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Rhitta was a Welsh giant who loved to conquer kings and then weave their beards into his cloak. By the time he tried to take King Arthur's beard, Rhitta's cloak already had a hundred beards sewn into it. However, Arthur killed him and buried him under Mt Snowdon.

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2022-05-01

Introducing Artist Guest Inko who will be taking part in panels and artist demos throughout the weekend. Inko is Japanese born, UK based manga artist. Her work often inspired by folklores or history, and has got a hybrid style of art

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2022-04-30

Nix or Nixie is the water of the folklores. Read the story in the description.

Ethereals Collection
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2022-04-27

The tradition of "counting crows" as a divination tool began in 17th c. Europe.

"One for sorrow
Two for mirth
Three for a wedding
Four for a birth
Five for rich
Six for poor
Seven for a witch
I can tell you no more."

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2022-04-25

FAIRY ENCHANTMENT the fae cast an enchantment over woodland animals and birds; bird-riding fae are commonplace in folklore as seen in the fantastical world of French author and illustrator Jean-Baptiste Monge and his delightful transport

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2022-04-25

In Kerry, it’s said the fox and the duck had a competition
to see who was first to announce the day.
The sly fox stayed up all night & in the morning
the fox said ‘oh duck, duck …’
But the smart duck woke up & called out, ‘day! day!’
So the duck is first!

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2022-04-25

Renwick 1733: a Cockatrice took up residence in the ruined church, but John Tallantine killed the creature using rowan tree branch.
Some believe it can still be seen flying around the church at night.

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2022-04-24

In Irish mythology, Clíodhna, Queen of the Banshees & patron of Co Cork in has 3 brightly coloured who eat apples from an otherworldly tree! Their song is said to heal the sick! ©? 🦜🐦🦚🌳

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2022-04-24


In folklore & legend crows & ravens are often regarded as harbingers of doom, but they can also be the means of divination & prophecy bearing messages from the gods. The Celtic goddess Morrigan often appears in the form of a crow or raven.
🎨Jessica Galbreth

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2022-04-24

The Ethereals Collection is now 90+ pieces strong! Spirits, Ghosts and Gods from folklores all over the world reimagined as abstract works.

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2022-04-23

Hi everyone, hope you’re all having a great week so far!

The theme for this Sunday, 24th April, is BIRDS & OTHER FLYING CREATURES.

Get tweet-ready with Retweets after 10:30 am. See you then! Maude x

Image: The Owl at North Tor, by Jo March

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2022-04-19

"We must not look at goblin men,
We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?"
"Come buy," call the goblins
Hobbling down the glen.
-Christina Rossetti, "Goblin Market"
🎨Arthur Rackham

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2022-04-18

18th century-It was apparently common for pirates to add gunpowder to rum. Blackbeard in particular, was said to drink gunpowder-laced rum before boarding enemy ships. It was said to be a form of Dutch courage, & enforced his reputation as a crazed foe.

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2022-04-17

Also the title of a book by me.

Available on the Folklore Podcast website and elsewhere

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2022-04-17

🍄🍎🍄Folklore warns against accepting food or drink from Faeries - no matter how deliciously tempting it may appear - otherwise you will fall under their power!

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2022-04-17

In a a monk manages to bring the statue of Kichijōten (goddess of beauty) to life by fondling it. They marry. The union is dissolved with a shocking twist after the monk cheats on his heavenly wife.


Quote: Japanese Tales, R. Tyler, ed.

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2022-04-10

🍀💍🍀A four-leafed clover placed in the right shoe is said to be a divination charm - the first eligible person you meet on the first journey wearing it, will be your future spouse!

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2022-04-10

To marry someone whose surname begins with the same letter as yours is considered bad luck in Cambridgeshire according to this rhyme:
'Change the name and not the letter,
Change for the worse and not the better'.

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2022-04-10

The mythic Hindu warrior Aravan chooses to be ritualistically sacrificed to ensure victory in war, but wants to marry first to ensure a proper funeral. The god Krishna turns into a woman, Mohini, to marry him, then back into a god after mourning his death.

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2022-04-10

The only pre-modern story in which Robin Hood directly encounters the supernatural is Ben Jonson's play "The Sad Shepherd" (1641). Robin has to stop the Witch of Papplewick from using her shape-shifting and illusion to trick, rob, and torment the local shepherds.

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2022-04-04