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Jürgen Hubert<p>If you walk across Kahleberg Mountain, you might be able to glimpse strange spirits in the corner of your eyes.</p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folktale</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/germany" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>germany</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/folklore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>folklore</span></a></span><br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/forest-people-72732441" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">patreon.com/posts/forest-peopl</span><span class="invisible">e-72732441</span></a></p>
Dan Carkner🎻<p><a href="https://klezmor.im/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vancouver</span></a> folks, at the Peretz Centre we're hosting this very cool art+music+storytelling ensemble from Boston/NY later this month as a part of their west coast tour. we're trying to get more attendance than our usual small local events so pls pass it on if you know any locals who'd be interested!<br><a href="https://www.peretz-centre.org/post/retelling-eastern-european-jewish-folklore-interview-magid-ensemble-vancouver" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">peretz-centre.org/post/retelli</span><span class="invisible">ng-eastern-european-jewish-folklore-interview-magid-ensemble-vancouver</span></a></p><p><a href="https://klezmor.im/tags/klezmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>klezmer</span></a> <a href="https://klezmor.im/tags/Yiddish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yiddish</span></a> <a href="https://klezmor.im/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://klezmor.im/tags/crankies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crankies</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>To protect someone from evil magic, an English wise woman or cunning man would create a "witch bottle," which contained the person's urine, hair, and nail clippings along with other ingredients. Spells would get sucked into the bottle rather than harm their victim.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FolkyFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EnglishMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EnglishFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstition</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Occult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Occult</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magic</span></a></p>
Elisabeth M<p>Last spring, I gave three community talks about folklore!</p><p>Part one: what did Joseph Campbell get wrong? </p><p>A lot, which is why he's not very popular among folklorists—you know, those who are specifically trained to interpret the very stories that Campbell built a name on. In this talk I take apart the hero's journey, reveal its secret history, and offer a better way to love and learn about mythology.</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-did-joseph-128491668" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">patreon.com/posts/what-did-jos</span><span class="invisible">eph-128491668</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/josephCampbell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>josephCampbell</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stories</span></a></p>
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p>Look at how cute this is 😊 The cover of my new folktale collection. Brother Shark: Folktales about Misunderstood Animals </p><p>Illustrations and cover by Megyeri Annamária 🥰</p><p>I loved doing the research to find these stories. And I am happy I got to find tales for each underappreciated animal where they appear in a positive role.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/image" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>image</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/folktales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folktales</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
Belchion<p>Geritzt, vergraben, verflucht: In Bleitäfelchen geritzte Flüche galten in der <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/Antike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antike</span></a> so lange als wirksam, wie sie im Verborgenen blieben. Im <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> bietet sich dieser Brauch natürlich geradezu als Abenteueraufhänger an - findet heraus, wo der Fluch vergraben wurde, und beendet ihn!</p><p><a href="https://news.rub.de/wissenschaft/2025-05-06-theologie-geritzt-vergraben-verflucht" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.rub.de/wissenschaft/2025-</span><span class="invisible">05-06-theologie-geritzt-vergraben-verflucht</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/magie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magie</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a></p>
Ele Willoughby, PhD<p>A selkie for <a href="https://spore.social/tags/MerMay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MerMay</span></a> (the mermaid 🧜‍♀️ celebration month)! </p><p>This is a hard-carved and printed lino block print of a selkie shedding her skin, seated on rocks, surrounded by harbour seals. Each print is made on lovely Japanese washi paper, cream-coloured paper with bark inclusions, 9.25” x 12.5”.</p><p>In Celtic, Norse, Faroese and Icelandic mythology, selkies (also spelled silkies, sylkies, selchies) or<br>selkie folk, 🧵<br><a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/selkie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selkie</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/harbourSeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harbourSeals</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/silkies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silkies</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/mermaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mermaid</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythology</span></a></p>
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p>Ran into a fully <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> generated "folktale" collection 😡 If the two-headed raccoon had not been enough:</p><p>"The most popular European fairy tale with a raccoon is The Three Little Pigs. Another is The Brementown Musicians"</p><p>"In African folklore raccoons are good luck."</p><p>Most readers can identify the inaccuracy with 3 Little Pigs, but few would spot problems with "Native American" or "African" stories. And AI makes up A LOT of that crap.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/StorytellingPSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StorytellingPSA</span></a> 🦝 Please don't use AI for <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> research!</p>
Jürgen Hubert<p>The mirrors of the Venetians can see into the past, present, and future.</p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MythologyMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folktale</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Venice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venice</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/miner-in-venice-54667403" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">patreon.com/posts/miner-in-ven</span><span class="invisible">ice-54667403</span></a></p>
Jürgen Hubert<p>Fortunate are those who possess an Earth Mirror - and were born under the right stars to be able to harness its powers!</p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MythologyMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folktale</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magic</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/mirror-mirror-86286570" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">patreon.com/posts/mirror-mirro</span><span class="invisible">r-86286570</span></a></p>
Jürgen Hubert<p>Mirrors can be a potent magical tool in the right hands.</p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MythologyMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folktale</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magic</span></a><br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/mirror-mirror-86286570" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">patreon.com/posts/mirror-mirro</span><span class="invisible">r-86286570</span></a></p>
