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Maid Marian, the love interest of Robin Hood, was also described as his equal in combat in The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Francis James Child, 1888). They battled (in disguise) for an hour until Robin invited the feisty heroine to join his band

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Cú Chulainn, Irish hero of the Rúraíocht/Ulster Cycle.

Nearing death, he wanted to die on his feet fighting his enemies. He tied himself to a large stone, usually identified as Cloghafarmore (Stone of the Big Man) in Co. Louth.


https://t.co/robZsFlQ8g

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Momotaro is a hero of Japanese folklore. He was found by a childless couple, inside a peach, floating down a river. He grew up and embarked on a quest, defeating a band of demons with the help of a talking dog, a monkey and a pheasant.

Image: Wikipedia commons.

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Alexander the Great features in literature & folklore across Europe & Asia: in the Christian West he was one of the Nine Worthies (1); & in stories he faces monsters (2); searches for the Water of Life (Persia) (3) & conquers the air (15c Flanders) (4)

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The Knights of Blaník

There are many legends connected with the Czech mountain Blaník, some of them originate in Celtic times like The Knights of Blaník. The knights sleep inside the mountain waiting for the Czech nation to be in a bad/oppressive situation.

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Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, was the only female ruler of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom (911 - 918) after her husband’s death. The daughter of Alfred the Great, she was a diplomat as well as a military leader, scoring several decisive victories over the Vikings.

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Trying to finish this on a pc that’s half moved into the new office 😭💪

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2020-04-25

The answer to this week's is:

An Owl

The fastest answers came from:

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Getting too easy! See you next week. https://t.co/lzSApxlqZy

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John William Waterhouse, "The Mystic Wood", England, 1914-1917, oil on canvas.

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Goob is a little troll from my campaign. I tried to model him after John Bauer’s beautiful paintings, but through a cartoon lens. He is a gentle soul, and makes my heart warm

https://t.co/msl3eZAWCV

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(4/5) This journey is not without its dangers. The dragons may be small, but many are less than friendly. They do not welcome the intrusion of strangers into the Dark Woods and some guard their forest jealously...(cont)

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The Woodwose (Old English), or 'Wild Man'. He lives in the woods. He's basically an unkept, messy, hairy and crazy recluse - which I guess we all are in these times! Art by Jonathan Burton

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When I think of I think of the Greek god Depicted as a faun or satyr, Pan is the god of the mountain wilds, fertility, & woodwind music. (Coining the 'Pan Flute'). He is often seen frolicking amid the with beautiful 'Wood Nymphs'.

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This week's theme is folklore of forest creatures & spirits so here from the series is a dryad - a tree nymph often associated with oak trees

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Once benevolent water & forest beings, Rusalki turned sour during C19, vengeful spirits of drowned maidens were taken in chez Rusalka and instead of granting fertility boons in spring, they now drown, tickle or dance their victims to death

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The Wood Sorrel Fairy

In the wood the trees are tall,
Up and up they tower;
You and I are very small—
Fairy-child and flower.

Bracken stalks are shooting high,
Far and far above us;
We are little, you and I,
But the fairies love us.

(🎨 & 🖊️ C M Barker)

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This is signing off now, but we'll be back with the epic in just 60 minutes, for more folklore of creatures!
Until then, do follow, read and retweet other people's post from this page: https://t.co/qWV6huAeft
(Img:John Bauer)

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Seeing as it's both and seems an apt time to plug my WIP book of early ghost stories and folklore which inspired major works of supernatural fiction including Christmas Carol, Turn of the Screw, Frankenstein & Sleepy Hollow. (Currently self funded)

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