Folklore characters

According to the Japanese folklore, the Jorōgumo is a magic, 400 year old giant spider, that can change its appearance into that of a beautiful woman. She seduces young handsome men, wraps them up in her webs and eats them.

Huldra Norse Mythology

The púca (Irish for spirit/ghost), pooka, phouka, phooka, phooca, puca or púka, is primarily a creature of Irish folklore. Considered to be bringers both of good and bad fortune, they could either help or hinder rural and marine communities. The creatures were said to be shape changers which could take the appearance of black horses, goats and rabbits. The púca has counterparts throughout the Celtic cultures of Northwest Europe. For instance, in Welsh mythology it is named the pwca and in…

Douen

English folklore is full of colourful characters. Here are the most famous of them.

The Boggart is a creature in The Spiderwick Chronicles universe. Abuse of a brownie, either through neglect of chores, failure to leave out food, or deliberate insult, will turn it into a Boggart Also known as bogans or bogies, boggarts delight in tormenting those they once protected and will cause milk to sour, doors to slam, dogs to go lame and other mischief. The Riggenbach Boggart, a Common House Boggart (Custos domesticus). Boggarts particularly like to steal food and to hide household…

“The folklore queen of fairies 🌿 The eras skin variation for the folklore knight inspired by Taylor's green dress from the eras tour, hope you like this one 🥺💚 Which outfit from the eras you want to see as a fantasy skin next?”

An illustration I did back in 2022✨

R is for Rumpelstiltskin I’m doing folklore and book review posts to reach and please a larger audience. Previous years have shown select interest in both and to minimise blogging throughout the year, I’m focusing my efforts on April. If you’d rather check out my book review for today, go here. Rumpelstiltskin is probably the …

Queen Clarion (formerly known as Reina or simply Ree), is the overarching protagonist of the Tinker Bell film series. She is also the beautiful queen of Pixie Hollow, she acts motherly to all fairies and is prepared to do whatever it takes to make sure her treasured fairies live in peace and are well out of harm's way. As well as this, among her many talents, Queen Clarion is also able to travel in the form of golden pixie dust. Queen Clarion has a delicate hairstyle, with her brown-toned…