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Ele Willoughby, PhDAnd here we are: more Selkies!In Celtic, Norse, Faroese and Icelandic mythology, selkies (also spelled silkies, sylkies, selchies) or selkie folk, meaning ‘seal folk’ can change from seal to human form by shedding their skin. The legends tell of seal fairies or elves who choose to come ashore in human form, and sometimes have human families. 🧵<a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linocut</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#printmaking</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folktale</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/selkie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selkie</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/seal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seal</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/mastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastoArt</a>

Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨This year's Christmas cards feature An Cailleach, bringer of winter in Irish tradition. They're available to order at the link below and will begin shipping towards the end of November ❄️<a href="https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/crta-nollag-christmas-cards-an-cailleach-goddess-of-winter" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/crta-nollag-christmas-cards-an-cailleach-goddess-of-winter</a><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MastoDaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoDaoine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mythology</a>

Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨An Cailleach brings the winter 🌬️The mythological figure in Irish, Scottish, and Manx tradition who summons winter, and is associated with storms, reshaping the landscape, and horned beasts like deer. She defies convention and is a force for regeneration.Prints: <a href="https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/an-cailleach-goddess-of-winter-a4-and-a3-fine-art-prints" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/an-cailleach-goddess-of-winter-a4-and-a3-fine-art-prints</a><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MastoDaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoDaoine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mythology</a>

Ars Technica NewsOriginal Mac calculator design came from letting Steve Jobs play with menus for 10 minutes <a href="https://arstechni.ca/Evoh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechni.ca/Evoh</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/softwaredevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#softwaredevelopment</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/userinterfacedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#userinterfacedesign</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/talesoftechhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#talesoftechhistory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vintagecomputing</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computerhistory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/talesoftechlore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#talesoftechlore</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AndyHertzfeld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AndyHertzfeld</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ChrisEspinosa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChrisEspinosa</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a>.org <a href="https://c.im/tags/talesoftech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#talesoftech</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/calculator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#calculator</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/classicmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#classicmac</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/QuickDraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#QuickDraw</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/retrotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrotech</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SteveJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SteveJobs</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacOS</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a> #1982 #1984

Ele Willoughby, PhDNeeded some more selkies! This is the background sea and sky layer. <a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linocut</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#printmaking</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wip</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/selkie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selkie</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/seal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seal</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/mastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastoArt</a>

W.H. ArthurMud Ghost Estate Redux has gotten a new cover image on Kickstarter! 👻 Mud Ghost Estate is a spooky tumbling block tower-based TTRPG inspired by the urban legends and folklore of Hong Kong. 🇭🇰 Please help us reach 100 followers before the launch! 🙏<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wharthur/mud-ghost-estate" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wharthur/mud-ghost-estate</a><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crowdfunding</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/kickstarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kickstarter</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/folklorejam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklorejam</a>

Jürgen HubertI see two legitimate modern successors to the folk storytelling of old:- <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/TTRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TTRPG</a> - <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Fanfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fanfiction</a> writing Both have the same amateur approach and chaotic energy that the folk tales of old had. <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a>

1. Neu-Kelte 🌻💙💛🌻<a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/FairyTaleTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FairyTaleTuesday</a>: The <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/mermaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mermaid</a> (Merrow, Morrough, Moruach, Moruadh, Maighdean-mara, Ben-Varrey, Mary Morgan) which we meet again in the fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen is a continental and insular folkloric figure. Half-human, half-fish beings are found in the folklore of all <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> lands, from the west of <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> across <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scotland</a> and England to the coasts of France. These figures most often appeared as female, although male merfolk are occasionally known. Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> and <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a>`

Kevin Driscoll 📳੯‧̀͡⬮> "And the Lizard named several of the locusts, and regarding one the Lizard said, The <blink> tag worketh not. Whereupon the users hearing this were sore amazed, and said they one unto another, Verily, that is no bug, but a feature to be highly praised while it lasteth."-- An excerpt from the Book of Mozilla (King Kong Authorised Version)<a href="https://www.shipbrook.net/jeff/mozilla.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.shipbrook.net/jeff/mozilla.html</a><a href="https://aoir.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internet</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#web</a>

