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The Folklore Files @FolkloreFiles

Amateur folklorist with an interest in #fairies and #mermaids. Here to geek out on #FolkloreThursday and tweet about #folklore-related books, art, and music. folklorefiles.tumblr.com Fairyland Joined September 2019
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Dr Francis Young @DrFrancisYoung

2 years ago

I'm pleased to learn that 'Twilight of the Godlings' is one of the standout bestsellers of @CambridgeUP's AIM (Academic Impact) programme, for 'books of such stature and significance that they make a lasting, even defining, impression on their fields' cambridge.org/news-and-insig…

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The Folklore Society @FolkloreSociety

2 years ago

‘this must be done with haste’—as there’s only a few tickets left for @DrFrancisYoung’s online talk @FolkloreSociety on the origins of British fairies. Tues 24 Oct, 6pm BST. Tickets £6 from eventbrite.co.uk/e/whereve-all-…

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Tony Riches 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tonyriches

4 years ago

Interpreting the Lady and the Unicorn buff.ly/3bXa9GU @ztevetevans

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Olivia Armstrong - Storyteller @oliviasstories

4 years ago

In Welsh folklore, a child born on the first day the cuckoo sang would be lucky for all their life... 🎨Jan Brueghel the Elder #FairyTaleTuesday @EnchantedEzine

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University of Exeter Press @UExeterPress

4 years ago

Publishing in 2022! Mermaids by Axel Müller, Christopher Halls & @BWilliamson1966 "offers a compelling overview of the emergence of the #mermaid #myth in western culture" ~ @HRitvo 🧜‍♀️ Discover more about this title: bit.ly/UEPMermaids #folkloreThursday #folklore #legend

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University of Exeter Press @UExeterPress

4 years ago

The Boggart by Simon Young will be published this February! The #book offers an eye-opening, entertaining account of a mysterious #supernatural being in British #folklore. 📖 Full details here: bit.ly/TheBoggart #folkloreThursday #boggart #harrypotter #history #legend

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Folklore of the Lake District @CumbriaFolklore

4 years ago

A cursed woman, a roving castle, a mysterious wizard "I wanted to convey the message that life is worth living, and I don't think that's changed" - Miyazaki #WyrdWednesday #animation #fantasy #film Howl's Moving Castle 2004 dir. Hayao Miyazaki

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Signe Maene  is on Bluesky, Instagram & elsewhere @MaeneSigne

4 years ago

In a Flemish fairy tale a servant discovers a grimoire. He can transform himself into any animal he wants and leaves the castle. His father sells him in the shape of an ox, a horse and others. When he becomes a fox, he decides to remain a fox.🦊🧡 🎨Liljefors #WyrdWednesday

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Roman Britain News @Roman_Britain

4 years ago

Newly restored #Roman gymnasium area opens for public viewing at #Bath's Roman baths. chewvalleygazette.co.uk/article.cfm?id… #RomanBritain #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #Somerset

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David Bez Artist @davidbezartist

4 years ago

Historical accounts of mermaid sightings include one by Christopher Columbus, who was sailing near the Dominican Republic in 1493 when he saw three rising out of the water. @FolkloreThurs @CentreMyth @FolkloreFiles @folk_horror

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Folklore Thursday @FolkloreThurs

4 years ago

#KingHerla and the #WildHunt in Twelfth-Century #England and #Wales by @Mark_Truesdale #twitterstorians bit.ly/316RTba

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Folklore Thursday @FolkloreThurs

4 years ago

Getting Even in #RomanBritain: The #Curse Tablets from #Bath (Aquae Sulis) by @CarlyASilver bit.ly/356rkV4

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Folklore Thursday @FolkloreThurs

4 years ago

#Dragons: #Myth or Half-Truth? @TaleTellerTom explores... #FolkloreThursday bit.ly/39g8z3A

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Folklore Thursday @FolkloreThurs

4 years ago

#Women on a Quest: The Hawaiian Saga of #Pele the #Volcano #Goddess and Hiiaka by @MultoGhost bit.ly/2JT00mx

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Folklore Thursday @FolkloreThurs

4 years ago

#British Legends: The #Mabinogion – The Dream of Macsen Wledig by @ztevetevans bit.ly/3ijBXKb

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Folklore Thursday @FolkloreThurs

4 years ago

Old Folktales: The King of the #Cats by @lancashirefolk bit.ly/2YsPQMR

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Folklore Thursday @FolkloreThurs

4 years ago

Putting Their #Faith in the #Fairies: BBC #NorthernIreland’s Fascination with the ‘Wee Folk' by @PortiaWoods bit.ly/2My4Lmg

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Folklore Thursday @FolkloreThurs

4 years ago

This week's #FolkloreThursday theme is pirates and the deep seas! (Image: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, via wikimedia commons)

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The Folklore Files @FolkloreFiles

4 years ago

A late (early?) contribution for Folklore Thursday: the folklore of magpies.👇 tinyurl.com/vsy67b9b #magpies #birdlore #folklore #folklorethursday #rhymes 🖼️: © Bwiselizzy and © CaoChunhai via @iStock

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ChiCentreFairyTales @ChiCentreFFSF

4 years ago

How Lord of the Rings Influenced The Green Knight denofgeek.com/movies/lord-of…

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