#FolkyFriday @folkyfriday
A new Friday hashtag celebrating folklore and folk traditions. New themes each week! Tag posts #FolkyFriday for retweets 10am/10pm GMT. Run by @threeravenspod docs.google.com/document/d/1UJ… Deep in the dark of the forest Joined February 2024-
Tweets443
-
Followers308
-
Following403
-
Likes438
In Germanic & Slavic lore, a mare, or mara, was a demonic creature to be feared for they walked upon the chests of those slumbering, causing horrific nightmares. Fuseli’s ‘The Nightmare’ invoked this grim lore & horrified all of London when it was exhibited in 1782 #FolkyFriday
@folkyfriday Thank-you FolkyFriday 🖤 Unfortunately, its like that with the others accounts too (hashtags) I will keep on trying. I'm not going to let the "muskrat"win! HaHa
#FolkyFriday @folkyfriday The Lamastu Mesopotamians feared Lamastu a vicious demon goddess who preyed on humans. In Assyrian legend, Lamastu, the daughter of the sky god Anu, would creep into a house at night to create nightmares for her intended victim. She would also steal or…
DREAMS #FolkyFriday @folkyfriday The Norse took dreams quite seriously. While they acknowledged that some dreams were random and meaningless (and called them draumskrok, (“dream-nonsense”), other dreams were held to possess enormous significance. Dreams could sometimes foretell…
In German fables, there are many malevolent spirits said to invade peaceful sleep. But you can avoid them with these simple techniques: Plug up the keyhole, get in bed backwards, put steel in the bed, or place a pair of shoes with the toes facing the door. #FolkyFriday
Poppies are used medicinally as a sedative and narcotic, and as such are associated with sleep and death. Red poppies in particular. They grow outside the cave where Hypnos & Thanatos sleep. redbubble.com/shop/ap/145220… #art #FolkyFriday #homedecor #folklore #mythology
Melinoë is the underworld goddess that brings nightmares and madness. She is the daughter of Persephone and Zeus. ☕️Franz von Stuck redbubble.com/people/forgott… #FolkyFriday #art #homedecor #mythology #wallart #folklore
#Celtic #FolkyFriday: `Senchán Torpéist gathered all his poets to see which one of them could recite the whole of the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, but none of them could. His son, Muirgen, was said to have gone to the grave of Fergus mac Róich 1/2
Cædmon was an illiterate Northumbrian cowherd who had a dream in which he learned to compose poetry. He wrote Cædmon's Hymn, the earliest known, extant poem in Old English. On hearing it, St. Hild, Abbess of Whitby, invited him to stay at the abbey as a monk. #FolkyFriday
#FolkyFriday In parts of Japan it is said that if you are unable to sleep at night it is because you are awake in someone else's dream .... 🎨Anonymous Artist @vangoghmuseum
In Irish mythology, Caer Ibormeith was the daughter of Prince Ethal Anbuail of Sid Uamuin in Connacht. In Óengus’s dream, which lasted over a year, Caer Ibormeith stood beside his bed though when he reached out for her, she would disappear. #FolkyFriday 🧵
#FolkyFriday Rhonabwy sees multi coloured horses, then watches King Arthur continue to play Gwyddbwyll with Owain while killer ravens attack his men and carry off their body parts. He then wakes to find he has been dreaming for 3 days! #DreamOfRhonabwy #RedBookOfHergest
"Whose midnight revels by the forest side / Or fountain some belated peasant sees / Or dreams he sees, while o'er head the moon / Sits abritress, and nearer to the Earth / Wheels her pale course, they on their mirth and dance / intent with jocund music charm his ear" #FolkyFriday
