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Shoutout to Leonora "Nora" Lang, the real reason we have colorful fairy books w/translated tales from around world. Mr.Lang: "The fairy books have been almost wholly the work of Mrs. Lang... My part (was) that of Adam... in Eden. Eve worked, Adam superintended. #FairyTaleTuesday
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If a mermaid fell in love with a sailor, Neptune would banish her to the depths of the sea where she would cry for her lost love. Brokenhearted, her tears were said to turn into seaglass and make their way to shore so that their love would find them #FolkloreThursday #seaglass – at North East, England
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In some cultures, cats are not felines, but mystical creatures like fairies and goblins. In Norway, the Norwegian Forest Cat is called the Fairy Cat. Staring into its eyes will reveal the fairy world spying on us. (Img: Arthur Rackham) #FolkloreThursday
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Based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale 'De røde sko' from 1845, where the bewitched shoes lead to anguish; agony; amputation & finally death. #DeathByFolklore
'The Red Shoes' (1948) dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger.
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This week's #FolkloreThursday theme is traditional #rhymes, #riddles, #sayings, #proverbs and #folksongs! [Img: The Blind Leading the Blind, Sebastian Vrancx]
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This week I'm reading some of my favorite Hans Christian Andersen #stories starting with 'A Leaf From The Sky', or 'A Leaf From Heaven'. Thanks @Ftalez for being a go to source for stories!
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#folklore #podcast
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Charming Magic Lantern slides featuring a series of scenes from 'Hansel and Gretel'. #GrimmMarch_en [German slides, c1900.]
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I'd like to see Scott Snyder (author of the graphic novel "Wytches") adapt a fairy tale into another graphic novel.
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Where the wild things really are – celebrate Sendak's birthday with his magnificent Brothers Grimm illustrations brainpickings.org/2015/04/29…
Fairytalez - publisher of fairy tales & folktales retweeted
Some folktales may be thousands of years old, via @physorg_com
phys.org/news/2016-01-phylog…
#FairyTales #linguistics
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Edgar Allan Poe, famous author of the mysterious and the macabre, born #onthisday 1809 bit.ly/23cx3S9
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The New York Public Library just uploaded nearly 200,000 images you can use for free via @NYPL #publicdomain buff.ly/1ZarL4M
Fairytalez - publisher of fairy tales & folktales retweeted
#FolkloreThursday Mark Wallinger's 'John Barleycorn' of 1984. His earliest work in the Arts Council Collection.
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Back on Twitter after the holidays. Looking forward to #FolkloreThursday on Jan 7th!
Fairytalez - publisher of fairy tales & folktales retweeted
Supposedly Mulan was a real Chinese warrior, who fought sometime between the 4th & 7th centuries. #folklorethursday
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Magical Grimm Brothers-Inspired Photography of Fairytale Landscapes kew.ly/magical-grimm-brother… #fairytales #photography
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Fairytale news is out! paper.li/FairyTaleNews/13424… Stories via @SraStephanie @raesmithpeart @Ftalez