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Five! new: Know Your Sirens, Hunting Beavers, "Dirty Bird", Phoenix the fire hazard, Apes Missing Tails. #folklorethursday @DeeDeeChainey
"Dragon" entered English in early 1200's from Latin 'draconem' (huge serpent) from Greek 'drakōn' (serpent/giant seafish) #folklorethursday
Never laugh as the hearse drives by for you may be the next to die
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(Art by Drazen Kozjan)
'When dotterel do first appear, it shows that frost is very near; when the dotterel do go, you may look for heavy snow.' #folklorethursday
The Wishing Tree acrylic and oil on paper 12 x 9 inches #painting #folklorethursday #trees
New for #Wolf Appreciation Week and #folklorethursday: Wolf, Mermaid, Emu, Antelope, Boar, and Camel. @DeeDeeChainey https://t.co/oGreY10q4l
Wagner's #Norse tales #illustrated by Arthur Rackham,1910.
The Ride of the Valkyries, Loki's Fire, Freya, & the Lovers #FolkloreThursday
Your regular #folklorethursday dose of Welsh Dragons, and if you fancy seeing a LOT more of them, a date for your diaries: November 25th 😉🐉🐉
Selkies - mythological creatures found in Scottish, Icelandic, Irish, and Faroe folklore.
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Not an island, but the Valkyrie Brunhilde was left to sleep in a tower encircled by fire until a fearless man woke her. #FolkloreThursday
Ynys Môn (Anglesey) is a Welsh Island that has long been associated with the Druids. In AD 60 the Romans attacked the Island destroying the shrines and sacred groves. #folklorethursday
Wren skins from Fladaigh Chain off w.coast Scotland: Righ Fhladaigh is Gaelic for King of Fladaigh https://t.co/pVskbAnJO6 #folklorethursday
Abbingdale Oss acrylic and oil on paper 18 x 12 inches #painting #folklorethursday
Here's a (gorgeous) look at the hundreds of different kachinas revered by the Hopi tribe.
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https://t.co/LoM3JlIdTs
Crocodile eating a hydra, followed by a person for dessert. Ants and bees. #medieval Bestiary of Ann Walshe additions for #folklorethursday
The creature that lives in the Bauhina. #inktoberday5 #inktober #illustration #folklorethursday
At last! A virgin shows some remorse! Monoceros != Unicorn. #unicorn #medieval #folklorethursday @folkloreThur https://t.co/QqMNf2WUnT
In Finland, they would knock on the trees before cutting them down, so that the spirit would know to exit the tree. #FolkloreThursday