The Nocnitsa is one of the many spirits or demons around the world said to influence the sleep and dreams of humans - originating in Slavic mythology, The Nocnitsa is a said to bring nightmares, especially to children, and torment people during the night. #FolkyFriday
The Batibat is a vengeful demon found in Ilocano folklore. In Tagalog folklore, the creature is called Bangungot. The batibat takes the form of an ancient, grotesquely obese, tree-dwelling female spirit. 🧵 #FolkyFriday
Place morning glory seeds under your pillow to cure nightmares. 🎨Etheline Dell redbubble.com/people/forgott… #FolkyFriday #folklore #vintage #Victorian #illustration #art
Oneiromancy is the art of telling the future from dreams. According to the interpretations in al-Damiri's Hayat al-Hayawan, seeing a camel in your dream suggests a great fortune--but seeing many camels means that an epidemic is on the horizon🐪🐫🐪 #folkyfriday 🎨ALT
Marnya, Mara, Zmora - in Belarusian folklore, an evil spirit or ghost of an unclear appearance, somewhat similar to a woman with short but big legs. Most often, Marnia clings to people at night and strangles them in their sleep. #FolkyFriday
When the Founder said Rooksmoor was his dream house, he meant so most literally. After they moved in, he began to regard all those troubled dreams as worthwhile—despite the screaming and sleepwalking. 🎨J.A. Grimshaw #FolkyFriday #DailySpookLore #BookChatWeekly #31DaysOfHaunting
Joan @keoughjoan97
142 Followers 3K Following
Ketuhanan YME Budi @Singkir_Geni
3K Followers 5K Following
Felipe @FelipeMR369
39 Followers 115 Following 𖤓 30 ♑☀️♏🌙 Here for the Animals, Nature, Spirituality, Paranormal, History, laughing and all interesting stuff. Embrace everyone, we're all in this together
Eric D. Brown @EricBrown151188
135 Followers 1K Following Aspiring writer. Happily Married and Retired, living with my Soulmate in the Texas Hill Country.
Grace Mcmullian @GMcmullian48212
35 Followers 313 Following
Robin Bridges👻 @robinbridges
2K Followers 3K Following Virgo witch. Caffeine and K-drama addict. I write about the undead, dark fey, and other spooky things.
Pea @PaulaWharton
454 Followers 555 Following Best Supporting Actress @ The British Short Film Awards Dog Run Peaky Blinders Coronation Street Emmerdale Rep: Narrow Road Co https://t.co/eltqMQcGUn
Gareth Shore @shore_gareth
143 Followers 207 Following I write SF/horror and teach teenagers. Not sure which is scarier. Represented by @HFLane_writing at the Booker Albert Lit Agency. Currently on submission!
Marta Castaño ✨ @Pekenyami
5K Followers 2K Following Filóloga y bibliotecaria en busca de la vida lenta. 🌿🧶🧘🏼♀️✨📚 'Diáspora de la mujer pájaro' (2021)
Alternative Stories @StoriesAlt
5K Followers 5K Following An award winning #audiodrama and #audiofiction production company making podcasts and radio programmes featuring the work of writers, dramatists and poets
Temporal Boundary Pre.. @temp_boundary
2K Followers 2K Following Editor at Temporal Boundary Press (Waiting For You: A Detectorists Zine, Man is the Animal: A Coil Zine).
Zola @Zola821450
114 Followers 3K Following
Northern Spirit @handofthehuldra
25 Followers 50 Following Student of the Land • Fiber Artist • Animist
Patricia @carlisle_patric
200 Followers 3K Following
Narty @Narty007
14K Followers 13K Following Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Whoever you are, be a good one. Lefty always..no RW nutters need apply and NO DM's!
Evan Stop the Killing.. @EMacskasy
5K Followers 5K Following 15 years F&DV work, BSc Psych. Honest and Straightforward. Say it as I see it. Commonsense (a misnomer).
