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#Halloween #ghosrs #FortenFriday #Samhain #Folklorefun

Welsh folklore tells of the haunted Packhorse Bridge in the northeastern Welsh village of Caergwrle. This is the allegedly spooky site where the ghost of “Squire Yonge” walks to and fro. The name Squire Yonge is mentioned in Chaucer and also the Arthurian literature,
Read more on my blog...
https://niftybuckles.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/the-haunting-of-packhorse-bridge/

#caturday #halloween #superstitions #folklorefun #catsofmastodon #Scotland

According to Scottish #catlore the arrival of a strange black cat sitting on your front porch is a sign of good fortune.

#FolkloreThursday #folklorefun #norsemythology #halloween #hela
Discover Loki's daughter Hel or Hela, Scandinavian Goddess of the Shadow World
https://www.publish0x.com/nifty-buckles/hela-norse-goddess-of-realm-of-the-dead-xmdvrpo

#FairyTaleTuesday #folklorefun #samhain #witchtober #halloween #grimm

A great Grimm #folktale for #October
The Old Woman in the Wood published in 'Little brother & little Sister and other tales,' by the Brothers Grimm (Jacob and Wilheim Grimm) Fairy tales published 1812-1858.
Read it here https://niftybuckles.tumblr.com/post/631880319849693184/the-old-woman-in-the-wood

illustration by Arthur Rackham 1917.

#FolkloreThursday #folklorefun

Folklore Thursday's theme this week is on the folklore of bold girls, courageous women and powerful goddesses. One fascinating Welsh goddess was Cerrwiden a master herbalist and enchantress.
Read more on my blog
https://niftybuckles.tumblr.com/post/631422893402816512/cerridwen-welsh-enchantress

#folklorefun
Ops was the ancient Roman Earth goddess of abundance and fertility. Ops was the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: Sometimes identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.Her title was Consiva, her noted festivals (the Opalia on December 19 and the Opiconsiva on August 25th.
Livia attired as the goddess Ops in Wiki Commons, PD.