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I'm glad the folklore monster, nøkken approves of me dating dr habit

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2019-06-19

The tiny to whom a cowslip is tall, have a miniature perfection which is charming.

They delight in all beautiful and dainty things, and war with things that creep if they be un-comely.

Their lives are gay with fine frolic and delicate revelry.

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2019-06-17

My take on the Manananggal, a vampire-esque monster in Philippine folklore who flies around, detached from the lower half of their body.

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2019-06-16

Tomorrow's episode is all about... Loki! Let's learn about a Norse shapeshifting trickster!

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2019-06-16

Hi! I'm a fantasy/horror illustrator and I specialise in traditional media. I like nature, folklore, ruins and humanoid creatures. 💀🌿✨

Portfolio: https://t.co/9DsUpWnXW3
Instagram: https://t.co/zqWsPF7dPS

Thanks for the :3

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2019-06-14

Forest trolls are the friendly sort, sharing magic herbs with travelers they meet in the One often hears them singing as one hikes in and - They especially love singing in the shower, er... waterfall. (John Bauer)

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2019-06-14

This week's theme is the folklore of seas and water. The obvious thing would be to tell you something about but I'll give the honour to his wife Amphitrite instead.
But I will mention his male lovers Pelops and Nerites in honour of

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2019-06-13

Sirens and mermaids. Mermaids are a sort of sea nymph with a fish tail who save sailors; but for the Greeks, Sirens were bird-like, um, beauties, who lured them to their doom. Below are from the Bestiary of Anne Walshe (https://t.co/SXENjc1UMk)

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2019-06-14

Who would be a river-fairy in the Tweed? Cruel fishermen believed these creatures affected a day's fishing and so would salt their nets and throw salt into the water in order to blind them. Artist: Warwick Goble -public domain

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2019-06-14

'The Troll Book'
(1980- Michael Berenstain)

Michael is the son of "Berenstain Bears" creators Stan and Jan, and inherited their lush, folksy style of illustration, thank goodness.

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2019-06-14

In Cornwall it was once said, that a white hare would appear before a storm, on the docks and wharves.
Image: Public Domain

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2019-06-13

In France it was believed certain sailors could control Wind. They did this via a ring, worn on the little finger of the right hand. However if they spent more than 3 months on a single voyage, or stayed ashore for more than 3 days, they would die

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2019-06-13

In the Iliad, Poseidon drives a chariot drawn by "brazen-hoofed horses over the sea's surface."

Apollonius said the horses of Poseidon emerged from the sea & galloped across the Libyan sands.

Part horse / part fish: HIPPOCAMPUS.

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2019-06-14

From Elves and Fairies (1916), illustrated by reprinted in Women Illustrators of the

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2019-06-14

- Mermaids or Sirens are part human/part fish. They appear in the adventure novel THE ODYSSEY (8th century BC). Famously re-imagined by Andersen, Lovecraft, Disney... and David Bruckner for a segment of the excellent 2012 anthology movie "V/H/S"

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2019-06-14

A Scandinavian tale for Maiden Swanwhite and Maiden Foxtail features a mermaid who rules over all who drown in the sea. https://t.co/0gDA74ykQh Image: Illustration by Walter Satterlee from Elfin Land

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2019-06-14