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Viking Bjorn Ironside had problems with navigation and maps.
Ironside is remembered for his cunning tactics when his warriors captured Luna, the ancient city of Etruria, Italy. However, this was not what he planned from the start. More: https://t.co/pAe320e9JS

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In Arthurian legend, & consult ancient animals - the Blackbird of Cilgwri, the Stag of Rhedynfre, the Owl of Cwm Cawlwyd & the Eagle of Gwernabwy - in their search for legendary huntsman Mabon before being led to him by the Salmon of Llyn Llyw ...

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Athanasius Kircher, depiction of the “fire canals,” or volcanic system, of a subterranean world (1665).

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Fool's Head World Map by unknown artist, after 1570

Based on an earlier map by Jean de Gourmant, this is a bit of a mystery. It appears to be based on Abraham Ortelius's atlas of the world. Its meaning has been a centuryblong debate. Some believe it is a

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If you'd like to visit The Valley of the Dragons, The Cliffs of the Giants, The Bay of Dreams or Arthur's Avalon, you'll need a copy of Bernard Sleigh's 1918 'Ancient Mappe of Fairyland' which depicts all these places, and many more locations found in fairy...

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🌿A 'Goblin Harvest' for
by Amelia M Bowerley (1910)

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Ancient diners used various primitive constructions to feed themselves. From sharpened stones for knives, to shells attached to sticks for spoons & hollowed sheep/goat horns for holding liquids, our Ancestors were the epitome of the DIY enthusiast.

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According to Turkish legend, when Satan left the Garden of Eden after The Fall, onions grew from the spot where he set his right foot and garlic from where he set his left foot.

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The Alp-Luachra or Joint-Eater is a type of fairy that crawls down a person's mouth and consumes half of their food. The trick is to eat salted beef and lie near a stream with the mouth open so the thirsty newt-like fairy will leave the body.
Art: Mark Joyce

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"Have some wine," the March Hare said in an encouraging tone.

Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. "I don't see any wine," she remarked.

"There isn't any," said the March Hare.

[🖋️Lewis Carroll, 🎨Milo Winter]

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Andy Everson is a K'ómoks artist, well known for his Indigenized Star Wars art. Recognizing the irony of his images on imperial uniforms, such as a trickster raven Darth Vader, Everson hopes more people will become aware of Indigenous cultures.

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Brazilian artist Henrique Alvim Corréa’s terrifying but brilliant illustrations (1906) for HG Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” (1898) still resonate. Corréa died young, but his artistic voice endures 👽#WyrdWednesday

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Star charts or astronomical charts mapped the night sky beautifully. The romantic in me always loved the myriad forms of these celestial atlases through global history. Here are just four by: Su Song (11thc), de Wit (17thc), Hevelius (17thc), & Hall (19thc) ✨🌝🪐#WyrdWednesday

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According to ancient Hindu  elephants brought the rain. For the clouds themselves were thought to be celestial relatives of the white elephants. Where the elephant's body was the cloud and their trunks would shower the earth with rain.

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“Do you wrestle with dreams?
Do you contend with shadows?
Do you move in a kind of sleep?
Time has slipped away.
Your life is stolen.
You tarried with trifles,
Victim of your folly.” (Frank Herbert "Dune")

🎨 John Schoenherr

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In 'Fantastic Four' (1963), The use Dr. Doom's time machine to travel 1000 years into the past. They find that Pharaoh knows who they are, and he plans to make the Fantastic Four his slaves.

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Ghosts can be seen as time travellers. Some hauntings are said to be recordings of events, for example, such as the Stone Tape Theory. Other apparitions are carriers of forgotten knowledge. 'Alive' as they once were, centuries earlier

1888 Journal Des Voyages

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In Irish mythology, Tír na nÓg (Land of the Young) is the Celtic otherworld where inhabitants never age. Niamh falls in love with Oisín and brings him there. They live in peace for 3 years but Oisín gets homesick and returns home only to find 300 years had passed.

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2022-04-27

Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1843) provides the perfect template for time-travel stories. When Scrooge is taken by spirits on a journey into his past and possible future, he is both an observer and participant in the events https://t.co/u3YWFnGHcv

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