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Introducing the October set, Throne of Eldraine! Think Camelot meets Grimms' Fairy Tales. It's a high-fantasy medieval world filled with knights and castles along with Magic's take on the genre of fairy tales. @maro254 gives more details here: https://t.co/zcIEo7ua3U #MTGEldraine
For the uninitiated, look at this guy!
Who WOULDN'T cast him as a surprise cameo woodsman/hunter in a fantasy setting described as, and I quote, "Camelot meets Grimms' Fairy Tales."
The lazy spinning woman. A young wife is trying to avoid spinning. So when her helpful husband goes to cut wood for a reel, she hides in the tree and says "whoever cuts wood for a reel will die", and the man runs away in terror.
#the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales
Meet Nihm, caretaker of Grimmsteeds and cook for the Grimm Troupe
#hollowknight #oc
Swedish-American artist and animator Gustaf Tenggren's (1896-1970) passionate, urgent illustrations of Grimms’ Fairy Tales from 1923.
The young giant. A farmer has a son as tall as a thumb. One day the son is stolen by a giant who suckles (!) the child until he becomes a giant too. The giant child then returns to the world of men and causes chaos with his super-strength. #the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales
The sea-hare. A princess uses her magic windows to challenge her suitors to a deadly game of hide-and-seek. A fox helps the hero to outwit her, by transforming him into a "sea-hare" and giving him to the unsuspecting princess. #the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales #FolkloreThursday
The wishing table, the gold-ass, and the cudgel in the sack. Three brothers acquire magical items. An evil landlord steaks the self-filling table and the gold-vomiting donkey, but isn't prepared for the cudgel. #the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales
Eve's unequal children. God comes to visit Eve, so she shows him her prettiest children and hides her ugly ones - this is somehow the origin of social class division. #the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales #evesunequalchildren #dieungleichenkinderevas
The brave little tailor. Having successfully squashed some flies, the little tailor sets out to take on the world. Here he is defeating sone giants by tricking them into fighting each other. #the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales #thebravelittletailor #FolkloreThursday
The old man made young again. Jesus and St Peter are visiting a smith and, just for fun, they use the forge to rejuvenate an old man. But when the smith attempts the same trick, things don't go so well. #the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales
A peasant and a rich man go to heaven. The peasant is disappointed that he is ignored, while the rich man is heralded with much joy. St Peter explains "we get poor men all the time, whereas there's not been a rich man here for 100s of years" #the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales
Mrs Fox's wedding - when the nine-tailed fox (apparently) dies, various suitors approach his wife, via her maid, the cat... #the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales #mrsfoxswedding #diehochzeitderfraufüchsin
The little lamb and the little fish - the evil stepmother turns her stepdaughter into a lamb and her stepson into a fish. But when she tries to eat them, the cook spots that something is up (the animals speaking in rhyme is a bit of a clue). #the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales
Walpurgis Sprite 30: Beleth Fitcher's Bird
You'll tar more feathers with honey than vinegar
But try both just to be safe
#walpurgissprite #arsgoetia #beleth #grimmsfairytales #fitchersbird #pixelart #spriteart #art #artistsontwitter
The elves - famous one! The elves help out the poor shoemakers, until they are given clothes. It comes with two other stories - one features a human godmother to a fairy baby, which is a nice counterpoint to all those fairy godmothers. #the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales #elves
The four skilful brothers. The brothers are respectively a thief, stargazer, hunter and tailor. They go to rescue a princess from a dragon, but their task is made difficult because the dragon is asleep in her lap... #the100dayproject #grimmsfairytales #fourskilfulbrothers