Well folks, Twitter has become something I no longer recognise as home. So I've moved to @tumblr. I'm just posting this for any of my mutuals who may have done so as well and want to reconnect. As to the rest, I bid you all a very fond farewell.
Well folks, Twitter has become something I no longer recognise as home. So I've moved to @tumblr. I'm just posting this for any of my mutuals who may have done so as well and want to reconnect. As to the rest, I bid you all a very fond farewell.
Crows and ravens are associated with death because they would often follow armies heading to battle. Being both carrion birds plus very intelligent, they knew a large armed group marching in one direction meant that there would be a tasty meal of corpses to eat soon afterwards.
i watched a video where @MsBBanner explained how Game of Thrones was the better historically accurate costuming and i am still thinking about it.
https://t.co/3jrBo2D8YE
According to medieval bestiaries, bees are the smallest kind of bird. They are born from the decaying flesh of cattle. Bees live in communities, with strict laws and stratified roles. Any bee is declared guilty of a capital crime will sting themselves to death.
#SuperstitionSat
#WyrdWednesday
In Celtic myths, an ancient cave called "Cruachan", known as "Ireland's gate to Hell", where odd creatures dwelt there.
Cruachan is linked with the feast of Samhain, when the ancient graves would open and their gods & spirits, emerged to visit the Earth.
#WyrdWednesday
Oweynagat (cave of the cats) is located in Rathcroghan Royal Complex of North Co. Roscommon Ireland
Oweynagat may come from the magical wildcats featured in "Bricriu's Feast" that emerge from the cave to attack 3 Ulster warriors before being tamed by Cúchulainn.
#WyrdWednesday - Kiviksgraven (King's Grave of Kivik) in Sweden is an underground burial chamber that is about 3,500 years old. It is the the only Bronze Age burial cave in the Nordic countries with a rock coffin covered with petroglyphs.
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In Norse myths. Loki's daughter Hella is the Queen of the Underworld. Her hall is called Éljúðnir, is where non warriors go after death who die of natural causes or disease. Hella is half skeleton in appearance and she 's sister to the giant Wolf Fenrir.