairy soap got it's name because it floated in the bath, which obviously implied that it had 'magical properties'.

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“Goblin Market” (1862) by
Christina Rossetti is a narrative poem telling the story of Laura and Lizzie, two sisters tempted with fruit by goblin merchants.
Check out full poem here: https://t.co/PGp2SYzB6Q…
Illustration by Arthur Rackham 1933.

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There is an ancient belief that if you plant a rowan tree near your front door its wood will stop witches’ spells, as well as faeries & bad spirits from crossing your threshold. The rowan is also known as witchentree or witch-wood. image: Cicely Mary Barker

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Late post!

Mermaids you say! No African mythology and folklore without the many creatures of African waters!

"The Runaway Princess" has a few like the big fish, Chipfalamfula, and the Mapa'in so beautifully illustrated by !

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🪸 A seafaring fairy for
by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

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Mermaids in have a varied history, from wicked, vampiric seductresses to the innocent love of The Little Mermaid, and much in between. https://t.co/9egNVnC8PA

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I am honored to share that my artwork, Miles to Go, has been selected for inclusion in
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Thanks to the judges for giving my work recognition.
There were over 1800 amazing entries and 344 were chosen for inclusion.

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The Welsh river dwelling Ceffyl Dŵr - a shape shifting water horse, similar to the Scottish Kelpie - appears harmless, but has been known to trample victims underfoot or drown riders by dragging them back into the river!

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In Brittany, storms were attributed to Dud-a-Vor (Sea Men); little demons who roused storms and seen dancing on rocks before the most violent winds. Legends tell of other storm casters - Tud-Gommon (Seaweed Men); small beings clothed in kelp who walked on waves.

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The Salmon of Knowledge is one of the most popular stories from Irish mythology but how did it become so clever? It lives in a well surrounded by 9 mystical hazel trees. When nuts fell in the water, the salmon ate them & in so doing gathered the magical wisdom.

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King of Otters, the Dobhar-chú (water hound) is a ghoulish water creature. Five times the size of a regular otter, its fur has protective properties. It attacks unsuspecting humans and, if attacked back, gives off an eerie high-pitched whistle to warn its mate.

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In Cherokee lore, Dayunsi, the water beetle dived down to the sea floor and grabbed lumps of mud and returned to the surface. On the surface, the mud swelled in all directions becoming an island called land or earth. https://t.co/YpGXhB3ppp

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Selkies are a type of fairy that live in the sea. They have the forms if seals. When they shed their skin they become a beautiful man or woman. If someone steals their skin then someone will have control over them and they will not be able to return to the sea.#fairytaletuesday

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Alas, we must rejoin the ocean,
While those who wish shall bask upon the rocks.
Motionless, their skins will crystallize,
While splendid warmth fills and blesses them.
-Colleen Swan
🎨 The Renaissance of Venus, Walter Crane

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- Ancient Scottish legends tell of mysterious supernatural sea creatures called the Blue Men of the Minch. These odd beings were half humanoid and half mermen and used to frighten many sailors. https://t.co/Lptfd1Cl5x

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'When the hangman's noose slipped over the old woman's head, she stood steady and proud. It settled on her neck, and when the moment came...'
- The


https://t.co/ZsHDhQb1IB
by Tranifer Lovely

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