#folkelore

[imaginationshow]

I’ve been spending quite a lot of time drawing this creature of Swedish folklore, Koffa, figuring out the anatomy, looking at videos of fish, mulling over shades of light and darkness. I actually miss it now that it’s been framed and lent to an exhibition.

[velkacrow]

While i redraw carbuncle i stumbled this unicorn bunny from the middle east folklore #almiraj #bunny #rabbit #hare #folklorecreature #folkelore #mythicalbeast #mythicalcreature #myart #myartwork #digitaldrawing #digitalcolor #digitalart #digitalpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CcQ2LM6BKkI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[youhadstayed]

this album is exactly what i didn’t know i was waiting for. incredible. each song gets better and better. i love taylor so much.

[the-jedi-ninja]

Some of y’all are getting dangerously close going full high school English teacher levels with Taylor Swift’s lyrics

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

Lycanthropy

What are the rules of werewolf transformation?

It can’t be that you transform when the full moon rises, because the geometry works out that the full moon rises exactly as the sun sets; you don’t see too many stories with werewolves running around while it’s still light out.

Does the curse only take effect when the subject sees the full moon?  A lot of movies imply that this is how it works, with the transformation only occurring after the clouds part dramatically, but this also can’t be right because then the subject would be able to avoid the curse by just staying inside all night. Just close the curtains and you’re fine.

And there’s no set rule for when the curse is lifted; again, the full moon sets when the sun rises, so does the subject stay transformed until dawn?  Like, the sky is getting light, the world is waking up, people are getting ready for work, someone’s dad goes on a morning jog to watch the sunrise, and there’s just a werewolf in the backyard?

There has to be a window for the transformation, it has to take effect only at night, but even that is subjective.  That depends on your latitude, your altitude, and what time of year it is.  There’s no hard border between day and night, just a subtle gradient; day, civil twilight, nautical twilight, astronomical twilight, then night proper (and the reverse for daybreak).

Lycanthropy is part of old European folklore, with some origins pointing even as far back as Ancient Rome (Romulus and Remus were raised by wolves), so it stands to reason that the curse isn’t backed by hard science but folk wisdom/intuition.  My theory is that whichever entity cast the curse made an arbitrary decision, like it takes effect when the moon is highest in the sky (around midnight-ish), and ends around the start of twilight just as the sky is getting lighter.  Subjects suffer, on average, about five hours of actual lycanthropy each month.  It’s definitely not the 12-hour curse some people think it is; that said, as a European curse, it is important to remember that the more north you go, the longer nights are during winter, and the shorter they are during summer.

[alphaneodesign]

(Annelene)

[faunaandfloragb-blog]

The pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is known as the ‘king of tree’ and holds a special place in folkelore and many cultures. These huge tree support ecosystems of their own such as nesting sites for birds and homes for insects. These trees can grow up to 45m in height and can live for up to 500 year although, some oaks have been recorded at 700-1200 years old. Pedunculate oak is widespread throughout Europe, Russia, Asia Minor, Central Asia and North Africa. The oaks range did grow to worldwide with the discovery of the new world and specimens can be found in Australia. The pedunculate oak is often the biggest tree in deciduous woodland and its only major threats is the destruction of woodland and the increase in sudden oak death. #plantsofinstagram #tree #oak #folkelore #woodland #pedunculateoak #englishoak #oaktree #conservation #leastconcern #plantae #flora #faunaandflora https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfi76XUBrth/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ei9hx35udzl5

[futuretape]

Like drifting towards the darkest edge of the sea the moment before the sun rises.