Art: Illustration from Elves and Fairies (1916) by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960).
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November 4, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Art: Illustration from Elves and Fairies (1916) by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960).
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November 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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#FairyTaleTuesday In the church at Kirkby Stephen is the 'Loki Stone', a carved stone of the Norse god Loki. The carving shows a figure resembling the Devil with sheep’s horns, whose legs and arms are bound by heavy irons
more in my "Folklore of the Lake District"
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November 3, 2026 at 7:44 AM
#FairyTaleTuesday In the church at Kirkby Stephen is the 'Loki Stone', a carved stone of the Norse god Loki. The carving shows a figure resembling the Devil with sheep’s horns, whose legs and arms are bound by heavy irons
more in my "Folklore of the Lake District"
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more in my "Folklore of the Lake District"
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BERSERKERS Norse raiders who wore animal skins into battle. Invested with supernatural powers, they were supposed to assume the form of the beasts in whose skin they were disguised. Influential on Egger's #Werwulf and as the name of the escaped #wolf that Dracula controls #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 12:39 PM
BERSERKERS Norse raiders who wore animal skins into battle. Invested with supernatural powers, they were supposed to assume the form of the beasts in whose skin they were disguised. Influential on Egger's #Werwulf and as the name of the escaped #wolf that Dracula controls #FairyTaleTuesday
In Skáldskaparmál, Loki bets his head against the dwarf Brokkr in a contest of craftsmanship. When Loki loses, he argues that the dwarf may take his head but not his neck. Brokkr settles for sewing Loki's lips shut. A very literal contractual loophole. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
In Skáldskaparmál, Loki bets his head against the dwarf Brokkr in a contest of craftsmanship. When Loki loses, he argues that the dwarf may take his head but not his neck. Brokkr settles for sewing Loki's lips shut. A very literal contractual loophole. #FairyTaleTuesday
Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn, fly across the world gathering news. Their names mean Thought and Memory. In Grímnismál, Odin worries that Huginn might not return, but fears even more for Muninn. Even a god can fear losing his memory. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn, fly across the world gathering news. Their names mean Thought and Memory. In Grímnismál, Odin worries that Huginn might not return, but fears even more for Muninn. Even a god can fear losing his memory. #FairyTaleTuesday
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November 3, 2026 at 9:10 AM
In Gróttasöngr, the giantesses Fenja and Menja are forced to grind wealth for King Fróði using a magical millstone. They eventually grind out an army against him. Exploited magical workers make exceptionally dangerous enemies. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
In Gróttasöngr, the giantesses Fenja and Menja are forced to grind wealth for King Fróði using a magical millstone. They eventually grind out an army against him. Exploited magical workers make exceptionally dangerous enemies. #FairyTaleTuesday
In Völundarkviða, three mysterious women wearing swan garments become the wives of three brothers. After seven years, the women fly away to pursue their destinies. The tale blends swan-maiden folklore with the tragic legend of the smith Völundr. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
In Völundarkviða, three mysterious women wearing swan garments become the wives of three brothers. After seven years, the women fly away to pursue their destinies. The tale blends swan-maiden folklore with the tragic legend of the smith Völundr. #FairyTaleTuesday
In ancient Norse literature, Queen Ragnhild, who ruled Norway in the 9th century, had a dream that she took a brooch off her cloak and it transformed into an enormous tree with branches extending to other lands. The tree symbolized her descendants. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
In ancient Norse literature, Queen Ragnhild, who ruled Norway in the 9th century, had a dream that she took a brooch off her cloak and it transformed into an enormous tree with branches extending to other lands. The tree symbolized her descendants. #FairyTaleTuesday
#FairyTaleTuesday In Norse mythology, Huginn & Muninn are a pair of ravens that serve under the god Odin, flying around the world & bringing him information. In the Prose Edda & the Third Grammatical Treatise, they are described as perching on Odin's shoulders.
Source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia
November 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM
#FairyTaleTuesday In Norse mythology, Huginn & Muninn are a pair of ravens that serve under the god Odin, flying around the world & bringing him information. In the Prose Edda & the Third Grammatical Treatise, they are described as perching on Odin's shoulders.
Source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia
In Norse mythology, Odin sacrifices one of his eyes for a drink from Mímir's well, gaining wisdom at a terrible price. The ruler of Asgard understands that knowledge is never free. In his case, the cost is permanently visible. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 10:43 AM
In Norse mythology, Odin sacrifices one of his eyes for a drink from Mímir's well, gaining wisdom at a terrible price. The ruler of Asgard understands that knowledge is never free. In his case, the cost is permanently visible. #FairyTaleTuesday
According to Grímnismál, Freyja receives half of those slain in battle, while Odin receives the other half. Her realm is Fólkvangr, and her hall is Sessrúmnir. Valhalla isn't the only destination for warriors chosen from the battlefield. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
According to Grímnismál, Freyja receives half of those slain in battle, while Odin receives the other half. Her realm is Fólkvangr, and her hall is Sessrúmnir. Valhalla isn't the only destination for warriors chosen from the battlefield. #FairyTaleTuesday
The rap battles of Germanic cultures was called flyting, a back-and-forth poetic battle of wits found in Britain, Norse legend, and Irish lore, often comedic, sometimes deeply insulting: famously, Loki threw down with all the gods of Asgard and won. #FairytaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The rap battles of Germanic cultures was called flyting, a back-and-forth poetic battle of wits found in Britain, Norse legend, and Irish lore, often comedic, sometimes deeply insulting: famously, Loki threw down with all the gods of Asgard and won. #FairytaleTuesday
In Norse mythology, after the god Odin and his two brothers killed the giant Ymir and transformed his corpse into the Earth, they discovered huge maggots crawling inside it. The gods turned these maggots into the first dwarfs, who still live underground.
