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maxyvert · 1 year

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Ghost lady from last November. She was buried in my drafts 👻

Btw I have a sideblog where I reblog amazing arts, lovely textposts and gorgeous memes. Check it out if you’re interested ;)

#folklore #folktale #ghost lady #traditional art #oc #myart #watercolor #anilinky #deleter ink #traditional illustration #posca pen #pilot pintor #embroidery #floral pattern #long hair #blush #folk costume #hungarian #inspired

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strangeoctober · 1 month

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I find it interesting that people talk and write about fairies these days like they're these horrible, Machiavellian monsters that you mustn't ever risk dealing with. Even saying your name near them will forever put you in their thrall, forever! (Or something to that effect) But when you dig into the folklore, you find countless stories of fairies just getting dunked on in just the daftest ways.

I've been reading "The Lore of Scotland", by Jennifer Westwood and Sophia Kingshill, and when I noticed this trend, I started taking count of who wins in fairies vs. human confrontations. I'm only about a fifth through, and while it's not clear cut, the humans are winning by three points!

By way of example, let me tell you one of my favourite stories so far. Once upon a time, a young woman was abducted by the fay and carried away to a fairie mound. There, she was placed in the arms of the great fay giantess who ruled those halls. "I've got you now!" said the giantess, "I'm going to hold you as tight and as close as vine on tree, forever more!" Certainly in a pickle, the young woman considered her dire situation and simply replied, "I wish it was shit you were holding." The fay giantess was so completely appalled and disgusted by the coarse manner of the young woman that she let her go immediately and had her taken back to her home.

Not only do I find this really funny, I enjoy the fact that even centuries ago, the forthright manner and direct problem solving of Scottish women was well established.

#fairies #fay #folklore #mythology #myth #legend #fairy tales #folktale #scotland

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dragonssparkle · 11 months

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Wolves

#comic #digital comic #wolves #wolf #werewolf #lesbian werewolves #queer #queer comic #wolf comic #original comic #sparkle art #folktale #folktale comic

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dommnics · 2 months

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I love doing character designs for fairy tales and folktales, so here's my interpretation of Snow White for fun. I imagined her look on the left to be as she's taken by the huntsman into the woods, and then her look on the right after she's braved the woods and made it to the dwarfs' cottage.

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#fairy tales #snow white #brothers grimm #folktale #faerie tales #fairytale #fairytale art #fairy tale art #fairy tale illustration #snow white and the seven dwarfs #rt #dress #princess #character design #dress design

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toadlett · 7 months

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a piece from another comic for #repostober today - this is from the story a beached devil in my book Devilry - originally also an inktober project!

edit: To catch up with repostober and because I just started playing dredge, here is the rest of this story from my collection of devil stories.

#repostober #devilry #comics #folktale #folk horror #body horror #worms #monster #creature

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victusinveritas · 4 months

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Angela Barrett's illustration from her picture book version of Snow White.

#snow white #angela barrett #illustrations #folktale

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asyayordanova · 1 year

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cupcakeshakesnake · 6 months

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Storyboarding assignment: Make a 'beat board' out of a fairytale or folk tale.

We were allowed to modify the stories we chose, so I worked with The sun and the moon (a Korean folktale) except I made it take a more vengeful turn.

#No I will not explain the story #Just read the article I linked #I've slept three hours in two days #original art #folktale #korean folklore #tiger #tigers #blood tw #death tw #schoolwork #snake's art

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diamondsandtoads · 6 months

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Do you love fairy tales? I want to hear from you!

EDIT: I will be closing the survey on November 9th! Thank you everyone who has participated!!!

My name is Ainjel Stephens and I am a PhD candidate in the Folklore department at Memorial University of Newfoundland. I am currently conducting a research project on fairy tales reception by queer-identifying individuals for my PhD dissertation under the supervision of Sarah Gordon. The purpose of this study is to learn how people who feel queer or identify as queer think about and respond to fairy tales.

Artist: Gustave Dore

If this sounds like a project you would be interested in participating in, then I invite you to take a short survey where you will be asked a few questions about who you are, as well as reflective questions about your thoughts and feelings on fairy tales, and if these tales are “queer.” It should only take about 10 minutes of your time to complete.

The survey asks if you would like to participate further with an interview with myself in order to discuss your thoughts and opinions on fairy tales. This interview will be a recorded hour-long interview through video conferencing platform Tauria or Webex. If you select yes, I will be in contact with you with further steps. If you select no, then that’s it! Thank you for participating.

To participate, you must be the age of majority and no younger than 19, have fairy tale knowledge in English, and identify with the term “queer.”

If you are interested, click the link below to participate in the anonymous survey.

