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Glaistig were beautiful fairies with the legs of a deer or goat that would lure men to dance with them so that they could drink their blood. Their lower half would often be disguised by green robes or a flowing green dress.

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2020-08-05

Here is my illustration inspired by the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales: Snow White & Rose Red 🌹🐻

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2020-08-05

Janusz Stanny illustrated Hans Christian Andersen's work in such an epic fashion that it makes come alive.

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2020-08-05

"They call me the ruler of the desert; I am the Robber Orbasan."

Half French, revolution refugee, Boney's adversary in Egypt, rogue, rescuer, traveller & teller of tales - the Byronic central figure of Wilhelm Hauff's Kunstmärchen, the Robber Orbasan

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2020-08-04

- Celtic Mythology: Mixing Animals, Birds, Humans and Gods - https://t.co/fSpKQR4oQY

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2020-08-04

2. In the hunter came across the bathing naked in the Knowing he had seen her naked, Diana turned Actaeon into a stag and had his own 50 greyhounds rip him apart. 3/4

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2020-08-04

1. In watched as the 50 danced by the He took a liking to who ran from him to the far ends of the earth. The Delphin tracked her down and persuaded her to marry Poseidon and become queen of the sea. 2/4

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2020-08-04

Chickcharnies live in pine forests on the island of Andros, If you meet one and are polite they will help you, but if you are rude they will twist your head off. They are suggested to be based on giant extinct barn owls

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2020-08-04

In the Swedish tale ‘The boy who was never afraid’, Nisse travels through the Hulta forest to rescue his family’s cow, Lily, which was taken by trolls. Thanks to his kindness, he befriends a nymph, a dog, & a bear that help him defeat the trolls. 🎨John Bauer

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2020-08-04

💜Thank you for all your fab "Damsels in Charge" tweets today!💜
SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!

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2020-07-29

"Open it when you get home" - Helen Jacobs for the story 'The Old Woman Who Looks After the Weather' in "Paths in Storyland", 1938

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2020-07-28

the feisty sisters in Snow White and Rose Red save a huge bear & give him shelter during the winter, & intervene several times to help an ungrateful dwarf. And of course eventually the rescued bear turns out to be a handsome Prince. Illustrations by Gordon Laite

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2020-07-29

The Goblin Ball from Labyrinth. Sharing again for

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2020-07-28

Warrior Women for
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🎨"Brünnhilde" Arthur Rackham, 1910
🎨"Valkyrien" Peter Nicolai Arbo, 1864

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2020-07-28

- Welsh Folktales: The Maiden of the Green Forest https://t.co/lRZ1dcLJ2J

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2020-07-28


Some women in society were reputed to be skilled horsewomen & fighters (Celtic deities & were associated with horses). One of the most infamous was who - with her daughters - led the rebellion against the Romans ...

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2020-07-28

From Brunhild of Norse mythology to Ripley from Alien to Princess Leia, we love stories of women taking charge of their own destiny. Another favorite example from a film inspired by Japanese folklore and mythology is San from Princess Mononoke.

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2020-07-28