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Bread Magic

This is a neat post about Hungarian Bread Magic! It’s a unique tradition within Hungarian folklore and folk magic that involves baking bread with magical…

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Norse Mythological Monsters

This is an interesting list of Norse mythological monsters and some info about them. There’s neat facts about the kraken, nøkken, draugen, mare, huldra, nisse,…

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Fair Folk Cafes

Cafes are the entry to the faery world! Some Fair Folk Cafes are fine, you go in, pay for your food, you leave wanting to…

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The Devil’s Tramping Ground

The Devil’s Tramping Ground is a camping spot located in a forest near Harper’s Crossroads in Bear Creek, North Carolina. It is the subject of local lore, which…

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Not Every Folklore Creature is a Fairy

Humon Comics made this helpful and informative little infographic about how not every folklore creature is a fairy. This is in response to people who…

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Scandinavian Folktale

Wow, this Scandinavian folktale about a royal family with a half-man half-snake prince is crazy awesome! glumshoe tells the tale of King Lindworm in this…

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A Happily Ever After Selkie Story

nonasuch wrote this beautiful selkie story. She noticed that almost all selkie stories end badly, so she wanted to write one with a happy ending….

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Iceland’s Evil Whales Who Shall Not Be Named

This is a really interesting thread about the illhveli, the evil whales of Iceland. Apparently Icelandic folklore requires you to not say the names of…

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Dating a Selkie – A Folklore Love Story

lustfulpasiphae wrote this beautiful love story about a selkie. She wrote it in response to a post about dating a selkie, but not hiding her…

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More Fantasy Should Have Normal Stuff Like Discworld

cakesandfail started this great thread about how more fantasy settings should have everyday, normal stuff like the Discworld book series does. I think a lot…

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