{"title":"Squirm","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"myrkwood-squirm","title":"Myrkwood - Squirm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMyrkwood is a rich, dark pine green semisolid colourway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe term Mirkwood derives from the forest Myrkviðr of Norse mythology. The novelist Sir Walter Scott used a Mirkwood in his 1814 novel Waverley, and then by William Morris in his 1889 fantasy novel The House of the Wolfings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf course, I was inspired by the Myrkwood of Tolkien’s fantasy world. Forests play a major role in the history of Tolkien's Middle-earth and are important in the heroic quests of his characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388657967453,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/1f4cdbf4-1509-47de-8b33-cf282bd24a60.jpg?v=1785156141"},{"product_id":"vodnik-squirm","title":"Vodnik - Squirm","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Slavic mythology, in particular the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCzech and Slovak fairy tales,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evodník is a water spirit. In German sources, he is generally referred to as Wasserman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Czech and Slovak vodníci (plural of vodník) can take on an appearance of ordinary humans, but often with water dripping from their clothing, which makes their false identity easily discernable. Some accounts give them green colour, and also long hair or beard in Slovak versions. There is an isolated Czech example of the vodník being human-like but transforming into a frog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCzech, Slovenian and Slovak tales have both evil and good watermen (relative to human beings) who do (or don't, respectively) try to drown people when they happen to swim in their territory. They will also attempt to lure victims with trinkets and colourful ribbons. Vodníci would store the souls of the drowned inside pots, and the liberated souls can ascend to heaven, or even revive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcept for fish (or perhaps fish spirits), they do not have servants. Otherwise, vodníci spend their time running their territory or – in their spare time – playing cards, smoking pipes or just sitting at the water surface (on rocks or willows nearby) and loitering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388671205725,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3207.jpg?v=1785156087"},{"product_id":"jenny-greenteeth-squirm","title":"Jenny Greenteeth - Squirm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJenny Greenteeth is a gorgeous moss green semisolid colourway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJenny Greenteeth a.k.a. Wicked Jenny, Ginny Greenteeth and Grinteeth is a figure in English folklore. A river-hag, she would pull children or the elderly into the water and drown them. The name is also used to describe pondweed or duckweed, which can form a continuous mat over the surface of a small body of water, making it misleading and potentially treacherous, especially to unwary children. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith this meaning the name is common around Liverpool and southwest Lancashire. Jenny Greenteeth was often described as green-skinned, with long hair, and sharp teeth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer name is derived from that of the Grindylow which has the alternate name \"Grendith\" or \"Grinteeth\" which eventually developed into the term \"Jenny Greenteeth\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388674908509,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3165.jpg?v=1785156040"},{"product_id":"nereus-squirm","title":"Nereus - Squirm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNereus is a dark peacock-blue semisolid colourway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Greek mythology, Nereus was the eldest son of Pontus (the Sea) and Gaia (the Earth), with Pontus himself being a son of Gaia. Nereus and Doris became the parents of 50 daughters (the Nereids) and a son (Nerites), with whom Nereus lived in the Aegean Sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388684083549,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/dc87e97b-e4b6-45db-babe-5a26955e1e75.jpg?v=1785155978"},{"product_id":"vorpal-blade-squirm","title":"Vorpal Blade - Squirm","description":"\u003cp\u003eVorpal Blade is a semisolid silver grey colourway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTechnically, this colourway was inspired by a literary item rather than folklore, but I simply could not resist a good\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vorpal Blade came from Lewis Carroll's poem \"\u003cem\u003eJabberwocky\u003c\/em\u003e\", which was first published in 1872 as part of his novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eand What Alice Found There\u003c\/em\u003e. The poem told the story of an unnamed boy who slayed the monstrous Jabberwock and became a hero in his town. The weapon the boy used was called the \"Vorpal Sword\" or the \"Vorpal Blade.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLewis Carroll said he could not explain the word Vorpal, though it has been noted in research that it can be formed by taking letters alternately from \"verbal\" and \"gospel\". It has appeared in dictionaries as meaning both 'deadly' and 'extremely sharp'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388687229277,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3186.jpg?v=1785155819"},{"product_id":"city-of-ys-squirm","title":"City of Ys - Squirm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCity of Ys is a deep, dark blue semi-solid colourway. I named it after a mythical city from the Breton folklore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYs, also spelled Is or Kêr-Is in Breton, and Ville d'Ys in French, is a mythical city on the coast of Brittany that was swallowed up by the ocean. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the legend goes, King Gradlon (Gralon in Breton) ruled in Ys, a city built on land reclaimed from the sea, sometimes described as rich in commerce and the arts, with Gradlon's palace being made of marble, cedar and gold. To protect Ys, a dike was built with a gate that was opened for ships during low tide. The king held the one key that opened the gate. Most versions of the legend present Gradlon as a pious man, and his daughter, Princess Dahut, as wayward. Dahut is often presented as frivolous and an unrepentant sinner, or, sometimes, as a sorceress.