Fabulous Folklore with Icy

A lot of birth folklore is about protecting the baby and mother. Some of it tries to predict or influence the future life of the baby.  Find out more about pregnancy and birth folklore in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/birth-folklore/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https:/...

Lammas is celebrated on 1 August to celebrate the first harvests. But how ancient is the festival, and how do people celebrate it now?  Find out more about Lammas lore in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/lammas-lore/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com...

Marianne Stokes was a late Victorian artist who was important to the movement to revive tempera painting. She also illustrated fairy tales, as well as creating a valuable visual record of traditional Slavic dress in the early 20th century. Find out how she balanced images of folk life with fairy tales in her work in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references o...

Artist Edward Burne-Jones was obsessed with King Arthur until the day he died. Find out which other fairy tales and myths he featured in his work in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/Edward-Burne-Jones/ Watch the video version on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/kMKQ0FoIaZU Meet Fortuna, Goddess of Luck, Abu...

Victorian artist Evelyn De Morgan presented a new perspective of many mythological women in her work. Find out which figures she re-represented in her own way in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! 2:27 - Bio 5:41 - 'The Angel of Death' 8:08 - 'Clytie' 10:35 - 'Flora' 12:18 - 'Eos' 14:19 - 'Helen of Troy' 17:52 - 'The Love Potion' Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: http...

Victorian artist John William Waterhouse used many myths and legends to inspire his work. Greek goddess Circe, the Lady of Shalott, Pandora, and Odysseus all appear in his paintings, often more than once. Let's explore the link between folklore and art in his work in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! YouTube version: https://youtu.be/sWzul5nKuWE Find the images, videos and references on th...

One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy... We've all heard some variation on this counting rhyme involving magpies. It's actually a form of divination, predicting the future using the number of birds you see. But how did magpies go from being a death omen to a symbol of general bad luck? And what variations on the rhyme are there? Find out more in this week's episode of Fabul...

British big cats are not true cryptids since some sightings are of genuine big cats. But what of the others? Are they mere urban legend or actually real? Find out more about the 'alien big cat' phenomenon in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/british-big-cats/ Get your free guide to home protection the folk...

From clocks to calendars, the folklore of time deals with omens and portents of doom. Find out more about these temporal superstitions here. Find out more about some unusual place names in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/folklore-of-time/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: http...

Place names can be a treasure trove of information. They also attract folklore, so how do you sort the origin from the myth?  Find out more about some unusual place names in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/folklore-of-place-names/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www....

An altar to Antenociticus stands in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne. He doesn't appear elsewhere in the Empire. So who was he and why did he have his own temple? Find out more about this potentially Celtic god adopted by the Romans in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/antenociticus/ Get your free guide to hom...

Jupiter was the chief of the Roman gods, but also the representative of the Roman state. Find out more about this famous thunder god in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/jupiter-optimus-maximus/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/ Drop you...

Mars is the Roman god of war. But it turns out there's more to him than swinging a sword around! Learn about this versatile god in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/mars-god-of-war/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/ Grab your tickets for...

The Temple of Mithras lies under a London office block. But who discovered it and what was it for?  Learn about this mysterious god—and this fascinating archaeological find—in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/temple-of-mithras/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icys...

The Great North Museum is stuffed with altars dedicated to Roman gods - but what was the fascination with Neptune and Oceanus? Learn about these two Roman gods—and their connection to Newcastle upon Tyne—in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/roman-gods-newcastle/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore...

Many blogs and books focus on poisonous plant folklore but they don't place as much emphasis on toxic trees. Learn some of the folklore of juniper, laburnum, and oleander in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/toxic-trees/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-...

Toxic plants often still possess magical properties, although extreme caution is required.  Learn some of the folklore of larkspur, periwinkle and wormwood in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/magical-plant-folklore Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folkl...

Common garden flowers can be just as exciting as their showy toxic counterparts.  Learn some of the folklore of bluebells, daffodils and hydrangeas in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! 2:23 Daffodils 6:02 Bluebells  9:08 Hydrangeas  This episode is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. These are toxic plants and should be treated accordingly. Find the imag...

The folklore of flowers is a huge topic, but it's often among the poisonous plants that we find the most interesting stories. This episode focuses on the folklore and magical properties of Deadly Nightshade, Foxgloves and Angel's Trumpet. 2:38 Deadly Nightshade  8:13 Foxgloves  11:38 Angel's Trumpet  This episode is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. These are...

Waterfalls attract tourists and photographers alike. What tales lurk beneath their waters?  Learn some of their origin tales and associated legends in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/waterfall-folklore/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/ Become...

Pools and lakes hold many secrets beneath their dark, quiet surface. Dark spirits, the restless dead, and even mermaids are among the dangers to avoid! Learn more of these tales in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/lake-folklore/ Buy tickets for Rural Gothic: Vernal Equinox at https://bit.ly/rgvernal Get your free...

What strange spirits or superstitions lurk in the depths of river folklore? Why do so many rivers have legends of patron gods and goddesses? Find out about Peg Powler and her watery kind in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/river-folklore/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.i...

Kelpies are water horses in Scottish folklore. Their appearances aren't at all welcome, given their tendency to drag would-be riders to a watery grave. Find out what made them so fearsome in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/kelpies-folklore/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://ww...

Money folklore covers the ways people try to use coins to bring luck, offer protection, or even bind a deal. Find out about the way people have used money to make wishes or attract more of it in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the image on the blog posts: https://www.icysedgwick.com/money-folklore/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick...

Called both lucky charms or amulets, certain objects have a long history of protecting people, bringing luck, or boosting health. Find out about the amulets people wore, carried, and kept handy in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the image on the blog posts: https://www.icysedgwick.com/protection-amulets/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icyse...