Jürgen Hubert<p>Mirrors are, of course, a representation of the sin of vanity - and where people are sinning, the Devil is never far behind.</p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MythologyMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folktale</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Devil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devil</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/germany" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>germany</span></a></span></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>A formerly widespread European belief was that a young woman gazing into a mirror in a darkened room (especially on Halloween) could see an image of her future husband's face - or a skull if instead her fate was to die before she was married.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MythologyMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superstition</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Occult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Occult</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Divination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Divination</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Halloween</span></a></p>
1. Neu-Kelte 🌻💙💛🌻<p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MythologyMonday</span></a>: Why were all the mirrors in Emain Macha once covered?<br>`In Lough Rudraige the king of <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Ulster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ulster</span></a>, <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Fergus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fergus</span></a> mac Léti, encountered a water monster called a <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Muirdris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Muirdris</span></a>, which frightened him so much that his head turned around to face his back. He survived, but his <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/druids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>druids</span></a> faced the difficult question of whether this change made him a blemished king and therefore unfit to reign. Through some loophole of interpretation, they determined that having one’s head on backward was not a blemish, but to keep Fergus from knowing what had happened, they covered all the mirrors in Emain Macha, the great royal residence of Ulster. And so Fergus lived happily enough for seven years, until a woman he had mistreated revealed the truth. Fergus returned to Loch Rudraige and killed the muirdris, but fell dead of exhaustion afterward, his head still facing backward.`<br>Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celtic</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> and <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a>`</p>
1. Neu-Kelte 🌻💙💛🌻<p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MythologyMonday</span></a>: „All the coastal <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celtic</span></a> lands had their own versions of the mermaid. In Cornwall the mermaid cloaks an ancient sea-goddess, pictured holding a mirror, possibly influenced by classical interpretations of the seaborne Aphrodite, Greek goddess of lust and love. The Mermaid of Zennor is Cornwall’s most famous manifestation; in a small coastal village in Penwith, a girl emerged from the ocean to lure the best singer from the church’s choir, Matthew Trenwalla, down to the depths to share her home and her love. Her image can still be seen in the town’s church.“<br>Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> and <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a>`</p>
Emma LH: Ghost Catcher Isles<p>Yesterday, I followed the magical procession of Bristol 'Jack in the Green'; a beautiful May Day tradition celebrating the return of summer. Dressed in leaves and flowers, Jack is paraded through the streets of the city by attendants, dancers and musicians, reviving a custom that dates back to the 18th century. Originally part of the chimney sweeps' May Day festivities, Jack symbolises fertility, growth, and the power of nature. Such a vibrant, joyful way to welcome the green of the summer season. Bristol knows how to keep tradition alive!</p><p>Keep an eye on my blog for more about Jack in the Green this week.</p><p>Have you ever seen Jack in the Green?</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/jackinthegreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jackinthegreen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bristoljackinthegreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bristoljackinthegreen</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/jackinthegreenbristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jackinthegreenbristol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MayDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayDay</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Beltane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beltane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/folktraditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folktraditions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fortean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fortean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>summer</span></a></p>
Craig Groeschel<p>Jóla the Yule cat is making Fashion Police-style comments in Icelandic about peoples' attire.<br><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_cat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_c</span><span class="invisible">at</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/DungeonCrawlerCarl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DungeonCrawlerCarl</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a></p>
Bevan Thomas<p>“Thou hast not trod with pilgrim foot the ground <br>Where sleeps the canine martyr of distrust.<br>Poor Gelert, famed in song, as brave a hound<br>As ever guarded homestead, hut, or hall,<br>Or leapt exulting at the hunter’s call;<br>As ever grateful man consigned to dust.”<br>- John Critchley Prince<br>🎨 Gourlay Steell</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookWormSat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookWormSat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celtic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Ele Willoughby, PhD<p>Mélusine for <a href="https://spore.social/tags/MerMay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MerMay</span></a>!</p><p>This hand-printed Art Deco-inspired lino block print illustrates Mélusine at her bath, spied through a keyhole. Mélusine was the legendary half-fairy ancestor of the House of Lusignan and royals including the Plantagenets, whose lower half became a serpent when she bathed. She married a nobleman but insisted he must never observe her in the bath; of course he did, and she left him. 🧵<br><a href="https://spore.social/tags/M%C3%A9lusine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mélusine</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/artDeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artDeco</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/fairytale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fairytale</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fairy</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/mermaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mermaid</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a></p>
E. MagnussonA new headdress that I made during a course recently. It’s inspired by a traditional Swedish folk crown, called a Lad. Mine is not very traditional, other than it being traditional to make it as shiny as possible on a wool base.<br> <br> I was inspired by the myth of Argos Panoptes, the giant who have his eyes to the peacock feathers in Greek mythology. You look at my hat, my hat looks right back. <br> <br> To be honest this was an amazingly fun stash bust and I got to try out mirror sewing and beading in ways I hadn’t before. 10/10 will be doing another one. <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/crafts?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crafts</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/folklore?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sewing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sewing</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/embroidery?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#embroidery</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/slöjd?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slöjd</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/folkdräkt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folkdräkt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hemslöjd?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hemslöjd</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/husflid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#husflid</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/broderi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#broderi</a>
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