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn most variations, Dahut steals the keys from her father while he sleeps, either to allow her lover inside for a banquet or after being persuaded to do so by her flattering lover. She opens the gates of the dikes, either in a wine-induced folly or by mistake, believing she is opening the city gates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388689981789,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3201_b98e3b47-a0c6-4750-9ab0-f20e4dcfe049.jpg?v=1785155693"},{"product_id":"bisclavret-squirm","title":"Bisclavret - Squirm","description":"\u003cp\u003eBisclavret is a dark, storm grey semisolid colourway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBisclavret\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\"The Werewolf\") is one of the twelve Lais of Marie de France written in the 12th century. Originally written in French, it tells the story of a Lord who is trapped in lupine form by the treachery of his wife. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a very beautiful story, at least for the romantics among us, with an abundance of drama, betrayal, lover's revenge, and ultimately a happy ending; all underlined with a dash of delicious homoerotic undertones for the connoisseurs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'm dipping into literary references again, but as a person with a long-standing love for werewolves, I couldn't help but reference them somehow!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388694634845,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3183.jpg?v=1785155619"},{"product_id":"bramble-squirm","title":"Bramble - Squirm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBramble is a deep, burgundy-purple semisolid colourway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBramble is named after a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, most commonly known as brambles, and in particular inspired by the colour of their fruits (raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, and bristleberries). Most species are hermaphrodites with male and female parts being present on the same flower, for which I have adopted them into my symbolic nonbinary garden. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388698829149,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3168.jpg?v=1785155567"},{"product_id":"redcap-squirm","title":"Redcap - Squirm","description":"\u003cp\u003eRedcap is a dark red semisolid colourway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe redcap (or powrie) is a type of malevolent, murderous goblin found in folklore of the Anglo-Scottish border region. The redcap is said to inhabit ruined castles along the Anglo-Scottish border, especially those that were the scenes of tyranny or wicked deeds, and is known for soaking his cap in the blood of his victims. He is also known as Redcomb and Bloody Cap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen travellers take refuge in his lair, he flings huge stones at them. If he kills them, he soaks his cap in their blood, giving it a crimson hue. He is unaffected by human strength, but can be driven away by words of Scripture or by the brandishing of a crucifix, which cause him to utter a dismal yell and vanish in flames, leaving behind a large tooth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388701319517,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3177.jpg?v=1785155524"},{"product_id":"red-riding-hood-squirm","title":"Red Riding Hood - Squirm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRiding Hood is a rich red semisolid colourway. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Riding Hood is of course inspired by the tale of the Little Red Riding Hood and her red cape. In the story, she walks through the woods to deliver food to her sickly grandmother (wine and cake depending on the translation).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA stalking wolf wants to eat the girl and the food in the basket. After he inquires as to where she is going, he suggests that she pick some flowers as a present for her grandmother. While she goes in search of flowers, he goes to the grandmother's house and gains entry by pretending to be Riding Hood. He swallows the grandmother whole, climbs into her bed, and waits for the girl, disguised as the grandmother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Riding Hood arrives, she notices the strange appearance of her \"grandmother\". After some back and forth, the wolf leaps out of bed and eats her as well. A woodcutter in the French version, or a hunter in the Brothers Grimm and traditional German versions, comes to the rescue, and cuts open the sleeping wolf. Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother emerge unharmed. Then they fill the wolf's body with heavy stones. In the Grimms' version, the wolf leaves the house and tries to drink out of a well, but the stones in his stomach cause him to fall in and drown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388707676509,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3174.jpg?v=1785155484"},{"product_id":"nisus-squirm","title":"Nisus - Squirm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNisus is a rich purple semisolid colourway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Greek mythology, Nisus was the King of Megara and father to Scylla. As the story goes, Nisus possessed a single lock of purple hair which granted him and the city invincibility. When Minos, the King of Crete, invaded Nisus's kingdom, Scylla saw him from the city's battlements and fell in love with him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn order to win Minos's heart, she decided that she would grant him victory in battle by removing the lock from her father's head and presented it to Minos. Disgusted with her lack of devotion, Minos left her in the sacked ruins of Megara. In some versions Scylla pursued the departing enemy; in others he bound her to the prow of his ship. Before drowning, Scylla was transformed into a seabird, relentlessly pursued by her father, who was transformed into a sea