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November 3, 2026 at 7:53 AM
In Norse mythology, after the god Odin and his two brothers killed the giant Ymir and transformed his corpse into the Earth, they discovered huge maggots crawling inside it. The gods turned these maggots into the first dwarfs, who still live underground.
🎨Lorenz Frølich
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🎨Lorenz Frølich
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In Gylfaginning, Thor attempts to lift a giant cat at Útgarða-Loki's court. He can raise only one paw. Later, he learns the cat was actually Jörmungandr, the enormous serpent encircling the world. Even Thor didn't realize what he was wrestling. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
In Gylfaginning, Thor attempts to lift a giant cat at Útgarða-Loki's court. He can raise only one paw. Later, he learns the cat was actually Jörmungandr, the enormous serpent encircling the world. Even Thor didn't realize what he was wrestling. #FairyTaleTuesday
The nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill" has been compared to the Norse myth of siblings Hjuki and Bil, who were taken from earth by the Man in the Moon as they were fetching water from a well. They still carry the water as they follow the moon through space. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill" has been compared to the Norse myth of siblings Hjuki and Bil, who were taken from earth by the Man in the Moon as they were fetching water from a well. They still carry the water as they follow the moon through space. #FairyTaleTuesday
Norse god Loki is a shapeshifter, capable of changing gender. In the ancient poem Lokasenna, Loki spends eight winters as a milkmaid and gives birth to a brood of witches. In another myth, Loki eats a witch's heart and gets pregnant with the first ogress. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Norse god Loki is a shapeshifter, capable of changing gender. In the ancient poem Lokasenna, Loki spends eight winters as a milkmaid and gives birth to a brood of witches. In another myth, Loki eats a witch's heart and gets pregnant with the first ogress. #FairyTaleTuesday
In Norse mythology, Iðunn guards the apples that keep the gods youthful. When the giant Þjazi abducts her, the gods begin to age. Loki must rescue her by transforming her into a nut and carrying her away in falcon form. Immortality depends on a surprisingly vulnerable gardener. #FairyTaleTuesday
November 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
In Norse mythology, Iðunn guards the apples that keep the gods youthful. When the giant Þjazi abducts her, the gods begin to age. Loki must rescue her by transforming her into a nut and carrying her away in falcon form. Immortality depends on a surprisingly vulnerable gardener. #FairyTaleTuesday
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October 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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The huldufólk (hidden folk) of Icelandic legends are human-sized fairies whose communities are hidden in the hills. Sometimes they are depicted with cow tails. It is said that if the huldufólk marry a human, their cow tails fall off, and they become human themselves.
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November 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The huldufólk (hidden folk) of Icelandic legends are human-sized fairies whose communities are hidden in the hills. Sometimes they are depicted with cow tails. It is said that if the huldufólk marry a human, their cow tails fall off, and they become human themselves.
🎨Brett Manning
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🎨Brett Manning
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2/2 In the Poetic Edda, Odin tells us that both Mani and Sol are chased through the heavens by wolves.
🎨Ivan Bilibin redbubble.com/shop/ap/4511... #FairytaleTuesday #art #illustrationart #mythology #interiordesigner #fairytale #folklore #wallart #vintage #literature
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November 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
2/2 In the Poetic Edda, Odin tells us that both Mani and Sol are chased through the heavens by wolves.
🎨Ivan Bilibin redbubble.com/shop/ap/4511... #FairytaleTuesday #art #illustrationart #mythology #interiordesigner #fairytale #folklore #wallart #vintage #literature
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3/3 "I know that I hung, on a wind-rocked tree, nine whole nights, with a spear wounded, and to Odin offered, myself to myself; on that tree, of which no one knows from what root it springs." -The Poetic Edda redbubble.com/shop/ap/3438... #FairytaleTuesday #art #Norsevember #mythology
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November 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
3/3 "I know that I hung, on a wind-rocked tree, nine whole nights, with a spear wounded, and to Odin offered, myself to myself; on that tree, of which no one knows from what root it springs." -The Poetic Edda redbubble.com/shop/ap/3438... #FairytaleTuesday #art #Norsevember #mythology
A hulder (or huldra) is a forest fairy in Scandinavian folklore who seduces people traveling through her woods. Once in her embrace, a man will discover the hulder has some inhuman feature, such as an animal's hairy legs and tail or a hollow back (like some old tree).
🎨Iren Horrors
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🎨Iren Horrors
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November 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
A hulder (or huldra) is a forest fairy in Scandinavian folklore who seduces people traveling through her woods. Once in her embrace, a man will discover the hulder has some inhuman feature, such as an animal's hairy legs and tail or a hollow back (like some old tree).
🎨Iren Horrors
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🎨Iren Horrors
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1/2 In this retelling of #Norse #mythology, goddess Freya fell in love with the hero Svipdag but he was turned into a sea dragon. She searched the world until she found him.
🎨John Bauer redbubble.com/shop/ap/3580... #FairyTaleTuesday #illustration #art #fairytale #homedecor
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1/2 In this retelling of #Norse #mythology, goddess Freya fell in love with the hero Svipdag but he was turned into a sea dragon. She searched the world until she found him.
🎨John Bauer redbubble.com/shop/ap/3580... #FairyTaleTuesday #illustration #art #fairytale #homedecor
🎨John Bauer redbubble.com/shop/ap/3580... #FairyTaleTuesday #illustration #art #fairytale #homedecor