August 23, 2024 at 4:17 PM
The wizard sleeps peacefully. He has a dream about a hercinia.
May 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The wizard sleeps peacefully. He has a dream about a hercinia.
This week's medieval beast is the hercinia which is described as a bird with glowing feathers. This hercinia is from an early edition of "L'Acerba etas" by Cecco d'Ascoli (1257-1327). #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #hercinia
![A pale-coloured bird facing left with a long parrot-like beak and a long upward sloping crest. It has trailing wings and hefty feathered legs with prominent chicken-like feet. It appears to have been very lightly colour-washed in a light purple colour. There are age spots in the top right corner and gothic-style text in the bottom left corner. Image from Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut.40.52 [L'Acerba etas], folio 34v.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hmq6dpbhsfnbzqxa6mrixd5i/bafkreiayenq3cbsnitrlyqkqp4h7qo4izxu66h45bsdtz25we4ovtfdb4u)
June 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This week's medieval beast is the hercinia which is described as a bird with glowing feathers. This hercinia is from an early edition of "L'Acerba etas" by Cecco d'Ascoli (1257-1327). #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #hercinia
Medieval illustrators often used gilt (or white) to show the glow of a hercinia as in this lovely image from the Worksop Bestiary, c1185. #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #hercinia
![A right-facing walking gilt bird with a crest in a circular lozenge on a page of text. The background of the lozenge is a solid red circle at the centre, a decorated blue ring and a red and cream border. Image from Morgan Library, MS M.81 [The Worksop Bestiary], folio 52v.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hmq6dpbhsfnbzqxa6mrixd5i/bafkreifvwgkftnckjnfy5pm2cybpr3py5fdgttvawziaqm3cxgd2kx6osy)
June 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Medieval illustrators often used gilt (or white) to show the glow of a hercinia as in this lovely image from the Worksop Bestiary, c1185. #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #hercinia
This timeline, folks
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May 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Politeness tags for the unwitting and accidental collaborators @nora.zone and @shortandslanted.bsky.social
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#bestiary #cryptid
Hercinia
An avian of the Black Forest of Germany this species is unique in that it is the only known terrestrial vertebrate to utilize bioluminescence. These birds produce it, bacteriogenic, by consuming light producing mushrooms many of which are also fed upon by dryads.
Hercinia
An avian of the Black Forest of Germany this species is unique in that it is the only known terrestrial vertebrate to utilize bioluminescence. These birds produce it, bacteriogenic, by consuming light producing mushrooms many of which are also fed upon by dryads.
November 17, 2024 at 2:51 PM
My fave being the Hercinia.
A glow-in-the-dark bird(!) What's not to like(?) On my list for southern Medway (yeah I supressed it). 😇
Seriously. There are good reasons Kent ornithology remains in the Dark Ages.
I'll get my Norman helmet.
3/4
A glow-in-the-dark bird(!) What's not to like(?) On my list for southern Medway (yeah I supressed it). 😇
Seriously. There are good reasons Kent ornithology remains in the Dark Ages.
I'll get my Norman helmet.
3/4
Hercinia - Wikipedia
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September 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
My fave being the Hercinia.
A glow-in-the-dark bird(!) What's not to like(?) On my list for southern Medway (yeah I supressed it). 😇
Seriously. There are good reasons Kent ornithology remains in the Dark Ages.
I'll get my Norman helmet.
3/4
A glow-in-the-dark bird(!) What's not to like(?) On my list for southern Medway (yeah I supressed it). 😇
Seriously. There are good reasons Kent ornithology remains in the Dark Ages.
I'll get my Norman helmet.
3/4
🤩 Announcing the line-up for our THING ONE cabaret on Sat May 3rd @ 2pm, hosted by Morro and Jasp!
🔥 Bob Allowishes, DeVery Bess, Max Malada, Christopher Bugg, Archie Called, Kez Vicario-Robinson, Gay Cowboys, Kayla Subica, and Hercinia Arts’s Money Fish!
🎫 Get your tickets: www.wtfestival.ca/now
🔥 Bob Allowishes, DeVery Bess, Max Malada, Christopher Bugg, Archie Called, Kez Vicario-Robinson, Gay Cowboys, Kayla Subica, and Hercinia Arts’s Money Fish!
🎫 Get your tickets: www.wtfestival.ca/now
April 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
🤩 Announcing the line-up for our THING ONE cabaret on Sat May 3rd @ 2pm, hosted by Morro and Jasp!
