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Maori chiefTangieri, a Maori chief of the Maungakahia from New Zealand. Frontispiece to vol. 1 of Polacks Manners and customs of the New Zealanders.. Book: Manners and customs of the New Zealanders Date: 1840
Maori priestPortrait of Te Wainga, Maori priest of Araitehuruthe presiding deity of the entrance of the river Hokianga. Book: Manners and customs of the New Zealanders Date: 1840
Maori signatureEmblematic signature of E Gnogni, Maori chief of Mukou, lat. 38 deg. S. drawn by himself on the wood.. Book: Manners and customs of the New Zealanders Date: 1840
ExtraterrestrialsDrawing discovered by Henri Lhote at Tassilin-Ajer in southern Algeria, interpreted by some theorists as depicting the Great Martian God Date: circa 7000 BC
Zaragoza, Spain - Monument to Agustina of AragonZaragoza, Spain - Monument to Agustina de Aragon (Agustina Raimunda Maria Saragossa Domenech) - Spanish heroine who defended Spain during the Spanish War of Independence
Flying MermaidsFlying mermaids! Mermaids suspended with wires, which are being operated by the men underneath them. Date: 1930s
The Brutus Stone, 51 Fore Street, Devon, England. According to medieval mythology, Totnes is where the defeated Trojans settled, led by their Prince, Brutus. Date: circa 1170 BC
The Notting Hill GiantA medieval carving, on a ceiling in the Audit Room at Chethams Hospital, Manchester, England, of the legendary Notting Hill Giant, eating a poor boy. Date: Medieval
What can this be for?Three mermaids find one shoe and wonder what the object is? Date: 1937
Whoever would have thought itThree monks go fishing, but they get more than they bargained for. 1927
TREE TROLLA troll, made out of tree branches and grass, Norway. Date: late 1960s
Magog StatueA statue of Magog, who along with fellow giant Gog, is a traditional mythical guardian of the City of London. Statue in the Guildhall, London. Date: 1980s
St. Johns GatewayThe figures of Brennus and Belinus, the founders of the ancient town of Bristol, England, on St. Johns Gateway, a fortified gateway in the defensive city wall. Date: 14th century
Chinese DragonA Chinese dragon Date: 1908
Fairie Voices C1860Fairies dance by the light of the full moon, bats fly overhead, owls perch, frogs croak - and the waltz was performed (with the greatest success) at the Proms ! Date: circa 1860
Sabrina FairSabrina, nymph of the River Severn, with her attendants
The Hag of the Mill, a disreputable old lady whose animal companions could be taken for a witchs familiars
LIGEALigea combs her hair on a rock
Dancing in WoodFairies dancing in a woodland glade
The Golden Bird 1909The Prince rides on the foxs back. Date: 1909
The Giant CormoranThe giant Cormoran was the terror of all the country- side
Washing in DewThe fair maid who, the first of May, goes to the fields at break of day, and washes in dew from the hawthorn tree, will ever after handsome be
Dancing on WaterDancing on the surface of the river
The Ogre and his WifeFee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman
Fairy and BeeA fairy teases a bee
Underground HomesFairies in their underground homes
Weaving CurtainsFairies weaving curtains from leaves
Kaatskill FolkThe Kaatskill (Catskill) mountains of New York are peopled with the most extraordinary creatures
Scots Lake MonsterThe reverends Twopeny and Macrae, and their two daughters, saw this creature in Loch Hourn, Scotland, for two days in succession Date: 20-21 August 1872
Drowning Girl
Lucky Horseshoe on DoorA horseshoe is nailed to a farm door to keep away the devil or any other evil threat Date: 1922
Boy and Clover - 2A boy stands in the snow holding a very large four- leaved clover Date: 1910
Frog Prince (Rackham)DER FROSCHKONIG The Princess catches the frog who is really a prince
NAIADS by a stream
TWO FLYING
American FairiesThe Fairies of the Catskills, New York, showing that fairies are pretty much alike in America as in Europe
SEA DRAGONA Sea Dragon
Folklore / NymphsHerakles met these nymphs on his way to steal the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, and they warned him of the dangers involved
Breton CongressIn Britanny, a picturesque regional congress is held, to foster the prservation of traditional Breton costume Date: 1905
Puck as Will O the WispPuck, a sprite, mischievously leads travellers astray as a will o the wisp, luring the unwary into marshy pools
Green DragonThe Green Dragon
The Lady and the Lion- needless to say, the lion is really a Prince who has been magically transformed : when transformed back again, she will find that he is not just a prince, but very handsome
Princess / Swineherd KissThe prince (disguised as a swineherd) tricks the princess into kissing him. Date: 1932
Prince to Frog (2)The Frog (who is really a Prince, of course) retrieves the Princesss golden ball
Devil in the FieldsThe Devil leaves his mark on the church and agriculture
Peeking at BabyFairies peep at a baby
P. Pan / Fairy BanquetA fairy banquet in Kensington Gardens. Date: First published: 1904
Arrows against StormsThe Gauls fire arrows into stormclouds to drive them away - an idea which is not quite so ridiculous as it sounds. Date: 1st century