juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore A mysterious, one-eyed figure haunts the Dhünn valley. #Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/antecedents-of-78133131
A mysterious, one-eyed figure haunts the Dhünn valley.
#Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/antecedents-of-78133131
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore Seeking the assistance of the Devil for help with your financial difficulties is tempting. But it is rarely worth it. #Russia #folktale #folklore #Devil @russia @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/devil-summoning-72781252
Seeking the assistance of the Devil for help with your financial difficulties is tempting. But it is rarely worth it.
#Russia #folktale #folklore #Devil @russia @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/devil-summoning-72781252
SimonRoyHughes, 10 months ago to folklorethursday After pissing around with this article for much of the summer, I present to you, dearest Tooters, my findings: #NorwegianFolktales #NorwegianLegends #Folklore @folklore @folklorethursday
After pissing around with this article for much of the summer, I present to you, dearest Tooters, my findings:
#NorwegianFolktales #NorwegianLegends #Folklore @folklore @folklorethursday
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore Our understanding of supernatural creatures would be greatly expanded if more people were like this farmer, and chased after such entities instead of fleeing from them. #Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/errant-lights-36267709
Our understanding of supernatural creatures would be greatly expanded if more people were like this farmer, and chased after such entities instead of fleeing from them.
#Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/errant-lights-36267709
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore Nixie women are recognizable on the land by the hem of their skirts - which is always dripping wet. #Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/nixies-aquatic-38334925 Part 2 of German folk tale "The Captured Water Man near Wartha". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!
Nixie women are recognizable on the land by the hem of their skirts - which is always dripping wet.
#Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/nixies-aquatic-38334925
Part 2 of German folk tale "The Captured Water Man near Wartha". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore When you see two men carrying a heavy load across a lonely mountain one evening, it's best to leave them well enough alone. #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghost-stories-28385253
When you see two men carrying a heavy load across a lonely mountain one evening, it's best to leave them well enough alone.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghost-stories-28385253
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore Leaving the dog behind in the room with the murderous corpse was cowardly, though perhaps understandable under these circumstances. #Germany #folktale #folklore #vampire @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/hunting-forest-75499244
Leaving the dog behind in the room with the murderous corpse was cowardly, though perhaps understandable under these circumstances.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #vampire @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/hunting-forest-75499244
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore The Wild Huntsman wages a relentless war against the spirits of the forests. But he could not be as successful without the assistance of collaborators - willing or not. #Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/hunting-forest-75499244
The Wild Huntsman wages a relentless war against the spirits of the forests.
But he could not be as successful without the assistance of collaborators - willing or not.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/hunting-forest-75499244
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore Ghosts sometimes have rather elaborate conditions that must be fulfilled before they can find release. And they can get rather upset if someone botches this - even if they didn't get any instructions! #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/lighting-way-to-47458631
Ghosts sometimes have rather elaborate conditions that must be fulfilled before they can find release.
And they can get rather upset if someone botches this - even if they didn't get any instructions!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/lighting-way-to-47458631
curiousordinary, 10 months ago to folklore 'Killing the Ghost Spirit of the Old Tanuki' from the series 'Edo Embroidery Pictures, Comparison of the Day and the Night' - Toyohara Chikanobu, 1886. #JapaneseArt #Japan #yokai #ghosts #ghost #folklore #ukiyoe @folklore
'Killing the Ghost Spirit of the Old Tanuki' from the series 'Edo Embroidery Pictures, Comparison of the Day and the Night' - Toyohara Chikanobu, 1886. #JapaneseArt #Japan #yokai #ghosts #ghost #folklore #ukiyoe @folklore
curiousordinary, 10 months ago to folklore 'Killing the Ghost Spirit of the Old Tanuki' from the series 'Edo Embroidery Pictures, Comparison of the Day and the Night' - Toyohara Chikanobu, 1886. #JapaneseArt #Japan #ghosts #ghost #folklore #ukiyoe @folklore
'Killing the Ghost Spirit of the Old Tanuki' from the series 'Edo Embroidery Pictures, Comparison of the Day and the Night' - Toyohara Chikanobu, 1886. #JapaneseArt #Japan #ghosts #ghost #folklore #ukiyoe @folklore
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore Sometimes there are signs and portents that indicate where a church should be built. And those signs are not usually subtle. #Germany #folktale #folklore #church @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/finger-of-divine-29127362
Sometimes there are signs and portents that indicate where a church should be built.
And those signs are not usually subtle.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #church @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/finger-of-divine-29127362
franciscawrites, 11 months ago to bookstodon "On the hospital bed, her delicate body cradled between thin white pillows, Rosita dreamed." -A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger Books make the world better. This week I'll be posting about some of my favorite books YA, their covers and their fabulous opening lines. #BooksofMastodon #AltTextCoverDay #WritingCommunity #YA #BooksWorthReading #fantasy #favoritebooks #Mythology #folklore @bookstodon
"On the hospital bed, her delicate body cradled between thin white pillows, Rosita dreamed." -A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
Books make the world better. This week I'll be posting about some of my favorite books YA, their covers and their fabulous opening lines.
#BooksofMastodon #AltTextCoverDay #WritingCommunity #YA #BooksWorthReading #fantasy #favoritebooks #Mythology #folklore @bookstodon