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'Agneta & the Lake King', by Helen Nyblom, tells us of Agneta, abducted by the Lake King & wed to him; his underwater queen for 7 years, who forgets her human existence on land. Recalling it by chance, she finds her way back home. 🪄

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My short story, "Jenny Redcape," was inspired by a wish to reverse the helplessness of the Grimms'-Era Little Red Riding Hood and throw in redcap-inspired magic. https://t.co/GCZBz5lZtW

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For spurring Apollo she was cursed, cursed with perfect prophecy that no one believed, cursed to watch her city fall to ruin all for lust, cursed to suffer the abuses of men who would not listen to her. The curse of Cassandra is one we all know well.

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I hope people will still share their favourite folklore on as its one of the best things on Twitter to follow.

I’ve purchased all your amazing books and continue to enjoy them.

Thank you for creating a wonderful community that has meant so much to many.❤️

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The legend goes that Eric the Victorious defeated his nephew Styrbjörn the Strong at Fyrisvellir near Uppsala with the help of Odin. He cast his spear over Styrbjörn and the Jomsvikings with a cry of "May Odin have you all!" 🖼️Jenny Nyström & Mårten Eskil Winge

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Hansel and Gretel 🎨 by Arthur Rackham

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Scandinavian Beauty and the Beast, this Norwegian folktale follows the journey of the youngest daughter of a peasant, who—for the sake of her poor but large family—agrees to leave everything she has ever known and accompany a White Bear to his mountain castle.

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Stories once belonged exclusively to the Sky God, so Spider Anansi hatched a plan. Bringing the Sky God four impossible things, he won the right to stories, and shared them with the world. Now we are all trapped in Anansi's web, willing captives.

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The Brown Bear of the Green Glen, is a Scottish fairy tale, about two young sons on a quest to find a cure for their father's illness.

It draws parallels with The Water of Life, the title referring to a bear who helps the two sons.

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“Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.”

A from Aesop's Fables (on the left depicted in F. Barlow's 1687 ed.), initially a cornerstone of the oral tradition of with deep roots in ancient Greek

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This tale is Northeastern Thai folklore.

A demon lady abducted a man and kept him as her husband. One day he tried to escape, but she found it out. Then he lay down, pretending to be dead. The demon mourned him by giving him a pile of gold. (1/2)

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A favourite story of many of our storytellers here is The Death of King Fergus, which is the very first written record of a Leprechaun. In it Fergus is given a pair of magic shoes to breath under water

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Good morning enchanting friends huge thanks to my favourite for Queen of the Fae:magical for a fab opening hour~This is here to share you favourite fairytales+lore for (img:Midsummer Nights Dream, Rackham)

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Combine & by reading a folktale to someone you love, pets included. We have loads you can borrow.

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The Shug Monkey is a wild creature with features of a dog & monkey. It's said to have the body of a black sheepdog & face of a monkey. This ghost or demon has been sighted in

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An English tale tells of a greedy baker's daughter who only used a tiny bit of dough when baking for the poor. The bread grew into a huge loaf! She let out a 'Hoo Hoo' in surprise and was turned into an owl as a warning to others to be generous to the poor.

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Memory is an important component of storytelling. In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne was the titan goddess of memory and mother of the nine muses, fathered by Zeus. It is from her name we get the word mnemonic, which is a memory aid.

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The Chinese tale of Li Chi is about a serpent who terrorizes a village into feeding him once a year in exchange for their safety, & the teen girl who volunteers to be the sacrifice. She pulls out a sword & slays the serpent with help from her hunting dog.

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Does Clotho, one of the Moirai or 3 Fates in count as a goddess of clothing? Yes or no? Thank you to the Museum of New Zealand for making this 1558 Giorgio Ghisi engraving available for use. y

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That's the end of another ☃️

Today's theme was Folklore of Clothes! *Designed* to help us plan our outfits for all the days ahead. This is signing off, wishing you all a well-dressed week!

🧶👠🎩🧛‍♀️💃🪢🥻👑🪆

Frank Pape 1916

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