under hollow hills
a love of old tales, beliefs, histories, literature, magic and art

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This blog is a collection of different yet related things: myths & legends, ancient epics, fairytales, folktales, fables, folklore, old customs & traditions, magic, ancient beliefs & history: medieval, ancient, biblical. Religion and religious art also have a place here.
Although I happily reblog anything of the above regardless of its origin, this blogger's special interest is of the myths, legends and folklore of the British Isles, especially Cornwall, and of faeries and the faerie faith.

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10/6/16 - added general tags to navigation panel

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efemmera-archive:

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Lesbian Postcards illustrated by Xavier Sager (1870-1930)

thegothicera:

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Duel between Dietrich and Siegfried, Cod. Pal. germ. 359 The Rosengart and Lucidarius, Alsatian, ca. 1415-1420

theinternetarchive:

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scent bottles, c. 17-1800s.

toiich:

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Albert Camus, Notebooks 1935-1942

harminuya:

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Antique Armenian Embroidered Textiles.

ariel-seagull-wings:

songs-of-the-east:

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Tales of the Amur by Gennady Pavlishin: Nanai Folktales From Far East Russia

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chernobog13:

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A William Stout illustration for the Norwegian fairy tale East of the Sun, West of the Moon.

enchantedbook:

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Illustration from la vie parisienne magazine by Henry Gerbault, 1920

chernobog13:

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Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, pledges to serve the monk, Tang Sanzang, to atone for his many sins of the past, under the watchful eye of Guanyin, goddess of mercy.

clawmarks:

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Illustrations conchyliologiques - Jean-Charles Chenu - undated - via Internet Archive