🔥 Bob Allowishes, DeVery Bess, Max Malada, Christopher Bugg, Archie Called, Kez Vicario-Robinson, Gay Cowboys, Kayla Subica, and Hercinia Arts’s Money Fish!
🎫 Get your tickets: www.wtfestival.ca/now
🔥 Bob Allowishes, DeVery Bess, Max Malada, Christopher Bugg, Archie Called, Kez Vicario-Robinson, Gay Cowboys, Kayla Subica, and Hercinia Arts’s Money Fish!
🎫 Get your tickets: www.wtfestival.ca/now
Here is another set of Chibis that I've done that live rent free in my brain! This one is from Art Fight 2022. My partners OC Hercinia and my little bird gremlin Faven! These two have one of my favorite storylines and seeing the growth in them over time brings me joy!
October 13, 2023 at 6:27 PM
Here is another set of Chibis that I've done that live rent free in my brain! This one is from Art Fight 2022. My partners OC Hercinia and my little bird gremlin Faven! These two have one of my favorite storylines and seeing the growth in them over time brings me joy!
Another technique medieval illustrators used to produce the glow of a hercinia was to give it a gilt background as in this image from a 13th century Second Family English bestiary. #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #hercinia
![A cream/beige-coloured generic bird with an oddly positioned blue wing is shown on a very bright gilt circle set within a red background surrounded by a green frame. The bird seems to be climbing up the gilt circle. It has a hooked beak and a dyspeptic expression. Image from St John's College (Oxford) Library, MS. 61 [Bestiary (Second Family)], folio 45v.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hmq6dpbhsfnbzqxa6mrixd5i/bafkreihwsifsj2hptor7zitc3b65lgj65nk5nkttvj7awrizjm2tvwwj2u)
June 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Another technique medieval illustrators used to produce the glow of a hercinia was to give it a gilt background as in this image from a 13th century Second Family English bestiary. #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #hercinia
Though personally, in my games, I don't really buy into the idea that mechs had 1 common origin at Hercinia. SecComm war machines, militarized mining rigs and cargo lifters, and dueling machines built for Karakin nobility could all have convergently led to the age of mech warfare.
February 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Though personally, in my games, I don't really buy into the idea that mechs had 1 common origin at Hercinia. SecComm war machines, militarized mining rigs and cargo lifters, and dueling machines built for Karakin nobility could all have convergently led to the age of mech warfare.
Hercinia, a glowing bird?
Insectivorous. Luminous fungus (turns up on barn owls now and then). Feathers have grooves similar to the ones that let sloths be algae-greened. Nestlings pick it up from parents in the nest. Glowing at night in a forest brings insects to them.
Stuff like that.
Insectivorous. Luminous fungus (turns up on barn owls now and then). Feathers have grooves similar to the ones that let sloths be algae-greened. Nestlings pick it up from parents in the nest. Glowing at night in a forest brings insects to them.
Stuff like that.
May 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hercinia, a glowing bird?
Insectivorous. Luminous fungus (turns up on barn owls now and then). Feathers have grooves similar to the ones that let sloths be algae-greened. Nestlings pick it up from parents in the nest. Glowing at night in a forest brings insects to them.
Stuff like that.
Insectivorous. Luminous fungus (turns up on barn owls now and then). Feathers have grooves similar to the ones that let sloths be algae-greened. Nestlings pick it up from parents in the nest. Glowing at night in a forest brings insects to them.
Stuff like that.
🤹 Don't miss this high-energy preview feature our Top Busker Acts, including Hercinia Arts, Scott Jackson, The Twins Trip, a fire-breathing juggler and an escape artist at the Busker's Festival Kick Off, at Marina Park ⛵
For more info visit TBShows.com
#tbayfestival #thunderbay #buskersfestival2026
For more info visit TBShows.com
#tbayfestival #thunderbay #buskersfestival2026
July 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
🤹 Don't miss this high-energy preview feature our Top Busker Acts, including Hercinia Arts, Scott Jackson, The Twins Trip, a fire-breathing juggler and an escape artist at the Busker's Festival Kick Off, at Marina Park ⛵
For more info visit TBShows.com
#tbayfestival #thunderbay #buskersfestival2026
For more info visit TBShows.com
#tbayfestival #thunderbay #buskersfestival2026
Southmarch (Kirkwall, Ostwick, Hercinia) is the Hanseatic League
Centervale (Starkhaven, Markham) is Belgium and Rheinlandish
Rivervale (Ansburg, Wycome) is Rhône and Provence
Heartvale (Tantervale) is, I dunno, Bavaria?
