Search
- King Arthur as depicted by Charles Keeping in 'The Reader's Digest Book of Folklore, Myths and Legends' (1973). #KingArthur #folklore #legend #folktale #MythologyMonday #ChalesKeeping #artsky
- Monastery of the Devil (Seville) In the village of Carmona stands the gloomy-looking Monastery of the Devil. There is no mention of this Franciscan monastery anywhere in the municipality's bibliography. It is as if it did not exist. 1/3 #PhantomsFriday #folklore #horror #ghosts #paranormal
- Murderers, suicides and suspected witches were once buried at crossroads, in the hope their restless spirits might stay put, unsure which way to go. Just two of many crossroads ghosts are murderer Black Toby in #Suffolk and a highwayman at Fright Corner (truly!), in #Kent. #PhantomsFriday #folklore
- Cyclops live in the caves under the mountains of Strangehollow. They eat small scurrying things, as well as lichens and other flora. The giant cave worm is its only predator. Savage Strangehollow pre order here: buff.ly/WMSJMQX #cyclops #artbook #folklore #fantasyart #fairytales
- Just a reminder that it's #PhantomsFriday again tomorrow (don't it come round quick?). All posts on #ghosts - words, art, #folklore, publications, haunted sites and popular culture all welcome. You can follow the feed in its entirety over on @phantomsfriday.bsky.social
- Phantom Funerals are commonly found in ghostly #folklore. Sometimes they are the apparitions of real funerals which will shortly take place in the neighbourhood. But often the phantom cortege serves as an omen of death to the witness rather than to someone else. #PhantomsFriday #ghosts #folktales
- Listening to this as I eat my breakfast, and SO enjoying it Nicola @sabrinariverfolk.bsky.social podcasts are dedicated to "those people and characters who live, work, sail & fish on the River Severn" Worth a listen. #eels #rivers #folklore #nature #landscape www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Ew...
- Episode 14 is now live! Ben Spencer, from Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, takes us on a deeper understanding of a major landscape recovery project called Eelscapes which is based along the River Severn between Tewkesbury and Elmore, with a few giggles along the way? youtu.be/s3EwUv04X-4?...
- Crows (and ravens) are deeply connected to the Mabinogion, primarily through Brân the Blessed, whose name means "Blessed Crow" or "Raven," a giant king from the Second Branch whose severed head guards Britain, linking him to the legend of the Tower of London's ravens. #BookologyThursday #Folklore
- A new blog/mini data resource on corpse roads, "The Bierwayfarer": corpseroads.wordpress.com. #folklore #corpseroads #GIS
- On #christmaseve leave your windows unlatched a little, not enough for snow or weather to drift inside, but enough to show hospitality to wandering blessings. #Folklore
- 22 Dec: Evergreen and often in bloom at #Christmas, rosemary is woven into wreaths and garlands as a symbol of hope, fertility, and remembrance. In old custom, the wassail cup was sometimes made from rosemary wood, and stirred with a fragrant sprig before being shared. #folklore
- "Correfocs" by "els Diables de La Roca del Vallés". These "devils" walk along the streets of the town in a long performance dancing under fireworks. #photography #Catalonia #folklore #diables