eagle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388710101341,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3195.jpg?v=1785155426"},{"product_id":"kikimora-squirm","title":"Kikimora - Squirm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKikimora is a semisolid brown colourway with an orange undertone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKikimora is a legendary creature, a female house spirit in Slavic mythology. Her role in the house is usually juxtaposed with that of the domovoy. The kikimora can either be a \"bad\" or a \"good\" spirit, which will depend on the behavior of the homeowner. In more recent times, an image of kikimora as a female swamp spirit had developed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe kikimora might have the snout of a dog, a chicken beak, or can even resemble a goat-like entity with glowing eyes and horns. In fact, it can take any part of an animal's face or body. It is always feminine and can appear as an old woman or a beautiful girl. She might even appear as a deceased family member.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe swamp kikimora is usually described as a small, ugly, hunchbacked, thin, and scruffy old woman with a pointed nose and disheveled hair. She was said to use moss and grass as clothes. It was believed that she frightens people, knocks travelers off the road, or even drowns them. She also kidnaps children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388711805277,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3171.jpg?v=1785155385"},{"product_id":"minnesang-squirm","title":"Minnesang - Squirm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rose coloured base with burgundy, pink and yellow-brown speckles for a bit of extra rose gold fantasy, to go with my medieval romance delusion ✨\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI named Minnesang after a genre of German medieval lyrical love poetry ✨ typically*, it’s a knight’s (or bard’s) monologue, lamenting an unattainable love for an adored woman of high status. In reality, it was a very ritualistic performance of courting that belonged to knighthood just like tourneys or hunting, and wouldn’t necessarily reflect true feelings, but I do love to indulge in the romance 🖤\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This would be typical of Hohe Minne, but there’s of course a plethora of subgenres and intricacies to the entire topic on top of my very abbreviated and simplistic summary above, don’t come for my wig literary nerds 💀 I am one of yous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388715278685,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3151.jpg?v=1785155333"},{"product_id":"amas-veritas-squirm","title":"Amas Veritas - Squirm","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmas Veritas is a variegated burgundy-magenta-pink colourway with dark streaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI named Amas Veritas for a very unabashed pleasure of mine and an autumnal tradition, which is of course the movie \u003cem\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmas Veritas is both the name of the iconic score track, and the love spell young Sally recites in the film:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"They will hear my call a mile away. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey will whistle my favorite song.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey can ride a pony backward.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey can flip pancakes in the air.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey'll be marvelously kind.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheir favorite shape will be a star.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd they'll have one green eye and one blue.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe person I dreamed of doesn't exist, and if they don't exist, I'll never die of a broken heart.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388719341917,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3147.jpg?v=1785155293"},{"product_id":"nightshade-squirm","title":"Nightshade - Squirm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNightshade is a dark purple-blue colourway with heavy purple-grey speckles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI named this colourway after the Atropa bella-donna, or Deadly Nightshade. The foliage and berries are extremely toxic when ingested, containing tropane alkaloids. These toxins include atropine, scopolamine, and hyoscyamine, which cause delirium and hallucinations, and are also used as pharmaceuticals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388724552029,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3131.jpg?v=1785155190"},{"product_id":"wolfsbane-squirm","title":"Wolfsbane - Squirm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWolfsbane has a purple-blue base colour with heavy dark green speckles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWolfsbane is named after the plant genus Aconitum, known among others also as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, devil's helmet, etc. Most Aconitum species are extremely poisonous and must be handled very carefully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAconite and wolfsbane have been understood to be poisonous from ancient times, and are frequently represented as such in literature. 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Pesta travels from farm to farm in her story, carrying a rake and a broom and spreading the plague. If she was carrying a rake, then some of the people at the farm might survive. However, if she was carrying a broom, everyone in the family would die.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388732809565,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3139.jpg?v=1785155115"},{"product_id":"beltane-squirm","title":"Beltane - Squirm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeltane (or Beltaine) is a rich, deep orange colourway with dark brown, orange and red speckles. Because it reminded me of bonfires, I named it after the Gaelic May Day festival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRituals were performed to protect cattle, people, and crops, and to encourage growth. Special bonfires were kindled, whose flames, smoke, and ashes were deemed to have protective powers. The people and their cattle would walk around or between bonfires, and sometimes leap over the flames or embers. All household fires would be doused and then re-lit from the Beltane bonfire. These gatherings would be accompanied by a feast, and some of the food and drink would be offered to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eaos sí\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (supernatural race in the Gaelic folklore, similar to elves). 