I sometimes get asked if Scandinavian countries have cryptids like Big Foot and Mothman, and not just old folklore creatures like elves and trolls, and though I’m sure there are some they must to be very local because I haven’t heard about any.
I think Americans have to understand that your Frogmen, Nightcrawlers and Jersey Devils are your folklore creatures. You’re in the process of making your own folklore and I think that’s beautiful. Now you just have to get creative with it and imagine what type of culture those creatures have, the same way Scandinavians imagined trolls and gnomes to be enemies because gnomes protects houses and churches, or how the long-breasted troll/elf women Slattenpatte were hunted by the dark hunting party of the night, and of course the elf king sometimes had parties where he invited all the other creatures.
You need to imagine Big Foot and Mothman having tea parties where the nightcrawlers aren’t invited because they only drink soda or something.
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Gnomes are a small, ground dwelling, fairy found across most temperate forests, grasslands and in rare occasions mountain dwellings. They are one of the few fairies to be commonly found alongside human dwellings, having an affinity for their gardens. While most fairy beings can be seen as pests, the Gnome has managed to sway favor as they speak to a relatively good sign for agricultural communities. Having a Gnome is a good sign your crop is healthy and being tended too.
While most fairy species live relatively peacefully alongside one another, the Gnome is one of the few fairy species who do engage in warfare. This animosity is particularly found with Pixies.
Their “red cap” has become the moniker of the species. However this “cap” is not a piece of fashion, but a highly sensitive sensory organ used to help travel in their deep underground dens. They also act as a silent way to communicate with one another in dense brush or long grass. Only males of the species possess one. Female’s caps are small and dome-like, which they commonly adorn with flower crowns. The male’s cap doesn’t always remain active, they can actively render their cap flaccid, allowing them to burrow and squeeze into tight spaces. A male’s cap will grow throughout the course of his life, some reaching lengths double their body length.
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my tears ricochet - taylor swift
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I’ve made a deck for the slavic themed Mafia game — each character is from classic fairytales and epics.
Part 1 of ? (Not really supposed to reveal the whole deck)
𖧷 Ivan Tsarevich
𖧷 Koshchei the Deathless
𖧷 Solovey (Nightingale) the bandit
𖧷 Rusalka
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🎇Please reblog!🎇
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Had been struggling to design my version of a cockatrice but I think this result works! Meet Zeta🐣🐓
He goes through different stages: fledgling, juvenile and adult
Inspired by the infamous Ridley from metroid (ferocity included)
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"and that's the thing about illicit affairs..."
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Love is a masterpiece... ❤️🩹
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Spring Sale Time!
I'm running an Etsy sale from March 29th to April 1st!
I recently added a bunch of new items to my shop and restocked on some that had previously run out.
NOTE! The Finnish postal service keeps being a greedy bunch and they are raising their shipping prices in late April which means I'm also going to have to raise my prices accordingly. Now is a great time to grab something at a lower cost!
I offer 25% off of all prints, zines, notebooks and other merch until APRIL 1ST! (Original paintings and digital items excluded.)
This is also a good opportunity for you to grab something before the con season starts as I'm planning on getting rid of a bunch of old stock.
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And so Faust makes a devil with the devil
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they told me all of my cages were mental
so I got wasted like all my potential
and my words shoot to kill when I'm mad
i have a lot of regrets about that
i was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
fell behind on my classmates and I ended up here
pouring out my heart to a stranger
but i didn't pour the whiskey
i just wanted you to know that this is me trying
i just wanted you to know this is me trying
( taylor swift, this is me trying )
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