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WorldSleepDay In Druid tradition, there is the secret knowledge of the bee: "ask the wild bee what the druid knew" During sleep or while in trance, a person’s soul leaves their body in the form of a bee. art: Duncan Carse

#WorldSleepDay

In Druid tradition, there is the secret knowledge of the bee: "ask the wild bee what the druid knew"

During sleep or while in trance, a person’s soul leaves their body in the form of a bee.

art: Duncan Carse

12 gods are having dinner in Valhalla. Uninvited, Loki shows up as the 13th guest. He persuades Hoor, the blind son of Odin, to shoot Balder (another son) with a mistletoe-tipped arrow. Balder dies, and the act is now associated with 13. #friday13th #mythology 🖼 Sam Flegal

12 gods are having dinner in Valhalla. Uninvited, Loki shows up as the 13th guest. He persuades Hoor, the blind son of Odin, to shoot Balder (another son) with a mistletoe-tipped arrow. Balder dies, and the act is now associated with 13.

#friday13th #mythology
🖼 Sam Flegal

"Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; vampires; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire more: folklorepress.co.uk #folklore #Scotland #booksky

Introducing my new:

"Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"

Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; vampires; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire

more: folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #Scotland #booksky

FaerieFriday Were they originally fallen angels? "Not the seed of Adam are we, Nor is Abraham our father, But of the seed of the Proud Angel, Driven forth from Heaven" from: Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror by Stephen G. Rae folklorepress.co.uk art: E. De Morgan

#FaerieFriday Were they originally fallen angels?

"Not the seed of Adam are we,
Nor is Abraham our father,
But of the seed of the Proud Angel,
Driven forth from Heaven"

from: Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

art: E. De Morgan

Fabulous! Thank you 😊

📚 out now Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror by Stephen G. Rae Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin kin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; giants, ogre and hairy folk; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire folklorepress.co.uk #bookologythursday #folklore

📚 out now

Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror
by Stephen G. Rae

Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin kin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; giants, ogre and hairy folk; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire
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#bookologythursday #folklore

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In Ireland, Phooka is a goblin-like being. A bringer of both of good and bad fortune. A shapeshifter able to take the form of a cat or hare in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; an Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae https://folklorepress.co.uk/ #bookologythursday #folklore

In Ireland, Phooka is a goblin-like being. A bringer of both of good and bad fortune. A shapeshifter able to take the form of a cat or hare

in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; an Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

#bookologythursday #folklore

#WitchWednesday Along our coastline there are numerous tales of 'Sea Witches', traditional folklore characters often portrayed as women, who have a magical bond with the sea and the weather elements. One such tale takes place at Turnberry #folklore #Scotland art: Adrien Amilat

#WitchWednesday Along our coastline there are numerous tales of 'Sea Witches', traditional folklore characters often portrayed as women, who have a magical bond with the sea and the weather elements. One such tale takes place at Turnberry

#folklore #Scotland
art: Adrien Amilat

Wag-at-the-Wa' is a tiny Brownie from Scottish folklore, that although living in the kitchen, does very little work more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae

Wag-at-the-Wa' is a tiny Brownie from Scottish folklore, that although living in the kitchen, does very little work

more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae

folklorepress.co.uk

#goblins #folklore #books

Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror by Stephen G. Rae Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin kin; faerie animals; demons or land and sea; giants, ogre and hairy folk; wolf man and werewolf; from the Beast of Buchan to the Gorbals Vampire more: folklorepress.co.uk #folklore #scotland

Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror
by Stephen G. Rae

Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin kin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; giants, ogre and hairy folk; wolf man and werewolf; from the Beast of Buchan to the Gorbals Vampire

folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #scotland #books

Baobhan sith, a vampire who seduces her victims with her beauty, before escaping in the form of a crow more in "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae art: Frances MacDonald

Baobhan sith, a vampire who seduces her victims with her beauty, before escaping in the form of a crow

more in "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #vampires #Scotland
art: Frances MacDonald

Beithir is a dragon that lives in mountainous caves, venturing out on the summer nights when lightning strikes occur more in the upcoming: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae https://folklorepress.co.uk/ #dragons #folklore #Scotland art: Blue Dragon by Stephen G. Rae

Beithir is a dragon that lives in mountainous caves, venturing out on summer nights when lightning strikes occur

more in the upcoming: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

#dragons #folklore #Scotland
art: Stephen G. Rae

"He's so hungry, he's so thin If he'd come we'd let him in" Gunna is a Highland's Brownie living outdoors and caring for livestock and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae https://folklorepress.co.uk/

"He's so hungry, he's so thin
If he'd come we'd let him in"

Gunna is a Highland's Brownie living outdoors and caring for livestock

and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

In Cumbrian dialects, thimble-flower is foxglove, tod is fox, bummel is bee in lore, faeries gave a fox, foxglove petals to put on it's toes - the fox's gloves - to raid the hen house without being heard more in my: 'Folklore of the Lake District' #folkloresunday 📷 Alan McFadyen

In Cumbrian dialects, thimble-flower is foxglove, tod is fox, bummel is bee

in lore, faeries gave a fox, foxglove petals to put on it's toes - the fox's gloves - to raid the hen house without being heard

more in my: 'Folklore of the Lake District'

