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The Valkyries in Norse mythology are female divine shield-maidens, they are known for their incredible strength and power. Valkyries means choosers of the slain. They had reign over the mortal world, by transporting the dead brave warriors to Valhalla Odin’s hall and the other half are transported to Freyja’s hall Fólkvangr.

Art: The Ride of the Valkyries (1890) by William T. Maud at Wikimedia Commons

#MythologyMonday
Cernnunos, is a nature and fertility god, of the Celts.The Druids called Cernunnos “Hu Gadarn”the 'horned god,' best known for wild things of nature.who rules over plants, trees, fertility and Wild Animals He is a leaf-covered Green Man, Ancient Guardian of the Green World. .Our prehistoric ancestors knew him as a shape-shifting, shamanic god of the Hunt, who works with the divine feminine, mother nature.

Art on Pinterest
unknown artist

#FolkloreThursday
#work lore: Irish Leprechauns may serve as cobblers to fairies. They pack with them a hammer & shoes.Folks,can hear the noise of them hammering nails into the soles of shoes. Irish folklore, claims fairies dance so much they're in constant need of new shoes.
Art by Holly Black

#WyrdWednesday

The Mayans considered the Hummingbird as a sacred bird. The Hummingbird’s feathers were not just beautiful to them, they held special powers.

Mayans believed that Hummingbirds could travel between humans sending messages through thoughts from the living to the dead and from the dead to living.

Hummingbirds were Harbingers of good fortune so if one hovered near you they could transform your bad luck to good luck.

image of Quetzalcoatl with Hummingbird (Wikipedia)

#FairyTaleTuesday

This cherished Fairy Tale Puss in Boots, humble origins began from a fable written by Giovanni Straparola (1480-1557)

Later it was rewritten by numerous authors in their country’s native language, such as Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm.

Puss n Boots version below is by Charles Perrault (1628-1703)

Art by Puss n Boots by édition L. Curmer (1843)

https://niftybuckles.wordpress.com/2020/03/10/fairy-tale-tuesday-puss-n-boots/

#FridayFolklore

The Witch Bird in Lapland’s Folklore may appear as a regular white bird, yet they are part spirit and originated from the underworld.

In Lapland, and specifically witches in Lapland, had their own special witchbird “saiwo loddeh”.

Saiwo-olmah lived like the Irish Sidhe folk. A person was considered fortunate if they befriended or if they traded with them. Their magical familiars were passed down through families as inheritances.

photo: Wikipedia

#WyrdWednesday

‘Naglfar’ is an Ancient Norse Viking ship built from the dead Viking’s toes and fingernails.
Yes, the Norse people trimmed the toe nails and finger nails of the dead Vikings and they built the Viking ship ‘Naglfar’ with them.

#FairyTaleTuesday

Rumpelstiltskin is a German folktale by the Brothers Grimm 1812 edition of Children’s and Household Tales.

(where he is known as Rumpelstilzchen in German).

According to researchers at Durham University and the Universidade Nova de Lisboa the story first originated 4000 years ago.
Read the tale here
https://niftybuckles.wordpress.com/2018/03/13/rumpelstiltskin/

Art by Arthur Rackham

#MythologyMonday
A four-leaf clover has always been a sign of good luck in Irish folklore. According to legend, the four-leaf clover represents faith, hope, love, and luck to the finder. It was known to grant the power to see fairies.