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For we celebrate the beautiful of Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen for the 1914 book 'East of The Sun and West of the Moon'. Mysterious, and other wordly Norwegian folktales brought to life.

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2017-11-16

Raijū (Thunder Beast) is Japanese wolf made of lighting. It cry sounds like Thunder. When agitated it leaps on fields and trees (trees struck with lighting are said to be scratched by Raiju's claws.)

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2017-11-16

In Welsh folklore,"Cŵn Annwn" are the white "Hellhounds" of Annwn. The hounds hunt human souls to guide them on. They are known to hunt from Christmas-12th night & meet their "Wild" hunting party at the crossroads. Their paws make the mandrakes scream!

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2017-11-10

If the rock you are leaning on turns out to be more than a rock, you better have a really good excuse for not moving on.

Inspired by tales from Duncan Williamson.

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2017-11-10

Folklore of the deadly Skinwalkers, comes from the Navajo "yee naaldlooshii" Where human eyes that glow yellow; can be found on the coyote, wolf, cougar, or fox. It uses witchcraft to shapeshift & the only way to kill one, is with a bullet dipped in white ash.

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2017-11-09

Happy Here is a lovely little folk inspired piece by the ever so talented

https://t.co/84hcaFTaoT

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2017-11-09

"It is a vulgar proverb, that it is easy to raise the devil but difficult to bury him."

ref: Letters of S. Taggart. Original Latin 16th-cent aphorism: "Facile vocaveris Cacodæmona, sed vocatum non facile repuleris."

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2017-11-09

Poor Rosamund the Fair, kept by Henry II in a secret bower in Godstow Nunnery, protected by a labyrinth & guarded by a knight holding the end of a silver thread. One dark evening, jealous Queen Eleanor killed the guard, followed the thread & poisoned Rosamund.

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2017-11-09

Prim and proper Sherborne, eh? This bonfire parade was popular & subversive as any in the south east!

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2017-11-05

The Storyteller Advent Calendar - behind each door is a symbol or object from our favourite folktales>> https://t.co/jecKjsqP25 <<There's a prize if you can guess them all!

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2017-11-02

All Souls' Day, the Feast of All Souls or Holy Souls, 2nd, is related to the Day of the Dead and Samhain

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2017-11-02

When lightning split an old oak tree in Nant Gwertheyrn the skeleton of Meinir in a wedding dress was found trapped inside

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2017-11-02

'On the bat's back I do fly
After summer merrily'
The Tempest

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2017-10-26

Poland's river-dwelling Hastrman eats children as well as knitting jumpers for the souls he's stolen.

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2017-10-26

In the 'Ballad of Tam Lin' Janet goes to Miles Cross to rescue Tam Lin at midnight on Halloween. https://t.co/3ClXyonVwg

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