#folkloresunday
📷 Alan McFadyen

In Scots lore, there are the Faerie Animals: Cait sìth - faerie cat Lucha sìth - faerie mouse Cu sìth - faerie dog Lacha shìth - faerie duck more in: 'Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror' by Stephen G. Rae folklorepress.co.uk #folklore #Scotland

In Scots lore, there are the Faerie Animals:

Cait sìth - faerie cat
Lucha sìth - faerie mouse
Cu sìth - faerie dog
Lacha shìth - faerie duck

more in: 'Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror' by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #Scotland

Scáthach, "the Shadow" and "Warrior Maid" is a figure from Scots and Irish mythology She was a warrior from the Isle of Skye who trained the Ulster hero, Cú Chulainn in the arts of combat #InternationalWomensDay

Scáthach, "the Shadow" and "Warrior Maid" is a figure from Scots and Irish mythology

She was a warrior from the Isle of Skye who trained the Ulster hero, Cú Chulainn in the arts of combat

#InternationalWomensDay

Griffin, the legendary creature with the body, back legs and tail of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle. Lion was traditionally the 'king of the beasts' and Eagle the 'king of the birds', so Griffin became a powerful and majestic creature. #bookwormsat #mythology art: Stephen G. Rae

Griffin was a legendary creature with the body, back legs and tail of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle.

Lion was traditionally the 'king of the beasts' and Eagle the 'king of the birds', so Griffin became a powerful and majestic creature.

#bookwormsat #mythology
art: Stephen G. Rae

Muki, the 'pale goblin' from the high mountains of Peru, known for kidnapping unbaptised children and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae

Muki, the 'pale goblin' from the high mountains of Peru, known for kidnapping unbaptised children

and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae

folklorepress.co.uk

#FaerieFriday Ghilli Dhu is a male faerie living in forests, camouflaging himself in leaves and moss. He comes to the aid of lost children. from the upcoming: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae folklorepress.co.uk

#FaerieFriday Ghilli Dhu is a male faerie living in forests, camouflaging himself in leaves and moss. He comes to the aid of lost children.

from the upcoming: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #folkhorror #Scotland

#WorldBookDay Dragley Beck, Ulverston gets its name from the dragon, that in local legend, sleeps underneath it. More in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae folklorepress.co.uk art: Red Dragon by Stephen G. Rae

#WorldBookDay

Dragley Beck, Ulverston gets its name from the dragon, that in local legend, sleeps underneath it.

more: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #bookologythursday
art: Red Dragon by Stephen G. Rae

#WorldBookDay "stars is shining, moon is breet, Boggart won't cum out to-neet!" more: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; an Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae folklorepress.co.uk art: Boggart by Stephen G. Rae

#WorldBookDay

"stars is shining, moon is breet,
Boggart won't cum out to-neet!"

more: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; an Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #bookologythursday
art: Boggart by Stephen G. Rae

"Folklore of Scotland" by Stephen G. Rae Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin kin; faerie animals; demons or land and sea; giants, ogre and hairy folk; wolf man and werewolf; from the Beast of Buchan to the Gorbals Vampire folklorepress.co.uk

#WorldBookDay and coming soon (ebook out now)

"Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae

Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; vampires; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire

more: folklorepress.co.uk

#WorldBookDay 📚 Tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; an Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae more: folklorepress.co.uk

#WorldBookDay 📚 Tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore

"Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; an Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #bookologythursday

#WorldBookDay 📚 why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae more: folklorepress.co.uk

#WorldBookDay 📚 why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties

"Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #bookologythursday

Belle-Sheephead, the were-sheep

For the #FairytaleTuesday and #FullMoon theme, have you heard about the Lakeland were-sheep?

Belle Sheephead is her name, and you can find out more in:

"Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

Yara-ma-yha-who is a small red goblin-like being from Australia's rainforests. It has a voracious appetite for blood and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae

Yara-ma-yha-who is a small red goblin-like being from Australia's rainforests. It has a voracious appetite for blood

and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk

#goblins #folklore #books

Our upcoming Full Moon is generally referred to as the Worm Moon because earthworms and grubs tend to emerge from their winter dormancy at this time of year, marking spring. My favourite is its other name of Eagle Moon. 📷 Will Shieh

Our upcoming Full Moon is generally referred to as the Worm Moon because earthworms and grubs tend to emerge from their winter dormancy at this time of year, marking spring.

My favourite is its other name of Eagle Moon.

📷 Will Shieh

Now emerging from its winter hibernation, the legendary Tizzie-Whizie: part hedgehog, part squirrel with the wings of a bee. Often seen at dusk flying over Windermere at high speed. more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae

Now emerging from its winter hibernation, the legendary Tizzie-Whizie: part hedgehog, part squirrel with the wings of a bee. Often seen at dusk flying over Windermere at high speed.

more in my: "Folklore of the Lake District"

#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky

Arriving March 2026: "Folklore of Scotland" by Stephen G. Rae Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; demons of land and sea; giants, ogre and hairy folk; wolf man and werewolf; the Beast of Buchan to the Gorbals Vampire folklorepress.co.uk

Arriving March 2026:

"Folklore of Scotland" by Stephen G. Rae

Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; demons of land and sea; giants, ogre and hairy folk; wolf man and werewolf; from the Beast of Buchan to the Gorbals Vampire
folklorepress.co.uk

#folklore #vampires #booksky