Folklore Collection (page 2)

Folklore - Sea Serpent
The Sea-monk a marine monster which looks vaguely human. Date: 1558

FARIES & DEAD CHILD 1922
They stole little Bridget, ...they thought that she was fast asleep, but was dead with sorrow...they have kept her ever since, watching till she wake... Date: 1922

DEMONS SEIZE DEAD SOUL
The soul of a recently deceased person is seized by demons who drag him down to Hell. Date: 16th century

ART & DELVCAEM
The mother of Delvcaem will die when her daughter weds & so she keeps Delvcaem imprisoned & slays her suitors. Here she sends poisonous toads to hinder Art

THE SIRENS (BRIOT)
To help them seek their friend Persephone, the daughters of Achelous ask the gods for wings and tails ; they become sirens, enticing sailors to death with their singing

THE MAGIC CUP
When the Little Folk offer you a MAGIC CUP, beware ! It may contain Love, or Sleep, or Oblivion, or even Death : but it is unlikely to be dietary, and certainly not organic

HOURIS
Moslems are taught that if they die for the faith, they will find beautiful nymphs - HOURIS - awaiting them in the next world : so they go happily to their deaths

RUBEZAHL, a legendary denizen of the Sudeten mountains (Germany/Czech republic)

FAITHFUL ANIMALS/PRINCE
Faithful beasts weeping around the dead body of a prince. (From the Lithuanian myth "Three Princes and Their Beasts")

A water nymph holds out her arms, inviting a small fairy to experience for herself the joys of a marine existence Date: circa 1880

FAIRIES & DEAD CHILD
They stole little Bridget...They thought that she was fast asleep, But she was dead with sorrow... They have kept her ever since, Watching till she wake... Date: 1886

Vampire of Vinezac
LE VAMPIRE DE VINEZAC Janssouint, gravedigger of Vinezac, is caught doing things that our pen refuses to recount Date: 1883

FOLKLORE/WILI
Wilis are the spirits of unfortunate girls : this one, who died before her marriage, is seen dancing every night until her fiance dies and joins her

MERMAID AND TROUT
Mermaid and fish - illustration to Schubert's Die Forelle - the Trout

Demons - Dagobert
When the Frankish king DAGOBERT dies, demons take him by sea to Etna, where the entrance to Hell is located, but a posse of airborne saints rescue him just in time 638

A crafty Norwegian lad outwits a simple-minded devil by tricking him into jumping into a nutshell, in which he is at once imprisoned. Date: 1879

Margaret, in bed at night, is visited by a fairy Date: early 20th century

Dragon attacked by swarm of bees
A dragon is foiled when a swarm of bees distracts its attention, enabling the child to be snatched from the jaws of death! Date: 1887

A meteor over the Sinai Desert is interpreted by the Arabs as the herald of important events in the Red Sea area Date
A meteor over the Sinai Desert is interpreted by the Arabs as the herald of important events in the Red Sea area... Date: July 1935

LA BETE DU GEVAUDAN The death of the beast Date: 1767

Bifrost or The Rainbow Bridge leading to the Afterlife
Bifrost - a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (the world) and Asgard (the realm of the gods) in Norse mythology. 1916

A Childs Dream of Christmas 1869
Father Christmas with holly leaf wreath upon his head and a ragged beard, handing out fruit and coins to young Victorian children. Date: 1869

Merry Christmas! 1847
" Heaven Bless you Merry Gentlefolks let Nothing You Dismay, " Page of Victorian men and women getting into the Christmas spirit! Indulging themselves in food, drink and dance. 1847

Old Father Christmas with the Yule Log
Christmas with the Yule Log. " What, Father Christmas! Here again? With yule log on your back, and mighty store of racy things well stuffed within your pack

Old Father Christmas 1843
Old Father Christmas with his cup of wine, and a holly wreath upon his head. 1843

A fairy dressed in blue gives some flowers to a fairy dressed in pink, who seems jolly pleased to have them Date: circa 1880

Conulus albogalerus (Leske), Shepherds Crown echinoid
Shepherds Crown echinoid preserved in flint. Found in Gravel derived from Cretaceous Chalk, Surrey

Il Pentamerone. Basile
THE MYRTLE The Prince and the Fairy. Date: First published: c.1630

MAGIC YOUTHFULNESS
This is what happens when magic youthfulness is suddenly taken away : instant old age ensues, and it can be very disconcerting

Stanton Drew Stones
Stanton Drew Stone circle is celebrated in folklore as the members of a wedding party lured by the devil to celebrate on the sabbath and thus becoming petrified!

Maldonata and the Lion
At Buenos Aires, Argentina, Maldonata helps a pregnant lion, who in gratitude protects her from her enemies Date: 1555

STE GENEVIEVE AND DOE
Genevieve de Brabant and her mother are succoured by a friendly doe who allows them to milk her and thus keep themselves alive in the forest Date: circa 6th century

MINING GNOMES
Allegorical depiction of mining, showing two of the little folk traditionally associated with mining Date: circa 1890

Et Angels from Mercury
Dante tells us that these angels are inhabitants of the planet Mercury

FOLKLORE / SATYRS
The engraving shows two sculptures that form part of an architectural detail

PROVERB / GIFT HORSE
Never look a gift horse in the mouth Date: circa 1880

CENTAURS IN INFERNO - 1
Centaurs are encountered by Virgil and Dante in the course of their tour of Inferno

DO YOU LIKE BUTTER ?
It is popularly believed that you can tell if someone likes butter by holding a buttercup beneath their chin : if they do, the buttercup will reflect yellow : due to shiny skin ? Date: circa 1900

Tibetan Dragon
When a dragon attacks the gryphons nest, The Boy with the Deformed Head comes to their rescue, slaying the monster

MITAINE MEETS MONSTER
Mitaine encounters a fearsome monster looking at her over a wall - but on closer inspection, it turns out to be nothing more than an old tree Date: 9th century

TWO CENTAURS
Two centaurs stand on their hind legs to support a rams head : 16th century metope from the Chateau de Bournazel, Aveyron, France Date: 16th century

Jeanne DArc and Fiends
At her trial, Jeanne dArc was accused of consorting with fiends rather than angels, and this is how Shakespeare portrays her in King Henry VI

FOLKLORE / MANTIGER
The Mantyger of South America was described as being the size of a dog, with olive and brown hair and a head resembling that of a horse. Date: 1763

MONSTER OF THE DEEP
THE MONSTER OF THE DEEP Date: circa 1820

THE FAIRY-CIRCLE
A knight of the Round Table, riding at night, sees the circle of fairies - in the days when the land was full of signs and wonders

KNIGHT IN FOREST
An armed knight rides beside a stream in a deep wood : a castle stands on the heights beyond

SIOUX GIANT MOOSE
The GIANT MOOSE of Sioux myth

ROMANUS AND GARGOYLE
Saint Romanus exorcises the gargoyle of Rouen Date: circa 630

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