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Happy of was an Irish monk and missionary credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria. https://t.co/SPihMsMZls

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2021-08-31

Three of my favorite female characters, Tanza, Sora and Umbriana!

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2021-08-25

A vast treasure lies buried somewhere around Moresby Hall, Cumbria. It was hidden by faeries during the Roman persecution of the Druids. Break the faerie enchantment and retrieve the bounty.

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2021-08-23

If cattle are taken ill, they may be elf-struck, shot with a faerie arrow.
According to Cumbrian folklorist Marjorie Rowling, elves got the arrows from faeries, who got them from mermaids.
courtesy

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2021-08-17

Giant's Cave, Penrith is associated with two giants called Tarquin and Isir lived on a diet of human flesh. A practice which lost its appeal when Sir Lancelot slew Tarquin in battle

https://t.co/dR79xhRH82

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2021-08-17

A 'hob-thross' lived in Millom Castle. He slept by the fire during the day, and worked all night, doing the chores the humans didn’t want to do. One harsh winter he was offered clothes, a terrible insult to a hob-thross, so he left.

art: Eric Edwards

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2021-08-14

Owain mab Urien, son of Urien King of Rheged 590. In lore, with the aid of a lion he rescued from a serpent, he completes several adventures, eventually reuniting with his wife Laudine, whom he had forsaking for knightly exploits


art: James Northcote 1799

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2021-08-10

Kathryn Graves' main focus is painting subjects or views that are close to her heart in acrylics painting. She is enjoying practising with mediums & styles of painting.
https://t.co/4A2oL4qAOK

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2021-08-05

5 Aug: St Oswald (d. 641/2), king of Youth exiled in Dál Riata. Fought in Ireland in this time? 1 of 3 Saxon princes mentioned in Irish poem Togail Bruidne Dá Derga; 'Osalt'? Later promoted spread of Christianity in Northumbria. 8 year reign. d. Battle of Maserfield

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2021-08-05

Inspired by the Isles of Scilly, Cumbria & The Cotswolds, Jenny Higgins uses colour & light to interpret the beauty & atmosphere of the land, sea & snow, working in oils, acrylics, gouache, pastels & charcoal.
https://t.co/MAjFHjwzn4

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2021-08-01

L919 Dark Cumbria acrylic and oil on paper 20x16 inches £200 unframed.

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2021-07-31

The August edition of is out now.

Includes my article on the Bargest - the demon dog of Cumbrian folklore

https://t.co/0VAJ0GgWFX

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2021-07-31

Renwick 1733, a Cockatrice took up residence in the ruined church.
A local man, John Tallantine killed the creature using rowan tree branch, although some believe it can still be seen flying around the church at night
https://t.co/dR79xhRH82

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2021-07-31

Wonderful night painting/walking on the estuary last night with . The first half of our conversation. I was greeted on the shore this morning by our footprints stepping out of the water

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2021-07-23

A contemporary painter who works mainly in mixed media, Alex Jakob-Whitworth captures the energy of the landscape & the horse, & explores our relationships with the land in her paintings.
https://t.co/aBCjKU0r88

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2021-07-23

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In lore, the Faerie King Eveling holds his court at Harknott Pass. Eveling is an interesting character, perhaps connected in mythology to Avalloc, putative ruler of the Island of Avalon
🎨 James Archer: The Death of King Arthur

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2021-07-22

And it's one for the hot sun above
Two for the empire we love
And it's three for the fire that burns down below
Roll on Northumbria
Roll, Northumbria, Roll https://t.co/f8FzNRMicU

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2021-07-21

Carpathia, Vengeance, celestial call
She was the tanker to out-size them all
From the banks of the Merci to the port of the Laul
Roll, Northumbria, Roll

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2021-07-21

Experimenting in styles & subject, Maria Burton's work is about a connection & an expression. Created from experience - wild weather, a dramatic landscape, or a celebration of life.
https://t.co/m4ireeITld

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2021-07-17

A contemporary portrait & figure artist & illustrator, Rachel Greenbank creates feminine, dreamlike portraits in a variety of media. She forms the source material for her paintings in digital montages.
https://t.co/HBN3X7Jzz2

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2021-07-12