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In different parts of Eastern Europe, it was believed that those with red hair became vampires in death for centuries, in part because of the presence of "red" hair on dead bodies when checked months later, as part of the decay process. #FairytaleTuesday

👩‍🦰: Velveteena Leigh

The Livonian Werewolf is a case where a man claimed to be a werewolf, but one who served God: he and his fellow werewolves, called the Hounds of God, rode into Hell three nights a year to fight Satan and his witches to steal back stolen grain. #FairytaleTuesday

🖼️: A. Francisco

I did #WyrdWednesday today instead of #FairytaleTuesday and just realized if mid conversation IRL. Mea culpa.

I will be doing posts for Tuesday tomorrow. My Wednesday stuff is out there already. Y'all I'm fucking tired.

According to the 1692 testimony of Thiess, werewolves fought witches three times a year to protect the harvest. If they failed, crops would suffer. Imagine telling a court you're a werewolf and insisting you're actually performing an essential agricultural service. #FairyTaleTuesday

The Beast of Gévaudan terrorized rural France in the 1760s, killing numerous people. Contemporary accounts described a terrifying wolf-like predator, while later retellings transformed it into everything from a monstrous hybrid to a werewolf. The true identity remains debated. #FairyTaleTuesday

This makes the second story in A Monster Calls by @patricknessbooks.bsky.social all the more special (and tragic).

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#FairyTaleTuesday #Celtic: `A witch on Skye was said to be able to turn herself into a whale.`
Listen to my source: https://www.scottishfolklorepodcast.com/tsflp-episodes/3-weird-witchcraft

#FairyTaleTuesday #Celtic: `A witch on Skye was said to be able to turn herself into a whale.`
Listen to my source: www.scottishfolklore...

The Cumbrian village of Dent once had its own #vampire. After dying at the suspiciously advanced age of 94, a man was spotted returning to his old house & feasting on sheep's blood. A metal stake was driven through him, part of which can be seen embedded in his tombstone. #FairytaleTuesday #folklore

In the Moroccan tale "The Boy Magician," a boy taken hostage by a magician escapes and returns to his impoverished mother. He then uses the magic he learned to shapeshift into a pair of saluki hounds and then a white mule so his mother can sell him for money. #FairyTaleTuesday

In the Iberian tale "The Seven Pigeons," a princess refuses to marry a knight, so her father orders her death. But a magician instead turns her into a swan with a golden crown, and employs seven maidens who can shapeshift into pigeons as her caregivers. #FairyTaleTuesday

In the Swedish folktale "The Werewolf," an evil queen turns her stepdaughter's fiance into a werewolf. The princess performs a magic spell to change him back into a human, then throws the wolf skin over her stepmom and stepsisters to turn them onto werewolves. #FairyTaleTuesday

In the 16th century, Peter Stumpp was executed in Germany after confessing to murders and claiming he could transform into a wolf using a magical belt. The confession came under torture, making the historical truth uncertain. His case became infamous werewolf propaganda. #FairyTaleTuesday

In British folklore, when King Gorlagon discovered his wife was having an affair, she used sorcery to turn him into a wolf. The king kept his intelligence, but was hunted as a beast for years. After he regained his human form, Gorlagon told his story to King Arthur.
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#FairyTaleTuesday #Celtic: `The Pooka or Puca is one of the most ancient fairy creatures of Ireland, and is known further abroad as well, called Puck or Pook. In some places he is feared and in others respected. He can take many shapes, most commonly that of a wild horse wrapped in chains with
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#FairyTaleTuesday #Celtic: `The Pooka or Puca is one of the most ancient fairy creatures of Ireland, and is known further abroad as well, called Puck or Pook. In some places he is feared and in others respected. He can take many shapes, most commonly that of a […]

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An Each-Uisge is a Scottish water spirit similar to the kelpie but much more dangerous. This creature will take you to the deepest part of the loch & devour all but the liver, which it tosses back on the shore. redbubble.com/shop/ap/1641... #FairytaleTuesday #art #fairytale #Halloween

The Greek vrykolakas was a revenant believed to leave its grave and torment the living. In some accounts, it knocked on doors and called people's names. Answering could bring death. A simple nighttime knock became considerably more ominous. #FairyTaleTuesday

Though the Wolf of "Little Red Riding Hood" is often depicted as a regular wolf, he actually has various human-like traits, including hands able to turn a doorknob, the ability to walk bipedally, and startling disguise skills. These give him some werewolf overtones.
🎨Trina Hyman
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