Ray Wilton 💧 @raywilton4
20K Followers 20K Following Pro human/worker rights, child protection/environment. NO to War/domestic/sexual/violence/coercive control/cruelty/corrupted msm/greed/racism/cults/zealots
Norman David @Smizzy777
8K Followers 9K Following LABOR MEMBER-EX NAVY-EX TWU UNION DELEGATE: 🥃🏴When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty-Proud Grandfather my main duty:Proud West Aussie:
Nick Raschke @R101Nick
9K Followers 9K Following Guitarist, wildlife fan and photographer, office cleaner, left leaner. All photos here have been taken by me. One of the 40%
Izzy @elleinthegarden
9K Followers 9K Following 🦘🌴🐨🦜🪷🌻🌲🦆 birds l nature l wildlife 💚 art student ☮️💚
Prudent AB @prudentab247
71 Followers 712 Following
Night @NightsCove
0 Followers 284 Following Bisexual | Artist/Writer | Wiccan | Diviner | Little of this and that | Carpe Diem
Owen Staton @OwenSGriffiths
2K Followers 999 Following Owen Staton . Storyteller Voice actor. Host of Time between Times and Spectre of the sea. “ Extraordinary Talent - a force of nature “ Dr Delyth Badder
| A.J. | Art | @AxelJimenezT
120 Followers 322 Following | 🍁🌘 Ninguna Parte 🕸️🍂 | 🖼️ Artista multidisciplinar | https://t.co/cLdaR5kmr4
St. Charbel @amonkspath
23 Followers 1K Following
Librarian Who @LibrarianWho
139 Followers 360 Following MLIS graduate student. Folklore, libraries, art, theatre, history, fiction.
TalesFromTheEnchanted.. @FromEnchanted
2K Followers 781 Following Join Fox and Sparrow's podcast as we bring you #fairytales, #folklore, #legends & #myths! On every other social under the same name!
TWhatley @whatters1
3K Followers 459 Following If you enter my mind you do so at your own risk, it's not always safe in there NO LISTS PLEASE YOU WILL BE BLOCKED
Valentina Cano Repett.. @valca85
3K Followers 2K Following Writer, singer, animal lover. Gothic horror novel SANCTUARY available now. Agent: @gracemilusich
bambi shelley @bambi_shelley
319 Followers 2K Following Mother of three , likes to read, southern grandma, country as can be
FleurishFolk @FleurishB
2K Followers 1K Following 🌿 Nature, comparative myth, magic, #Arthurian & #folklore 🌸 #amwriting 🇨🇦 ☮️ An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind. - Ghandi
Kate/Katricia/Mortric.. @fekinel
243 Followers 667 Following Interested in all of the things, at the same time, all of the time. Myths, folklore, gothic, literature, horror, history…and so on. Powered by ✨spite✨
Marie Tillich @MarieTillich8
716 Followers 1K Following Trying to inspire people around the world. Life is a gift, LIVE IT. Be Positive - Stay Focused - Love Life and Laugh Everyday.
HuskyLoverPt2 @HuskyLoverPart2
14 Followers 291 Following I have returned! Formerly, I posted here as @KarolynFox32493 here on X, with similar contents both original & reposted
Katherine Soutar part.. @Kate_Dancingcat
7K Followers 3K Following Artist/Illustrator specialising in storytelling and folklore. Art tutor. lives between two worlds, loves them both. find me on #Patreon too
Nina Antonia @NinaAntonia13
5K Followers 4K Following Represented by Kevin Pocklington @ North Literary Agency With an host of furious fancies, whereof I am commander,...' L.A.M.F
The Paintresse @ThePaintresse
1K Followers 5K Following Painting Enthusiast. Art History Lover. Sharer of Paintings. Photo collection of artworks taken at museums and art institutions. Images are mine. Real person.
Tom the Scribbler @ScribblerTom
1K Followers 1K Following Stories and wanderlust. Cat lover. Feminist. Closet Goth. 🇵🇸
Janet Rose @jitterglitter1
309 Followers 1K Following Film curator for Sitting Bear Productions, Hillary Clinton Democrat. The personal is political, baby.
Ellen Louise Lloyd �.. @EllenLloydAP
2K Followers 687 Following Journalist - Writer - Publisher of ancient history, archaeology & mythology @ancientpages - Love my work, books, animals, nature, science & sci-fi 📚😺💖✍️
The Tårn @thetarnck2
272 Followers 350 Following Blogging about alternative history & fiction. Writing. Inspired by: the Norse & their Viking Age history; art; & gaming (Paradox), especially Crusader Kings II.
jade_turtle @jadeturtle8
6 Followers 321 Following
Guy Reisman @ReismanGuy
725 Followers 298 Following "To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor." - Zhuangzi
Temporal Boundary Pre.. @temp_boundary
2K Followers 2K Following Editor at Temporal Boundary Press (Waiting For You: A Detectorists Zine, Man is the Animal: A Coil Zine).
