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reading variants of old Arthurian legends and they really be like, “would you love me if I was a worm”
The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh, also known as The Laidly Worm of Bamborough, is a Northumbrian ballad about a princess who is changed into a dragon (the "laidly worm" of the title).
May 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Dmitri Cavander (American Artist, born 1969)
"Laidly Street Intersection", 2015.
Oil on Canvas, 38" × 28".
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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John D. Batten, "Childe Wynd thrice kisses the Laidly Worm & rescues his Sister the Princess Margaret," illustration for "The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh," in Joseph Jacobs, "English Fairy Tales" (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1902), p. 195.
March 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
wallacepolsom.bsky.social
Four dragons by Leonard Baskin: 1) Leviathan, 2) Smaug, 3) The Laidly Worm, and 4) The Fold-Up Dragon.
March 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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#WyrdWednesday
"I weird ye be a Laidly Worm, & borrowed shall ye never be, Until Childe Wynd, the King's own son, Come to the Heugh & thrice kiss thee; Until the world comes to an end, Borrowed shall ye never be"
With this spell cast 3x3 & with passes 9x9, the wicked witch of Bamburgh, spurred by
'Worm' is used in the ancient sense of dragon. 'Laidly' means ugly/loathsome. 🎨 John Dickson Batten (1860-1932) "Childe Wynd thrice kisses the Laidly Worm and rescues his sister the Princess Margaret" in 'English Fairy Tales' by Joseph Jacobs. Jacobs argued that Wynd was cognate with the Arthurian knight Gawain
October 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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One of the Live eps?
Hunting the Werewolf?
Laidly Worm?
So many chooseys
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December 12, 2024 at 8:17 AM
nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social
"Childe Wynd thrice kisses the Laidly Worm and rescues his sister the Princess Margaret"
from English Fairy Tales — John Batten, 1902
Black and white art a night in armor hugging a giant dead snake. a woman's face is emerging out of a hole in the neck of the snake
May 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Dmitry Cavander.
Artista estadounidense nacido en 1969.
Intersección de Laidly Street. 2015.
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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"LAIDLY, LOATHLY is a new folk tale inspired by British and Irish folklore. Changeling Ocke and monster Methe meet at arrow-point, and find their lives entangled from Samhain to Lammas as the years turn, over the course of centuries."

#comicbook #zine #illustration #folklore
The cover of a comic book with the title Laidly, Loathly by Jack MacConnachie for Right Villainous. The illustration is pen and ink and collage, showing a horned creature with long arms and some leaves and bushes.
February 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
You can now get my comic book LAIDLY, LOATHLY as a PDF download!

The comic is inspired by folklore with themes of queer bodies and belonging.

The print copy is still available. Both are 140 pages with hand-drawn illustrations and collages

#folklore #comics #illustration

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Laidly, Loathly Comic Book - PDF DIGITAL DOWNLOAD - Etsy UK
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July 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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English Fairy Tales — John Batten, 1902

"Childe Wynd thrice kisses the Laidly Worm and rescues his Sister the Princess Margaret"
B&w illustration Man in armor holding a big snake beast. There's a woman whose head is sticking out from a big hole in the snake
April 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
This is one of my favourite collages from "Laidly, Loathly". it is one of the images used for the postcard that i'll send out with each copy :)

#illustration #collage #folklore #faun #comic
a collage of digital drawing printed out, linocut printed leaves and drawing in pen and pencil with marbled paper. the collage shows a faun croucing between two trees with large teardrops running down its cheeks.
March 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
some of my favourite panels of Metheglyn from my silly book "Laidly, Loathly"

#illustration #faun #satyr #folklore #ink #pencil #comics
the characters METHE and OCKE from LAIDLY LOATHLY sitting in a patch of flowers under a tree. the drawing is pencil and ink in shades of green and brown. O: can you take any other shapes? M: some O: then stay here - hidden. it's not safe M: i know. there are hunters here. a detail of methe drawn in green ink and coloured pencils a detail of methe drawn in green ink and coloured pencils a detail of methe drawn in green ink and coloured pencils
April 21, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Love the Lambton Worm! Also on north-eastern worm poems - The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh is from Northumberland

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The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh - Wikipedia
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July 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
another page from "Laidly, Loathly"

#comic #book #illustration #folklore #changeling
A page from "Laidly, Loathly" by Jack MacConnachie for Right Villainous. the images show a child climbing from a house's chimney and running away to sleep in the woods. the text reads: it's me. in the stories, the changeling flies out with the hearth smoke when it is revealed. i never did manage to fly again. i think story-teller is another word for liar." another child finds them. the text reads - child: i don't understand. i thought i was your only child. parent: and you are. YOU were supposed to be gone. you can stay - but keep out of the house. and you must behave. changeling: behave as what?
February 28, 2026 at 2:37 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
a page from "Laidly, Loathly" looking ahead to apple season...

