@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyIf you want to start a side hustle in the field of animal control, you'd better know what you are doing, or else it is going to end badly for you.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #snake
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Snake_Catcher
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialTia and Ngātoroirangi travel through the Taupō country, claim the land, and leave behind the names, fire, and mountain legends that still shape it. #NewZealand #Exploration #Naming #Mountains #Lakes #Ancestry #Legend #Mythology #FolkTale #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyWhy work hard at tilling the land, if you can kidnap and torture a dwarf into building you a better plow?
#Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Lightweight_Plow
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialMerah Silu, a powerful ruler of Samudera, hears the teaching of Islam, accepts the new faith, and becomes Sultan Malik al-Saleh. #Malaysia #Faith #Leadership #Transformation #Historical #FolkTale #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyThe shape that night hags don to haunt sleepers is ephemeral. Even if it is grievously injured, no body is left behind.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Cutting_a_Walrider%27s_Throat
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyThe magical tomes known as "Characters" give their owners the power to achieve anything they want.
But, sooner or later, the owners come to a bad end.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Charakter
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialSeven identical axmen from the Red River country chop in perfect step, their axes so broad they take a week to grind and their camp song rolling out after... #UnitedStates #Cooperation #Humor #Adventure #Teamwork #FolkTale #Legend #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyThe Wild Huntsman - a ladykiller.
That is to say, he stalks and kills women.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Hackelberg%27s_Dogs_Tear_a_Woman_Apart
@aktivv.bsky.socialHey!! New art!! I inspired by Kikimora’s from Russia’s folktales. Sooo it’s like a bog(swamp) pony.
#art #pony #horsey #scetch #traditionaldrawing #MyLittlePony #OC #folklore #folktale #RussianFolklore
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyMany jurisdictions treated werewolves as a type of witch.
Which included subjecting suspects to the infamous "water test".
#Germany #folktale #folklore #werewolf #witch #witchcraft
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Werewolf_in_Ergste
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyWhen Queen Fehmöhme died out of grief over her lost treasure, her dwarven subjects grieved over her death in turn.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Death_of_Queen_Fehm%C3%B6hme
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyYou've read the tales, now get the books!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #book
https://sunkencastles.com/the-books/
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyDo not be quick to cast spells on strangers - for you never know who might be able to defend themselves against your magic.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dissolved_Binding
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyMagic can turn the tide of a battle.
As long as nobody else figures out what you are doing, that is!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Siege_of_Rog%C3%A4tz
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialA gentle Ural tale about an old hunter, a small orphan girl, and a magical goat whose silver hoof showers the snow with precious stones. #Russia #Kindness #Wonder #Generosity #FolkTale #Fantasy #tellstory Follow me for more
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialA Raven trickster tale of how the clever bird outwits the Sky Chief and brings the sun, moon, and stars to the world. #Canada #Cunning #Transformation #Community #Virtue #Mythology #Legend #FolkTale #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyIt's not a good idea to haggle with the Wild Hunt over payment for services rendered.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wild_Hunt_Gets_Ferried_Across_The_River_Main
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialA Russian folktale about a peasant who outsmarts a bear through two farming bargains, first over turnips and then over wheat. #Russia #Cunning #Ingenuity #Farming #Justice #FolkTale #Fable #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyThe knight Ulrich Landschade von Steinach once infiltrated the camp of an enemy sultan with his skill as a harpist.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #castle
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Knight_of_Land_Harm