LondonForteanSociety @ForteanLondon
8K Followers 7K Following We talk about fortean phenomena online and live. We tweet weird London news, our events & stuff we like. Email list: https://t.co/QgdLPmlFkM
Folkloristan @folkloristan
15K Followers 1K Following Collecting, curating and creating to breathe digital life into Pakistan’s cultural heritage.
Nick Raschke @R101Nick
9K Followers 9K Following Guitarist, wildlife fan and photographer, office cleaner, left leaner. All photos here have been taken by me. One of the 40%
Michael Secomb @secomb_michael
5K Followers 5K Following 'The truth shall set you free.' Seek truth, reject lies.
Ray Wilton 💧 @raywilton4
20K Followers 20K Following Pro human/worker rights, child protection/environment. NO to War/domestic/sexual/violence/coercive control/cruelty/corrupted msm/greed/racism/cults/zealots
Garth W M F - Gasu �.. @gasugasu1984
6K Followers 5K Following Climate, social justice. We have fvcked the planet for future generations. I also post pics of the vista from my window to the soul
Evan Stop the Killing.. @EMacskasy
5K Followers 5K Following 15 years F&DV work, BSc Psych. Honest and Straightforward. Say it as I see it. Commonsense (a misnomer).
JayJay @JayJay91341991
15K Followers 14K Following
Narty @Narty007
14K Followers 13K Following Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Whoever you are, be a good one. Lefty always..no RW nutters need apply and NO DM's!
CaraMia200 @CaraMia200
11K Followers 6K Following “sick of all the stiffs , sick of all the dips. i’m bored.” James Newell Osterberg, Jr.
Norman David @Smizzy777
8K Followers 9K Following LABOR MEMBER-EX NAVY-EX TWU UNION DELEGATE: 🥃🏴When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty-Proud Grandfather my main duty:Proud West Aussie:
Izzy @elleinthegarden
9K Followers 9K Following 🦘🌴🐨🦜🪷🌻🌲🦆 birds l nature l wildlife 💚 art student ☮️💚
Journal of Art in Soc.. @artinsociety
59K Followers 4K Following Philip McCouat writes in-depth articles on art, history and social change in the Journal of Art in Society at https://t.co/E4Lj24cgQi
WikiVictorian @wikivictorian
236K Followers 236 Following Sharing random stuff from 1800 to 1920s: fashion, stories, art, and a compilation of faces and cultures that coexisted then ✨ curated by @HelenaMontufo
Ancient Origins @ancientorigins
318K Followers 85 Following We explore our origins, believing many mysteries, anomalies, and artifacts remain undiscovered and unexplained.
Chris Skaife @ravenmaster1
128K Followers 1K Following Author of: The Ravenmaster 🐦⬛ Capturing nature and wildlife through a lens.
ArtNouveauDeco @NouveauDeco
150K Followers 89 Following Those were the days. 1880-1930s. Jugendstil, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Craftsmanship, originality, beauty. No politics here only applied arts.
Nina Antonia @NinaAntonia13
5K Followers 4K Following Represented by Kevin Pocklington @ North Literary Agency With an host of furious fancies, whereof I am commander,...' L.A.M.F
Katherine Soutar part.. @Kate_Dancingcat
7K Followers 3K Following Artist/Illustrator specialising in storytelling and folklore. Art tutor. lives between two worlds, loves them both. find me on #Patreon too
Dr Francis Young @DrFrancisYoung
42K Followers 6K Following Historian of religion and belief | folklorist | Balticist | professional indexer | Lay Canon @stedscath | Tutor @OxfordConted
Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart
681K Followers 30K Following Archaeology, Art, Museums, Vintage Maps, Old Photos and more. Our designs inspired by antiquity: https://t.co/9P4LC5meIe
Tom the Scribbler @ScribblerTom
1K Followers 1K Following Stories and wanderlust. Cat lover. Feminist. Closet Goth. 🇵🇸
G. F. Allen @AuthorGFAllen
4K Followers 3K Following Published Author of 'A Kingsguard Tale' series | Gamer | Proclaimed thinker. #WritingCommunity 📚 https://t.co/RT0LND5Ax9
The Tårn @thetarnck2
272 Followers 350 Following Blogging about alternative history & fiction. Writing. Inspired by: the Norse & their Viking Age history; art; & gaming (Paradox), especially Crusader Kings II.
