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I may have been reading too many faerie stories lately

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2019-02-01

One of my favourite traditional tales is Maud and the Dragon or The Dragon of Mordiford. Legend has it that in a small English community a girl, Maud, found and raised a baby dragon. Sadly, it regressed to its beastly nature...

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2019-01-31

was brought to you today by and . Huge thanks for a great day, and we'll see you all next week! (Image: From Folktales of Bengal)

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Thank you 🐉 Today's theme has been traditional and to celebrate This is signing off. Have a great week everyone! (img. Frans Snyders pre 1657)

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In Japanese folklore, the Funayūrei are malicious spirits at sea said to be the remnants of those who died in shipwrecks

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⚜️The Laird of Duffus heard the words: "Horse and Hattock!" from a whirlwind - he shouted it back & was swept up with a troop of Fae to the King of France's wine cellar. He drank all night, got left behind, pardoned by the King, & came home with a Faerie cup!

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin who took away the rats & then the children. The legend may refer to the town’s youths emigrating abroad. Here’s an image of him from 1592 & my sketch of today

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Ałbast (Slavic lore): a cursed child that was drowned by its mother &sunk to the bottom of a lake/river, where it absorbed the evil of the land & become a horrid water-dweller. Demands sacrifice of fowl or horse, not to curse the river/lakesides or drown anglers

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Happy ["Cinderella," "Godey's Lady's Book," 1855]

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Oiwa is a Japanese ghost, the vengeful spirit of a young woman betrayed by her husband. He disfigured her face in an attempt to get rid of her so he could marry a younger woman. She cursed the pair on her death & returned to haunt all who had betrayed her.

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When a father makes an ill-considered wish, his 7 sons are transformed into ravens. Their brave sister goes on a quest to find them, undoes the curse & brings them home. “The Seven Ravens”, Grimm’s Fairy

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In English-language fairy tales, Jack is the central figure in a wide variety of adventures. Known for slaying giants, he’s a trickster, who brings back life-giving gifts for his community, while destroying the monsters of the encroaching otherworld.

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"Children must often contend with people & things that are so much larger or stronger than they are & even grownups can feel pushed about by the giant toads & moles & Junebugs of this world." Lisbeth Zwerger's beautiful & powerful illustrations for Thumberline.

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In the Balkans, vampire pumpkins are harvested rather quickly. Apparently, if they sit on the ground too long, they go a little stir crazy and attack people in their houses at night. (Img: "The Vampire", by Edvard Munch)

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2019-01-24

While it's for everyone else, it's FolkloreEveryday in the Southland! There's already a kappa featured in this first story, but did you know there will be kodama, nurikabe, and a Baba Yaga-inspired witch? It's probably true!

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2019-01-25

OAK: Acorns cups can become fairy shelters, as in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream: “All their elves for fear, creep into acorn-cups, and hide them there”

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2019-01-24

Fitness, superfoods, clean eating and mindfulness are nothing new🥑💪

Check out our board featuring images from a medieval handbook on health, nutrition and well-being https://t.co/n378sBhGzY

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2019-01-24

Look on the bright side of life!
A symbol of eternal love, happiness and glee...

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As the old tale goes, 'when gorse is in flower, kissing's in season' - get ready to pucker up!

Image - Watercolour by John Miller Nicholson, 1865.
https://t.co/TKqLJGaGyJ

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2019-01-24

🌿💘🍀Old English charm for finding true love, divined by counting the number of leaflets...
"Even Ash and four-leaved Clover
You are sure your Love to see
Before the day is over."

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2019-01-24