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In Celtic mythology, the elm tree is associated with the Underworld, and with elves and faeries, who dwell in their stretching boughs. Elms were said to grow close to passageways that lead out of our Earthly realm and into Faerie
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2020-08-06

Jubokko are trees found on battlefields in Japan. It's believed that because they absorb the blood of slaughtered bodies through their roots, they transform into (monsters). They snatch passers by, pierce their skin & drain every last drop of their blood.

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2020-08-06

The theme for today's is and forests. I'm a bit tied up with some work stuff today so here is a virtual shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) thread I created awhile ago to set the mood.
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This artwork is the print 'Road to Nikko' by Kawase Hasui. https://t.co/eVjpgv0AKS

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2020-08-06

It can’t be again already? Where has my week gone? Anyway, here’s the most recent commission for the Dragons of the Dark Woods book.

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Banshees appear in many forms—a beautiful woman wearing a shroud or white dress, a headless woman, an old woman with terrifying eyes, a woman with a green dress & silver hair. History has traced stories of banshees to the 8th century.

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2020-08-01

Today’s is all about Quests! So, I decided to do The Green Knight, who, when beheaded by Gawain, lifts his head back up and tells he will return the blow in a year.

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2020-07-31

That wanton Lemminkäinen sets out to win a fair maid of the north as his bride, but first that full-blooded rogue must ski after the demon’s elk, bridle the demon’s bay horse, and shoot the swan of Tuonela’s river of death. And he almost succeeds.

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2020-07-30

Huldufólk (hidden people or hidden ones) are invisible & peaceful creatures who live among the nature of Iceland. Huldufólk is an euphemism for elves, for you should never call them by name! They are know to help adventurers, especially if one is close to death.

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The Odyssey follows the hero Odysseus on his 10 year journey home to from He battles the and is kept on Islands by the nymphs and as he attempt to return to his wife and son 3/4

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Isis and Osiris were lovers. Their brother Seth killed Osiris and hid his body, so he could become a new king. Isis started a quest looking for Osiris body to give him a proper funeral. When she finally found it, Seth stole the body and cut it into 14 pieces 👇

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Māui wanted to know where fire came from, so one night he went among the villages of his people and put all the fires out. Māui's mother Taranga, who was their rangatira, said that someone would have to ask Mahuika, the goddess of fire, for more.

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The Arthurian Quest for the Holy Grail is well known for its forest motif: the fork in the road, crossroads to choose. The quest is described in one tale as (that) "which quickens with life and greenness like the forest”.

Pinterest Images: Sir Galahad, Parsifal

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Chrétien de Troyes' "Perceval, the Story of the Grail" was the earliest recorded account (late 12th century) of the Quest for the Holy Grail. However, in it, the grail is described as a golden serving dish, rather than the cup/vessel we tend to think of today.

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An old piece for this week's theme: quests, missions & adventures!
The Lady of the Lake, watercolour, 2017.

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My artwork needs a name - best title wins a free print details here https://t.co/AxBFBSLNbR would love to hear about any hill figure folklore

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According to Egyptian mythology, the sun god Ra’s solar barge, Mesektet, takes 24 hours to complete a trip: 12 in the living land, during the day, and 12 during the night, taking an hour to pass through each of the underworld’s 12 gates. It is a perilous journey.#FolkloreThursday

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There's only 93 days until Halloween!!!!!!
Are you ready spooky friends?
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The 7 Ravens is a folk tale about a young girl’s quest to find her long lost brothers who have been turned into birds by her father. Taking a ring belonging to her parents as a keepsake, some bread, water & a little chair she sets out to find & bring them home.

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