Guy Reisman @ReismanGuy
725 Followers 298 Following "To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor." - Zhuangzi
Brigit Strawbridge @B_Strawbridge
60K Followers 7K Following Love wild places, wild life, native bees, Art. Autistic. Patron @godsacre Ambassador @KernowConserva1 @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social
Emma Mitchell 💙 @silverpebble
92K Followers 3K Following S. Times bestselling author: how nature & craft improve #mentalhealth BBC Springwatch | Creative & mental health w'shops #AuDHD,🏳️🌈 Rep:@julietpickering
Alexandra Epps @ArtGuideAlex
24K Followers 2K Following Passionate about #Art in the City! 🎨 The Arts Society Lecturer | Tate Guide City of London Guide | Guildhall Art Gallery Guide | Unique art walks & talks
Benjamin Ranyard @higgledygarden
54K Followers 24K Following Flower Farmering. Sustainable growing to save the world and impress girls. Seeds for cut flower gardens delivered to your door.
Jackie Morris @JackieMorrisArt
42K Followers 4K Following Drawing words, painting spells. Books include The Unwinding, , Accordion Books. Repped by @WoollardJessica Original art available through @talesartplay
Gwydir Castle @JudyCorbett
33K Followers 2K Following Historic house and garden. Writing, painting, nature, everything old and Gothic. Home to the Gwydir Press.
Paul Couchman - Regen.. @TheRegencyCook
18K Followers 4K Following Helping you to understand & enjoy 19th-century food & history.
Karin Celestine (and .. @andtheHare
11K Followers 3K Following Magical tales in wool & words 📚🐇🌈🏳️⚧️🍉Artist~Author illustrator felted creatures/picture books They/Them
Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin
38K Followers 630 Following Fashion historian, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at Falmouth University, writer, curator & amateur stitcher
A Stitch in Time ✂�.. @AStitchinTime13
23K Followers 1K Following What she wore. Women, women’s dress & textiles mainly C18th-C20th. Instagram & Threads a_stitch-in_time_13. Bluesky https://t.co/GgRfh3QjtP
Anne Louise Avery @AnneLouiseAvery
50K Followers 7K Following Writer. E.M.Bannister research. Reynard the Fox/Fox for All Seasons published @BodPublishing. European editor @Panorama_J https://t.co/78UFurQYE3
Mark Norman @Mr_Mark_Norman
2K Followers 588 Following Folklore writer. Creator of The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod. 'Black Dog Folklore' (Troy Books). 'Telling the Bees' (History Press). Society of Authors member
Fabric of Folklore Po.. @Fabricofolklore
393 Followers 633 Following We're a folklore podcast. Join us as we explore and deep dive into the stories, history, culture and people behind the folklore. We interview fascinating guests
Sarah Mint @fractalcat888
1K Followers 3K Following Post-grad Archaeology @BangorUni / @SHiLSSBU Weather obsessed 🌞 🌧️ Globe trotter 🗺️ Fledgling archaeologist/historian Locum library & archives assistant 📖
weird medieval guys B.. @WeirdMedieval
686K Followers 160 Following by @olivia__ms // listen to my podcast with @aranptappers and ORDER MY BOOK OUT NOW // [email protected] for enquiries
Lichfield Lore @LichfieldLore
5K Followers 4K Following Lover of curiosities, legends & languages. Searching for stories in Staffordshire & beyond. Will protect you from the Kidsgrove Boggart. Part of @lichdiscovered
Prof. Dan Parsons @Lb.. @bedform
12K Followers 10K Following Dad to 3 & husband to @ParsnipsParsons 😍 Pro-Vice Chancellor @LboroUniversity. Prof Geosciences: floods, sediments, plastics, sustainable energy & net zero 🌍
BSG Geomorphology @BSG_Geomorph
6K Followers 324 Following The latest News from the British Society for Geomorphology.
