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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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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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The Boobrie is a malicious monster size water fowl of Scottish Highland folklore. The creature inhabits fresh water and sea lochs of Argyl. It eats fish, sheep, cattle and otters.Tales speak of the tearing apart a fisherman or sailor who try to catch it

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Brine. Print. https://t.co/vnCYPFfb2N inspired by the folklore of St. Nicholas. Three young students were killed and put into brine, but St. Nicholas, through his faith was able to resurrect them. This is my take on the subject. Three young specimens in a jar.

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The blue flames Roger shoots are based on the hitodama, a phantasmagoric phenomenon in the Japanese folklore which is said to be the souls of the dead.

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Some exclusive prints for my books will be available at !

This set is for my first novel, "The Seven Spires"

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Watch out, you're about to get SEDUCED in today's episode of Freaky Folklore! delves into the wicked demon known as the Succubus. Listen free today -> https://t.co/bXWBTlkcsk

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More research on the folklore and tales of the Firebird here today. How's everyone else doing? (Image: Léon Bakst, showing the capture of the Firebird from the ballet L'Oiseau de Feu)

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Hi I’m Vira, a freelance illustrator inspired by classical art, mythology and folklore. I enjoy painting weird witchy women as well as animals and plants.

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Sketching a design for Stribor the god of wind and wealth. Also known as the neutral god. His job is to lead mortals through underworld and has a role of the supervisor for his grandchildren (winds).

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Thank you all for your wonderful tweets on sports & other activities. Some really fascinating stuff there! signing off now, but next week’s theme is:
LORE OF PROTECTION FROM HARM!

Sprinkle those tweets with St John’s Wort petals & use the hashtag

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Kappduck, an evolution of Golduck.

“The mysterious gems on their head and body give them profound wisdom, and they are expert healers with a broad knowledge in medicine. Despite this, they are still feared.”

Based on the kappa from Japanese folklore.

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As Kurbads has been out for a while now, I decided to share a couple of more snippets of the book.

I can't wait to see this book to be translated in English so you all can experience the Latvian folklore with me//

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>> Donten ni Warau - Karakara Kemuri - 2010

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Genres/Themes: Action - Drame - Historique - Surnaturel - Crime - Famille - Folklore - Militaire - Samuraï

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Renwick in 1733, a Cockatrice took up residence in the ruined church. 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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