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After the Antichrist dies, the 15 signs of the Last Judgment follow (we covered these last week). Then, finally, it's time for the main event, featuring trumpets and a spectacular hellmouth.

MS. Douce 134, fol. 50v: https://t.co/rE7FjkMbqN

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Next: the death of the Antichrist, whose soul is immediately taken by the devil.

MS. Douce 134, fol. 36r: https://t.co/A9leT2dQkg

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Having infiltrated Jerusalem, the Antichrist presides over scenes of torture. Content warning: graphic violence. https://t.co/d63Vw2olkA [MS. Douce 134, fol. 30r]

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You might remember this miniature from last week's thread: https://t.co/lZ1XasTw3d. It's the Antichrist riding into Jerusalem, dressed as the Pope. Notice the banners, the windvane, and the expression of the horse behind the Antichrist. https://t.co/8wVDvKAZAL

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Cockaigne: a land of endless plenty & luxury in medieval legend. In the 13th c. French poem "The Land of Cockaigne" houses are made of barley sugar cakes, streets are paved with pastry, all items in shops are free...

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In honour of Arthur Rackham who died 1939, here are some of his illustrations from The Ingoldsby Legends (1898 & 1907) which contain ghost stories, tales of strange myths & legends, and poetry.

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This week's theme is legendary places! (Image: Le Morte d'Arthur by James Archer, depicting the legendary Avalon.)

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'She bade him leave his horse with her and ride on her own two-winged horse'

Illustration for 'The Bold Knight, the Apples of Youth & the Water of Life', from _Myths & Legends of Russia_, published by , 2009.

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“Make up a story...
tell us what the world has been to you in the dark places & in the light.
Don't tell us what to believe, what to fear.
Show us belief's wide skirt & the stitch that unravels fear's caul.”
~ Toni Morrison, Nobel Lecture, 1993


4/Fin

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The “Tooth Fairy” originates from a 18th century French fairytale called La Bonne Petite Souris ... A bizarre tale about a mouse who frees an imprisoned Queen, knocks out the King’s teeth & hides them under his pillow, before having him assassinated ...

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Join us next time, when we explore MS. Douce 134's depictions of the Antichrist, judgment, hell, paradise, and windmills. https://t.co/jKiNzVsfkr

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one eye is also terrifying, of course!

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Another Hand of Glory. This time, the Miskatonic University expedition to the Antarctic. (art-self)

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According to researcher, E.Thurston, in India sorcerers must keep their front teeth perfectly intact. A rotted or knocked out tooth hindered the sorcerers spell casting. A dead sorcerer's front teeth were broken off so that their spirit couldn't curse the living

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Just a quick sketch since this is the last for the month of Where does the time go?!

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The Beguiling of Merlin by
Sir Edward (1872-77). The Lady of the Lake reads from her book of spells, having placed an enchantment upon Merlin, imprisoning him in a hawthorn bush.

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Kay Nielsen's illustrations for East of the Sun, West of the Moon, a collection of old fairytales rich with great bears, magical winds, deep snow and trolls - gathered by Norwegian folklorists Asbjørnsen & Moe on their journeys across Norway in the 1880s.

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“Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man" is one of the oldest and most widely known surviving English nursery rhymes. The earliest recorded version of the rhyme appears in Thomas D'Urfey's play “The Campaigners” from 1698

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“Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.” Walter Crane’s for The Song Of Sixpence Picture Book, published in 1909.

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