Folk Lore Collection (page 9)

Spouting Whale-Fish
A spouting WHALE-FISH suckles its young, while a SEA-PIG watches with interest

Fairies Dancing
A group of fairies dancing in a ring close to the doorway of their fairy mound

Folklore / Hare-Witch
The hare-witch of Berry, central France; sometimes they are thought to be malevolent humans who have disguised themselves

Folklore / Bigorne
The bigorne is a sexist creature which eats men who do as their wives tell them; though no longer politically correct, it may not be extinct

Musaeus Collecting
The German writer J K A Musaeus collects traditional stories from peasants, which he worked up as fairy-tales and published in 1782+

Scandinavian Demons 1555
In Scandinavia, the demons are well-disposed, and if treated well will do useful jobs about the house, in the mines, and helping travellers

Sleep / The Sandman
The Sandman sprinkles sand on childrens eyes, making them sleepy and ready for bed

Swedish Werewolves
Some men transform themselves into wolves, the better to serve their Master, the Devil

Flying Werewolves
Men who transform themselves into wolves also acquire the ability to fly

Rocs Stone Sindbad
The vessel of Sindbad the Sailor is attacked by ROCs who hurl great stones at it

Folklore / Basilisk
La figure du Basilic est telle - " among all the serpents, the Basilisk is the most poisonous"

St Ruans Well - 2
Holy Well of St Ruan, The Lizard, Cornwall 2 of 2

Outwitted Dragon
A dragon is outwitted. (From the Romanian myth Stan Bolovan)

Beast / Gevaudan / 1873
LA BETE DU GEVAUDAN The beast with one of its victims

Bete Du Gevaudan / Devigne
LA BETE DU GEVAUDAN The hunting of the beast

Religious card with quotation from Revelation 2: 7
A religious card with a quotation from the Book of Revelation, Chapter 2, Verse 7 -- " To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the Tree of Life which is in the midst of the Paradise of

American sea serpent, satirical depiction
The American sea serpent, with the stars and stripes on its body -- a satirical depiction

Sea serpent in the bay of Rio de Janeiro
In the bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fishermen report a creature 20 metres long, with a giraffes neck and a serpents head. Others dismiss it as a hallucination

Encounter with a tall man from Mars
An encounter with a tall man from the planet Mars -- A huge Martian, who seemed to stand nearly nine feet high -- illustrating George Griffiths Stories of Other Worlds

Demon Born of the Deluge
Man with horn and hooves, born of the Deluge

Folklore / Wolf-Men
Wolf-man

DEVIL & LADY / CA 1894
Another victory for the forces of darkness

Wild Man, Wild Woman
The Wild Man and his mate used in the printers device of Peter Treveris, German-born printer in London in the early 16th century

The Demon Afflicts Job
The demon afflicts Job with sores all over his body

Colbrand and Guy Warwick
Guy of Warwick fights Colbrand the Giant, watched impassively by his lady

Spirit of Willow Tree
SPIRIT OF THE WILLOW TREE emerges to save the fortunes of Gobeis family, telling him there is a chest of gold buried beneath the tree

Angel and Demons
An angel looks down in wonder at the noisy demons below

Chinese Tiger Guardian
This is the Guardian Tiger who protects the treasures of the Chinese

Cosmographia Unicorn
A unicorn, near a tree with birds in the branches

Loch Ness Spotting
Watching for the Loch Ness monster through a pair of binoculars

Feng-Hwang Bird
or Ho-Wo bird, the Japanese equivalent of the phoenix; the male is known as Ho, the female as Wo : they appear only on special occasions eg birth of an emperor

SEA-DEVILS
OUT OF THE DEEP come marine monsters, with evil intent, but the sea-devils are destroyed... Trafalgar Square, London, is strewn with their corpses

Devil and Witches 1839
Address to the Devil : Let Warlocks grim, an wither d hags, Tell how wi you, on ragweed nags

Mythical Sea Horse
Sea horse

Riding the Magic Horse
The Prince and Princess arrive at the capital of Persia on the Enchanted Horse

Islamic Monsters
The Christian hero Roland is assailed by a swarm of Islamic monsters - If I get out of here without catching cold, I ll be lucky !

Babylonian Demons / 2
Demons depicted on a Babylonian cylinder seal

Babylonian Demons / 1
Demons and spirits depicted on a Babylonian cylinder seal

Salt on Dragons Tail
Todays youngsters aren t afraid of dragons : they know you only have to sprinkle salt on their tails, and the fearsome beast breathes fire no more

Attacked by Demons, India
Four Indians defend themselves against an attack by demons

Indian Demon and Hunters
Three hunters - two of them on an elephant - are hunting leopards when a demon appears to protect the animals

Riding a Chinese Beast
The Chinese deity Han Tchong- li rides a sea creature across the waves

Tsing-Chen and Dragon
Tsing-chen, the Chinese spirit of the wells, rides a blue dragon

Child under Cabbage Leaf
Finding a baby beneath a cabbage leaf

Priest and Demons
A priest is assailed by demons

Lady and Unicorn
A girl cuddles a unicorn

Robin Good-Fellow
Robin Good-fellow

Dragons in America
The Spanish conquistadors find dragons in America; the natives catch and cook them

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