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A Germanic legend states will-o'-the-wisp are the souls of unbaptized children; to free them, one need only throw a handful of consecrated ground at the fiery orbs.

Will-o'-wisp by Ilyich at Deviant Art

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2018-02-16

THE CHILDREN OF LIR. A jealous stepmother turns her 4 stepchildren into swans. They spend their 900 year childhood as swans on 3 lakes in they were left with beautiful singing voices. The spell is broken by a church bell.

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2018-02-16

Haven’t shared much lately.
1. Still battling the flu.
2. New book out in a couple of months, and if I share too much here, there’s less incentive for you all to buy it 😉

But here’s a little taste of what to expect this spring. 😉

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2018-02-15

An ancient custom is to give a newborn baby a silver coin. If the coin is clutched tightly, the babe will be careful with money. If the coin is dropped, a future as a spendthrift is predicted.
Illust: Cicely Barker. Heather is a plant of good luck.

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2018-02-15

The original tree is the Crab Apple. Ancient lore says that if you throw its pips into the fire while chanting the name of your beloved, they will explode if your love is true & lasting. Image-Cicely Barker, 1920s.

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2018-02-09

Vinegar valentines were a type of insulting cards. They are decorated with a caricature, and featured below an insulting poem. Ostensibly given on Valentine's Day.They enjoyed popularity from the 1840s to the 1940s.
https://t.co/lt4pqz45IC

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2018-02-08

Will there be Good morning, (John Bauer, Troll Lunch -- because trolls are late risers) All my Bauer here (you have to click some of the titles to see): https://t.co/tj5FD7FTPc

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2018-02-01

Just about my favorite thing to do: recommend stories that I love!

The Black Fairy’s Curse by Karen Jay Fowler: A piercingly unique refurb of the Sleeping Beauty tale as a dream interrupted.

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2018-02-01

For & my favourite fairytale in childhood: A mystery about a dozen princesses who sneak out every night to dance their shoes to bits (Illustrations: Errol Le Cain)

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2018-02-01

Oh wait! The Seven Crow Princes and The Wild Swans. This was my first book and I still have it. Artist: Adrienne Segur. I've collected nearly all her books and scanned them. It's all here: https://t.co/8avDVEdCmb Now good night for real.

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2018-02-01

Some of Gustave Doré’s haunting illustrations for the 1862 edition of Charles Perrault’s fairy tales. The whole volume is available in high resolution on : https://t.co/Zkti6sttEQ

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2018-02-01

The Welsh hero Lleu Llaw Gyffes was cursed to never have a human wife. So the fairest maiden ever seen was conjured up from the flowers of the oak, broom and meadowsweet, and she was named Blodeuwedd.

Pic by Briony May Smith

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2018-02-01

It is believed that is the world's favorite and variations occur in almost every culture. [Burne-Jones Cinderella tiles, Dulac Cinderella, Maxfield Parrish]

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2018-02-01

Fairy Tales are the myths we live by. Edward Burne-Jones favorite was The Briar Rose; he revisited it throughout his career. It's 's favorite, too. [Edward Burne-Jones Briar Rose painting on tile, and tiles for Morris & Co. ]

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2018-02-01

A Crodh Sidhe is a "fairy cow" found in Scottish folklore and is described as without horns, white bodied, & red speckled. They eat seaweed and sometimes visit with regular cows, but will always leave again for the sea.

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2018-01-26

According to Greek mythology, Melissa, a nymph who taught the use of honey, was tasked with caring for baby Zeus. She fed him honey instead of milk and for this she was cursed by Cronus. Zeus took pity on her and changed her into a beautiful bee.

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2018-01-26

Sing for your supper if you must, but not during it, or you’ll soon suffer disappointment (choking, maybe?).  Also, make sure not to sing before breakfast, or you’ll cry before dinner.


Singer with a Glove by Degas

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2018-01-25

Birds' Wedding (#Vogelhochzeit) is a Sorbian custom. On the evening of Jan 24 children put empty plates outside, the morning after they find pastries, meringues and candy in the form of birds, which are said to have been left by birds celebrating their wedding.

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2018-01-25