Nevarra is Alsace and southern Rhine Valley
🔖 #DragonAge #DA:TCoL
Centervale (Starkhaven, Markham) is Belgium and Rheinlandish
Rivervale (Ansburg, Wycome) is Rhône and Provence
Heartvale (Tantervale) is, I dunno, Bavaria?
Nevarra is Alsace and southern Rhine Valley
🔖 #DragonAge #DA:TCoL
F - We know our potatoes!
Caption: Fi learns some people put tomato sauce on frites
Caption: Fi learns some people put tomato sauce on frites
July 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Southmarch (Kirkwall, Ostwick, Hercinia) is the Hanseatic League
Centervale (Starkhaven, Markham) is Belgium and Rheinlandish
Rivervale (Ansburg, Wycome) is Rhône and Provence
Heartvale (Tantervale) is, I dunno, Bavaria?
Nevarra is Alsace and southern Rhine Valley
🔖 #DragonAge #DA:TCoL
Centervale (Starkhaven, Markham) is Belgium and Rheinlandish
Rivervale (Ansburg, Wycome) is Rhône and Provence
Heartvale (Tantervale) is, I dunno, Bavaria?
Nevarra is Alsace and southern Rhine Valley
🔖 #DragonAge #DA:TCoL
January 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Significado de #hercinia Es un nombre de mujer, con variantes como Hercilia y Hercidia, también con variantes sin H que son más comunes: Ercinia, Ercilia y Ercidia. Es un nombre de origen griego y significa Tierna y Delicada. Hercinia era un pájaro o ave de plumajes.. hercinia
December 31, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Significado de #hercynia Era el nombre antiguo de una región boscosa del Centro de Europa, en Alemania. Se le conoce también como Hercynia Silva o Hercynius Saltus (Bosque o Región de Hercinia). Bosque Hercínico. Hace parte también de los montes Hartz (montaña bosc.. hercynia
November 30, 2024 at 1:40 PM
January 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Meaning of #hercinia It is a woman's name, with variants as Hercilia and Hercidia, also with variants without H that are most common: Ercinia, Ercilia and Ercidia. It is a name of Greek origin and means tender and delicate. MIA was a bird or bird's bright plumage o.. hercinia
January 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
January 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Significado de #hercinia É um nome de mulher, com variantes como Hercilia e Hercidia, também com variantes sem H que são mais comuns: Ercinia, Ercilia e Ercidia. É um nome de origem grega e significa sensível e delicada. MIA foi um pássaro ou plumagem brilhante do .. hercinia
December 27, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Significado de #hercynia Era o antigo nome de uma região florestal da Europa Central, na Alemanha. Também é conhecida como Hercynia Silva ou Hercynius Saltus (Floresta ou Região da Hercínia). Floresta Hercínia . Também faz parte das Montanhas Hartz (montanha arb.. hercynia
November 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM
The medieval hercinia was said to act as a beacon in the dark because it glowed so brightly. This glowing hercinia is from a 13th century "Liber de naturis bestiarum". #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #hercinia
![A very bright white generic bird with upraised wings and a concerned expression is walking to the right on a dark brown background. One of its feet and the highest curve of its wings are breaching the frame around the illustration. Image from Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 533 [Liber de naturis bestiarum], folio 17v.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hmq6dpbhsfnbzqxa6mrixd5i/bafkreihkrti7li7wwai7ody44hhrnatxo3q5icomrvj3ajri3zbhdlp4we)
June 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The medieval hercinia was said to act as a beacon in the dark because it glowed so brightly. This glowing hercinia is from a 13th century "Liber de naturis bestiarum". #medievalbeasts #medievalmanuscripts #hercinia
Day two of the Fringe and our second outdoor schedule! ☀️
Did you make it out to kick-off last night?
#wpgfringe #fringe #winnipeg
Did you make it out to kick-off last night?
#wpgfringe #fringe #winnipeg
July 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Day two of the Fringe and our second outdoor schedule! ☀️
Did you make it out to kick-off last night?
#wpgfringe #fringe #winnipeg
Did you make it out to kick-off last night?
#wpgfringe #fringe #winnipeg