Ele Willoughby, PhDI decided I wanted to include some Canadian folklore again this year for Folktale Week, do I knew that for the prompt <a href="https://spore.social/tags/FolktaleWeekNight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FolktaleWeekNight</a>, I wanted to depict New Year’s Eve. Many Canadians will recognize, especially in Québec, la Chasse-galerie in this block in progress!<a href="https://spore.social/tags/FolktaleWeek2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FolktaleWeek2025</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/ChasseGalerie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChasseGalerie</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/flyingCanoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flyingCanoe</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/wildHunt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildHunt</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/folktales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folktales</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a>

Jürgen HubertThe people of Muggensturm allegedly once beat back a siege by throwing beehives at the attackers.<a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folktale</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/fortresses-of-46827306" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/posts/fortresses-of-46827306</a>

W.H. ArthurCover reveal for Mud Ghost Estate Redux! 👻 Mud Ghost Estate is a TTRPG inspired by folklore and urban legends of Hong Kong, where you play as teenagers in the 90s exploring a haunted public housing estate. Launching soon on Kickstarter! (Please follow and share! 🙏 )<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wharthur/mud-ghost-estate" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wharthur/mud-ghost-estate</a><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a>

TellegraphI have a question on <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/fairylore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fairylore</a> and <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/changelings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#changelings</a> for a <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/folklorist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklorist</a>. Anybody?<a href="https://musicians.today/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fairy</a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/fairies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fairies</a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mythology</a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/changeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#changeling</a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/lore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lore</a>

Jürgen HubertThe leaders of the Wild Hunt usually get their start by vowing to prefer the Hunt over Heaven.<a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folktale</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/WildHunt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildHunt</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/multiple-choice-44287041" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/posts/multiple-choice-44287041</a>

Jürgen HubertThe first firebombing of German cities occurred centuries before World War II.<a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/WyrdWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WyrdWednesday</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folktale</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bird</a> <a href="https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Birds_Set_Houses_On_Fire" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Birds_Set_Houses_On_Fire</a>

Ele Willoughby, PhDYama orabi- the mountain shouter is a terrifying Japanese echo yōkai. It mimics people’s yells in the mountain. It looks like a little bird with an exceptionally large head and sharp pointy teeth!Work in progress for <a href="https://spore.social/tags/folktaleweek2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folktaleweek2025</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/folktaleWeekEcho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folktaleWeekEcho</a><a href="https://spore.social/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wip</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linocut</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#printmaking</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a>

Jürgen HubertDo not let small children go out of the house unwashed and unblessed - or else the Wildg'fahr will get them!<a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Austria</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folktale</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/return-of-67417322" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/posts/return-of-67417322</a>

Jürgen HubertIf you need to pull off an impossible feat of construction overnight, dwarves might offer you a better deal than the Devil - as long as you have something you want.<a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folktale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folktale</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/dwarf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dwarf</a> <a href="https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Path_of_Falkenstein" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Path_of_Falkenstein</a>

Murray LivingstonSamhain [sow-wen]: the ancient Celtic festival that marks the end of summer and the beginning of winter — the moment when Beira the Cailleach, Queen of Winter, regains control over the landscape from the Queen of Summer, Brigid. It also marks the moment when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest and the origins of Halloween. Mountain spirits come to the fore at this time of year.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackandwhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackandwhite</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uk</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bnw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bnw</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scotland</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountains</a>

Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:For Halloween…This is the Bakemono Zukushi Monster Scroll, circa est. 18th–19th century. The artist is unknown. It depicts the “yōkai” from Japanese folklore. Specifically shapeshifters known as “ bakemono” or “obake.” They’re also popular in mangas/anime.Full scroll: <a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-bakemono-zukushi-monster-scroll-18th-19th-century/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-bakemono-zukushi-monster-scroll-18th-19th-century/</a>These supernatural creatures can also be seen in the Hyakki Yagyō parade: <a href="https://mas.to/@markwyner/112803427726450822" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mas.to/@markwyner/112803427726450822</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Halloween</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Monster</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghost</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Spooky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spooky</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Anime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anime</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Manga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Manga</a>

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