Wandering Adventure Party

During the Maroon war with the British, Nanny pondered surrendering because the Maroons were close to starving. In a dream, a voice told her to wait one more day. When she awoke the next morning, she found three pumpkin seeds in her apron pocket. Following the advice of the voice in her dream, she planted them on the side of a mountain that’s now known as Pumpkin Hill in Portland, Jamaica.#Art#Folklore#Jamaica#Caribbean

The King of the Wends only escaped his German captors with the aid of the Devil.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #Devilhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_King_of_the_Wends_Meets_his_End

After a year of being imprisoned by the Wild Woman of the Steinalb range, a man from Rathsweiler was finally able to escape from her cave.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wild_Woman

Once, a German Count escaped slavery in Egypt with the help of a native princess.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #Egypt #LoveStory #bigamy https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Double_Marriage_of_the_Gleichens

The Habergeiß - night bird or night terror?#Austria #folktale #folklore #bird https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Habergeiss_(Vorarlberg)

Modern fantasy gets a lot of things about dragons wrong. This video sets the record straight!#Austria #Germany #folktale #folklore #dragonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSIfoyvmtP8

Currently translating:German folk tales which showcase that monkeys are not toys.#monkey #folklore

@theghostmonk.bsky.social It's in the list I made a few years ago!https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Portal:Folk_literature

Asking the Wild Hunt for advice on matters of the heart might not be the wisest idea.Then again, it all worked out in the end.#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunthttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wild_Hunt_at_Surheim

Hello, Everyone! Join us tomorrow for the theme: ESCAPES. Which myths feature an escape?Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you on Monday! Tarey#mythology #folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary.bsky.social @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites @pj-richards.bsky.social @AnnaJunePage @nataljastgermain.bsky.social @JessMahler @beefolklore.bsky.social @FolkloreFun @psychescinema.bsky.social @PatFurstenberg

The living can be of immense assistance to the dead when it comes to putting their affairs in order.#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Unrighteous_Plowman

The malice of some mother-in-laws is so great that it endures even in death.#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://www.patreon.com/posts/send-in-monks-45254337

@superball That can't be ruled out!After all, if we accept the notion of this account on being based on actual events, then this narrative was spun by those who were left behind.

The Mountain Monk is always willing to help miners in need - but he expects them to keep quiet about him.#Germany #folktale #folklore #mining https://www.patreon.com/posts/grimm-tidings-2-126376638

While not as popular as Hell, Heaven occasionally did show up as scenery in German folk tales.#folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Category:Heaven

It is useful for witches if they can establish an alibi for their nightly sojourns.#Germany #folktale #folklore #witch #witchcraft https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dull_of_Hohenwiesen

Once, one of the spirits of the mountains was captured by an evil giant...#Austria #folktale #folklore #giant https://www.patreon.com/posts/hitte-hatte-90142104

Strange, foreign mages travel the German mountain ranges in secret to unearth their riches.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Venice https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wahles

@amalia12 Well, German folk tales _do_ tend to be appallingly heteronormative...

Mages have plenty of options for cheating their customers, although I suspect they might not get much in the way of repeated business if they use them.#Austria #folktale #folklore #magic https://www.patreon.com/posts/illusions-for-96342193