Nichola Strandberg @FossilPollen
2K Followers 5K Following Postdoc at @UiTNorgesarktis focusing on statistical analyses of plant sedaDNA datasets 🌱🧬 @ArcEcoGen (she/her)(The painting is Henry Fuseli’s The Nightmare, circa 1781) @folkyfriday #folkyfriday
In Germanic & Slavic lore, a mare, or mara, was a demonic creature to be feared for they walked upon the chests of those slumbering, causing horrific nightmares. Fuseli’s ‘The Nightmare’ invoked this grim lore & horrified all of London when it was exhibited in 1782 #FolkyFriday
@folkyfriday Thank-you FolkyFriday 🖤 Unfortunately, its like that with the others accounts too (hashtags) I will keep on trying. I'm not going to let the "muskrat"win! HaHa
@folkyfriday Thank-you so much! @folkyfriday ✌🏻🦉🖤🍻
#FolkyFriday @folkyfriday The Lamastu Mesopotamians feared Lamastu a vicious demon goddess who preyed on humans. In Assyrian legend, Lamastu, the daughter of the sky god Anu, would creep into a house at night to create nightmares for her intended victim. She would also steal or…
DREAMS #FolkyFriday @folkyfriday The Norse took dreams quite seriously. While they acknowledged that some dreams were random and meaningless (and called them draumskrok, (“dream-nonsense”), other dreams were held to possess enormous significance. Dreams could sometimes foretell…
In German fables, there are many malevolent spirits said to invade peaceful sleep. But you can avoid them with these simple techniques: Plug up the keyhole, get in bed backwards, put steel in the bed, or place a pair of shoes with the toes facing the door. #FolkyFriday
Poppies are used medicinally as a sedative and narcotic, and as such are associated with sleep and death. Red poppies in particular. They grow outside the cave where Hypnos & Thanatos sleep. redbubble.com/shop/ap/145220… #art #FolkyFriday #homedecor #folklore #mythology
Melinoë is the underworld goddess that brings nightmares and madness. She is the daughter of Persephone and Zeus. ☕️Franz von Stuck redbubble.com/people/forgott… #FolkyFriday #art #homedecor #mythology #wallart #folklore
#Celtic #FolkyFriday: `Senchán Torpéist gathered all his poets to see which one of them could recite the whole of the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, but none of them could. His son, Muirgen, was said to have gone to the grave of Fergus mac Róich 1/2
Cædmon was an illiterate Northumbrian cowherd who had a dream in which he learned to compose poetry. He wrote Cædmon's Hymn, the earliest known, extant poem in Old English. On hearing it, St. Hild, Abbess of Whitby, invited him to stay at the abbey as a monk. #FolkyFriday
#FolkyFriday In parts of Japan it is said that if you are unable to sleep at night it is because you are awake in someone else's dream .... 🎨Anonymous Artist @vangoghmuseum
In Irish mythology, Caer Ibormeith was the daughter of Prince Ethal Anbuail of Sid Uamuin in Connacht. In Óengus’s dream, which lasted over a year, Caer Ibormeith stood beside his bed though when he reached out for her, she would disappear. #FolkyFriday 🧵
#FolkyFriday Rhonabwy sees multi coloured horses, then watches King Arthur continue to play Gwyddbwyll with Owain while killer ravens attack his men and carry off their body parts. He then wakes to find he has been dreaming for 3 days! #DreamOfRhonabwy #RedBookOfHergest
"Whose midnight revels by the forest side / Or fountain some belated peasant sees / Or dreams he sees, while o'er head the moon / Sits abritress, and nearer to the Earth / Wheels her pale course, they on their mirth and dance / intent with jocund music charm his ear" #FolkyFriday
The Nocnitsa is one of the many spirits or demons around the world said to influence the sleep and dreams of humans - originating in Slavic mythology, The Nocnitsa is a said to bring nightmares, especially to children, and torment people during the night. #FolkyFriday
The Batibat is a vengeful demon found in Ilocano folklore. In Tagalog folklore, the creature is called Bangungot. The batibat takes the form of an ancient, grotesquely obese, tree-dwelling female spirit. 🧵 #FolkyFriday
Trends for United States
You might like
