Enthusiast of British (mainly) ghostlore, folklore and vintage ghost and weird fiction. Collector of old magazines. Also keen on prehistoric monuments, old churches and suchlike. Am decidedly Q. All scans/photos my own (unless stated). Runs #SpookySunday
Cernunnos is a Celtic god with antlers. The only surviving reference to his name is on "The Pillar of the Boatman," a 1st-century CE stone pillar in Paris. Though Cernunnos is often linked with other Celtic art of an antlered figure, it's not proven that they're the same person. #WyrdWednesday
Zlatorog (Goldenhorn) was a chamois buck with golden horns, which were the keys to the treasure of Mount Triglav. A hunter once shot Zlatorog, but the buck was healed by the flowers that sprung from his shed blood! #WyrdWednesday
Alpine Nymphs and a Gold-Horned Goat: Explore 6 Folklore Creatures of Europe's MountainsRead about a golden-horned fairy-goat and the anguane water nymphs of the Alps, or the mysterious mountain men Rübezahl and Basajaun...reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com
I wonder what they'd have thought of rewilding and the Knepp Accord? Effigies on the tomb of Sir Thomas Caryll, ironmaster of the Knepp furnace c 1600, and his wife Margaret, in Shipley church "Aske not who lyes intoombd, that crime Argues you liv’d not in his time..." (see alt text) #TombTuesday
#TombTuesday Early 11th C tomb cover in Ringerike style popular in Scandinavia/Saxon England. Stylised serpent and lion fighting w inscription on left edge: 'Ginna and Toki had this stone made'. Found at St Paul's Cathedral 1852. BM loan to London Museum: but will we see it in new one in Nov?