#illustration #comics #art #collage #folklore
a collage of green paper and digital drawings coloured with coloured pencil. an archer shoots and apple from a tree for a satyr or faun to eat
September 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
Here's the first three pages from Laidly, Loathly. I'm mainly a printmaker but have been exploring drawing and collage more due to RSI in my wrist and fingers! This was an enjoyable project. It took about two years on and off, and I had to draw some of it with my left hand.

#folklore #comic #zine
A page from a comic book "Laidly, Loathly" showing an arrow being drawn and shot at a deer. the deer runs away. the text reads "i should have known not to loose that arrow. it was an unusual kind of deer. and the old road is not frequented by many men or beasts. and the buck just stepped out and stood there, watching me back. waiting for the arrow." the next page of the comic "Laidly, Loathly". the deer runs through a toadstool ring. the arrow sticks out of its shoulder. the archer stops before entering the ring. the text says "and so i should have known not to chase it". the third page from "Laidly, Loathly". the archer destroys the mushroom ring. he follows the deer and finds a faun instead, with the arrow in its shoulder. the archer says "that's my arrow. why did you let me shoot you?" (I know why. it is a lure) Faun: i didn't see that you were sidhe. you may have your arrow back".
February 22, 2026 at 1:14 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
You can read the first 15 pages of my folklore and history-inspired comic Laidly, Loathly here!

This is only a preview for now - it was created to be a print book.

#folklore #comics #illustration
Laidly, Loathly - preview
Cover
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August 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
Folklore from “Laidly, Loathly”: Laidly basically means the same as loathly – the second half of the title sort of defines the first. It is an archaic Scots and Northern English word. My story is about a creature and a boy treated like a creature. thread >>>

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the front and back of the comic book "Laidly, Loathly". the cover shows a long limbed faun-like creature moving through a collage of marbled paper. the back cover shows an archer. the blurb reads "laidly, loathly is a new folk tale inspired by british and irish folk lore. changeling ocke and monster methe meet at arrow-point, and find their lives entangled from samhain to lammas as the years turn over the course of centuries"
March 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
sircalalot.bsky.social
The Laidly Worm card by Fionn Jordan - based on a Northumbrian folk tale about a cursed princess.

I'm currently at #DevelopConf in Brighton all week if anyone wants to say hi!

Curse of Cards on Steam:
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The artist:
instagram.com/fionnjordan/
July 14, 2026 at 7:12 AM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
#illustration #folklore #collage #beasts #laidly #ballads
a collage of drawings and prints of animal headed people and hairy bodies with various pieces of text reading: Loathly - o quit thy sword, and bend thy bow, and give me kisses three; for though i am a poisonous worm no hurt i will do to thee - how does it feel to hold the beast while his body twists or to be a bear an esk an adder all in her arms - her breath grew strang, her hair grew lang - the laidly worm and the loathly lady keep their pig heads and great big goggly eyes - and we're drawn to fangs and woolly woodwose and the allure of the shapeshifter is to taste that transformation is possible. the page is decorated with a pattern of leaves
February 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
More folklore from Laidly, Loathly! (thread) >

#folklore #johnbarleycorn #illustration #comics
part of a page from the comic book Laidly, Loalthy. group of people are drinking beer from a jug. Methe recites the lyrics from John Barley corn: "with harrows strong they combed him, the burst clods upon his head/ a joyful banquet then was made, when barleycorn was dead." the others are confused. one explains: the spirit of the harvest. john barleycorn. beer- the song is about beer. Methe says: maybe.
March 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
jackalopeart.bsky.social
"I Weird Ye" is a collage, blending the Lambton Worm and the Laidly Worm into a new story about transformation.

#folklore #illustration #zine
December 16, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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Our new episode is OUT NOW and it's all about the history and folklore of #Northumberland, and we have Eleanor's telling of the slithery tale of 'The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh'. Listen: linktr.ee/threeravensp... #folklore #podcast
December 30, 2024 at 9:04 AM
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the myth of the laidly worm
September 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM