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

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2020-04-24

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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2020-04-23

(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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2020-04-24

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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2020-04-23

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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2020-04-24

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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2020-04-23

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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2020-04-23

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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2020-04-23

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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2020-04-23

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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2020-04-23

In April 1934, the modern myth of the Loch Ness monster is born. What follows is a Nessie-mania to this day, involving even to explain the supposed lake monster 🐉 https://t.co/pJR0igrLLL

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2020-04-23

"Who does not know Turner's picture of the Golden Bough? … Dian herself might still linger by this lonely shore, still haunt these woodlands wild" - Frazer about the painting that inspired his magnum opus on & J.M.W. Turner - 1775

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2020-04-23

A dramatic illustration by of Ulster hero Cú Chulainn in full beserker mode from the epic Táin Bó Cúailnge:

“his flesh trembled about him like a pole against the torrent ...He made a mad whirling-feat of his body within his hide’

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2020-04-23

In Romanian mythology, the iele are feminine mythical creatures often described as faeries. They are said to live in the sky, in forests or in caves, and reported to have been seen bathing at crossroads. From this point of view, the Iele are similar to Hecate.

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2020-04-23

It's and I want to mention the beautiful folk that would remove their seal skins to take human form and dance on the beach. Enchanting those that saw them before dawning their skins and returning to their aquatic home.

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2020-04-17

From Reynard to the folksong “The Fox Went Out”, the fox is traditionally a “tricsy”, ambivalent creature. But how is it related to work, from Beowulf to (ahem!) Gollum? Find out in my talk here: https://t.co/EDM2e2gMyu
🦊

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2020-04-17

The Impudent Edda states that while ”Freyja’s chariot is pulled by two felines, no one knows exactly how many cats she keeps in total at her home in Fólkvangr because none of the gods have ever been brave enough to raise the question.” https://t.co/oo7SPgtW6U

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2020-04-17

Greetings 🐉

This is - your very last host of the day! A huge thanks to Crystal for being our host before the break 🐦

Our theme this week is the folklore of and Domestic or wild, friend or foe? 🦝

(Arthur Rackham 1912)

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2020-04-17

"Hear my cries, Cailleach of the storm,⁠
Nicnevin underground,⁠
Brigid leave your flowers and⁠ come to me."⁠

Watch as the olde gods of Great Britain return in their terrible glory. Experience and the Bloody Queen. https://t.co/R2poBBjqqH

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2020-04-17