Category Archives: Folklore

Page of the Huld Manuscript

The Confusing Case of the Demonic Money Pants “The flame of fancy still burns, bright and warm, in all this desolation, even as the great ice-body of Iceland contains a…

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In Nordic countries there are numerous tales of these creatures crafted by witches and tasked with stealing milk from the homes of ordinary townsfolk – what could be more “otherly”?

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Dog Headed Men appearing to worship an idol

The Cynocephalus Spoon “They inhabit the mountains as far as the river Indus. Their complexion is swarthy. They are extremely just, like the rest of the Indians with whom they…

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Medieval map of Iceland

In Search of the Bear King, Continued “The bear king is said to have one horn out of his head” Jón Áranson Icelandic Legends and Adventures, Volume 4 In my…

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In Search of the Bear King “Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.” Joseph Campbell The second…

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