If you have questions or want to chat further, you can contact me at [email protected] or through my inbox on my project blog, www.diamondsandtoads.tumblr.com/

If you know anyone who may be interested in participating in this study, please send this post along.

Thank you for reading!

The proposal for this research has been reviewed by the Interdisciplinary Committee on Ethics in Human Research and found to be in compliance with Memorial University’s ethics policy. If you have ethical concerns about the research, such as your rights as a participant, you may contact the Chairperson of the ICEHR at [email protected] or by telephone at 709-864-2861

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yeoldegodzilla · 11 days

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Medieval parents often warned their children: If you do not behave, Godzilla will get you.

#godzilla #medieval #folktale #children

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whereserpentswalk · 2 months

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The frogs have their own gods too they say. Who look like frogs. And have aspects and values that the frogs care for, there are gods of flies, and gods of ponds, and gods of eggs.

And the cats have their gods too, gods of stalking, and gods of sleep, and gods of yarn and string. And even the smallest bugs have their own gods, gods of death that look like hands and feet, and gods of comfort that look the crumbs and dew drops.

When the beasts of the earth pray we do not see it, and do not know it, for their gods are not our own. And we so rarely notice them, because we so rarely notice that which is not relevant to humans goals.

Though if you find yourself at the mercy of a god for beasts, be warned for they will not be appeased by human means. And the god of wolves would destroy a human to save a wolf as quickly and calmly as one of our gods would kill a human to spare their follower.

#196 #my thougts #worldbuilding #writing #fantasy #my writing #my worldbuilding #urban fantasy #frog #frogs #cats #bugs #wolves #gods #pantheon #mythology #folktale #folklore #xenofiction

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maxyvert · 1 year

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Folktale week!! Rebels - with witches !!! Costume - which is actually based on my village’s folk clothing. Sadly there weren’t much resources about it. That was all for me this year. Hopefully next time I’ll be able to properly plan ahead :’) Tree and Star

#myart #folktale week 2022 #traditional art #folktale #folktale week #folktaleweek2022 #rebels #costume #folklore #hungarian #folk costume #witches #woods #plants #smoke #full moon #witchcraft

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laurasimonsdaughter · 2 months

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Of a Wolf and a Gift

A folktale from Mégevette, France

One day, in the village of Cez, a husband and wife were just taking their baking of bread out of the great communal oven, when an animal appeared and sat down, looking at them. It looked like a dog, bit its head was far more like wolf’s and there was hunger in its eyes. The man took pity on the starving beast and tore a piece off a freshly baked loaf to offer it to them, but his wife prevented him. She took up a stick and shouted at the creature: “Get away you stupid thing! We barely have enough to feed ourselves!” And the animal fled.

Winter came, and because there was no other work to be had in that season, the husband did as he usually did and went off as a travelling merchant. He sold a great deal of his merchandise to a family in Alsace and to his surprise they told him that they knew Mégevette and were acquainted with his wife.

“She is the kindest, most generous lady who ever lived,” said the grandmother of the family. “Please take back this gift for her, to wear on Sundays.” And she handed the man a fine vest, knitted from the softest wool.

When the husband returned to his wife he presented her with the gift at once, but to his surprise she regarded it with great suspicion. “I know no one in Alsace who would give me a gift,” she declared and before her husband could say another word she took the vest and flung it out of the window.

It caught on a branch of the cherry tree beside the house and there it remained. But the following year, that tree did not bear fruit. Little by little it wilted and withered, until it eventually died. And the same would have happened to that woman, if she had worn the vest that her husband brought back for her, because the person who sent it to her was the very werewolf she had chased away.

Translated and retold from the French given in Joisten & Chanaud’s Les loups-garous en Savoie et Dauphiné; tale 20 (told by Louis Bron in 1965), which is a variant of tale 22 “Le don au loup” (told by Gustave Chevallier in 1965).

#werewolf #werewolves #french folklore #laura retells #folklore #folktale

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foslo · 1 year

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Hare's heart 🌿

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#polish folklore #Polish folktales #folktale #illustration #animal art #my art #foslo #digital art #digital

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dommnics · 6 months

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"She was a strange child, quiet and thoughtful. While her sisters showed delight at the wonderful things which they obtained from the wrecks of vessels, she cared only for her pretty flowers, red like the sun, and a beautiful marble statue."

I did a design, just for fun, of the little mermaid character based on the original Hans Christian Andersen story, who I'm calling 'Iniya'. The bottom image was my initial sketch of her, and the top is my more fleshed out and polished design.

I love how she turned out, and I want to do more drawings of her, more designs from the original story, as well as other fairy tales!

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elizabethanism · 1 year

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When Krampus treads too far into Yule Cat’s territory

#Krampus #Yule Cat #Christmas #folklore #folktale

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