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In Irish folklore, banshee ("fairy-woman") are harbingers of death, originally for important families. Belonging to a class of fairies called morrígna, banshee are likely related to the screaming goddess of death, the mighty Morrigan.

Art by W.H. Brooke

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2020-08-27

In Alpine folklore, Faengge was a wild-woman of colossal stature, lichen hair, a mouth that stretched from ear to ear and breasts so long, she had to throw them over her shoulders when she ran through the woods...

🎨MadLaid/DeviantArt

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2020-08-27

Well this fakemon was inspired by a beast of Inuit folklore, half orca and half wolf. And for the design add touches of otters and seals

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2020-08-26

7. a legendary creature of and Wales The púca is a mythological faerie shapeshifter The creatures assume a variety of forms, including horse, rabbit, goat, or dog No matter what shape they take, its fur is dark
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2020-08-25

Hello there! Here is Kamila, illustrator from Poland. Fairytales, folklore, dark stories are my thing! But I also love sweet and soft world of children illustrations, so I often jump between worlds, styles, mediums... That makes art so exciting and fun!

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2020-08-25

Hello :))This is my first!
My name is Niamh! I’m an illustrator who loves drawing women and folklore, I am currently working on comics!

https://t.co/7gXjchHeio
https://t.co/K4aRPiMrgg

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2020-08-25

Hello I'm Nata, an illustrator with a passion for folklore, dark corners of history & the wilderness. I have a thing for strong women & gnarled trees.

Creator of 🌙
🌿https://t.co/S1ymud7OIx
🎨https://t.co/BJEytwRc8G

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2020-08-25

Today's theme is Rivers and Wells! River hags are a common theme in English folklore, with figures such as Peg Powler and Jenny Greenteeth acting as bogeyman-figures who would drown children who came too close to the riverbank.

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2020-08-21

If we want children to become thinkers & not simply consumers, then our education system needs to expose them to fairy tales & folklore, especially those from other countries. They stimulate the imagination, as well as show how problems can be overcome through one's choices.

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2020-08-20

I'm James, a queer transmasc traditional pen and ink artist from the UK!

inspired by horror, folklore, mlm, fandom

just trying to get more followers and more friends in the art world uwu

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2020-08-19

B is for Banshee - a fairy woman from Gaelic folklore, who is a predictor of death, you will hear their wails or keening before someone important to you dies👻

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2020-08-15

This is about ! In cornish, welsh and devon folklore, the Knocker would tap on the walls of mines and warn of or cause cave-ins. Bluecaps, in Northern folklore, appeared as flames and served a similar purpose.

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2020-08-14

In Scottish folklore, the Unseelie Court were darkly-inclined fairies.They were thought to appear at night and assault travelers, often carrying them through the air and beating them. They were seen as closely allied with witches.

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2020-08-13

The Yowie, from Australian folklore, is a hairy, ape-like creature that roams the outback.


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2020-08-11

is based around the idea of american folklore, so it stars a young girl with freakish strength who attempts to help anyone in need or spend her time by herself experiencing the wonders of the wilderness https://t.co/vKkvxxRAHa

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2020-08-08

Just wrapped up this character design project I did for my master's degree in concept art, and it's going straight to my portfolio. There's celtic folklore, there's music, there are characters, props, creepy environments and backgrounds, and quite a few months of work into it!

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2020-08-05

Hello, my name is Maureen. I’m a psychologist and work in education. I wrote for early childhood through YA with a focus on critical thinking and developmental issues. I am an author and illustrator. Genres are sci-fi, Afro folklore, fantasy, true stories.

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2020-08-05

“Chinh,” as he was originally known, has been renamed “Hal” (thanks to the help of a friend) based off “Ha Long” the dragon of Vietnamese folklore, fitting since his design is based (in silloutte) off of dragons in Vietnamese Lacquer paintings! 🎨🐲

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2020-08-05

Kids comics that adults will dig: Hilda by Luke Pearson is an award-winning series set in a fantastic world resembling Scandinavia and drawing inspiration mainly from Scandinavian folklore, inhabited by both regular people and creatures like trolls, giants, elves and spirits.

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2020-08-03

Bakemono no e "Illustrations of Supernatural Creatures" or Bakemonozukushie "Illustrated Index of Supernatural Creatures" is a scroll depicting 35 bakemono from Japanese folklore, produced in the late 17th or early 18th century.

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2020-07-30