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Her distinctive traits are flying around in a wooden mortar, wielding a pestle, and dwelling deep in the forest in a hut with chicken legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the stories I remember from childhood, Baba Yaga takes the form of an old, repulsive woman, with gray hair, often very emaciated and sometimes with iron teeth. She throws her long, sagging breasts over her shoulder as she pursues her victim and detects the presence of a stranger thanks to her excellent sense of smell. Her relatives are usually limited to women, she is often one of three sisters, and she has daughters, who often appear in the form of mares. She does not have a husband or partner, and only rarely is it said that she has a son. He is often described as a \"mangy colt\" who, against all expectations, turns out to be the fastest of the herd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe flies in a large mortar, pushing off with a pestle, and sweeping behind her with a broom. Her dwelling, although its interior does not differ from an ordinary peasant dwelling, is exceptional in that it stands \"on a stilt\" or \"chicken legs\" (or in Slovak, \"magpie leg\"). Her cottage can also rotate on this leg, usually at the hero's command. In other accounts, it has no windows or doors, or looks small like a coffin. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tale about \u003cem\u003eVasilisa the Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e, the house is surrounded by a fence made of bones and skulls with shining eye sockets. Yaga's dwelling is also very far from human dwellings, for example, behind a fiery river, a deep abyss, on the shore of a large sea, in the middle of a swamp or underground. However, it is most often located on the edge or in the depths of a dark and difficult-to-pass forest, this is typically understood as the Nav: the Slavic underworld. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image of Baba Yaga in fairy tales and legends is usually negative. She is a cannibal with an immense appetite who likes to eat children. She usually has a full pantry in her home, and she can be seen sharpening her large teeth, or chasing a victim with her mouth wide open, and trying to catch them with her long tongue. She usually chases people who have wandered into her territory, stolen some valuable object from her, or goes hunting on her own accord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, in many stories, her role is not only negative. A common motif is when a hero, or a heroine, comes to her with a request for advice or help. 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Sometimes the changeling was a 'stock' (a piece of wood made magically to resemble the kidnapped human), more often the changeling was a supernatural being made magically to look like the kidnapped human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388762399069,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3136.jpg?v=1785154917"},{"product_id":"kelpie-squirm","title":"Kelpie - Squirm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKelpie is a rich teal, blue and green variegated colourway. I always loved the dark folklore around Kelpies and related water horse creatures, and I definitely wanted to include a repeatable colourway inspired by them!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKelpies would entice their victims to mount their back, then whisk them away into the water depths. 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I adore nature spirits across many folklores, and I couldn’t possibly leave the dryads out! 🌿\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDryad is a repeatable colourway and also available in other yarn bases ✨\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile nowadays we use the term dryad more broadly to mean tree spirits or tree nymphs, a Dryad (Greek: Δρυάς) is an oak tree nymph or oak tree spirit in Greek mythology 🌿\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDistinct from other Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, landform, or tree, and are usually depicted as maidens. They were often seen as having healing properties; other divine powers of the nymphs included divination and shapeshifting. 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These encounters could be dangerous, bringing dumbness, besotted infatuation, madness or stroke to the unfortunate traveler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nocturne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65388774424925,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/5096\/1707\/files\/IMG_3204.jpg?v=1785154506"},{"product_id":"rusalka-squirm","title":"Rusalka - Squirm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eRusalka is a variegated colourway with a grey base, dark teal streaks and teal and dark yellow speckles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Slavic folklore, the rusalka (plural: rusalki; rusalky) is a female entity, often malicious toward mankind and frequently associated with water. It has counterparts in other parts of Europe, such as the French Melusine and the Germanic Nixie. They may originally stem from Slavic paganism, where they may have been seen as benevolent spirits. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is accounted by most stories that the soul of a young woman who had died in or near a river or a lake would come back to haunt that waterway. This undead rusalka is not invariably malevolent, and would be allowed to die in peace if her death is avenged. Her main purpose is, however, to lure young men, seduced by either her looks or her voice, into the depths of said waterways where she would entangle their feet with her long hair and submerge them. She would then wait until the victim had drowned, or, on some occasions, tickle them to death, as she laughed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn most beliefs rusalki always have loose hair, which can be linked to Slavic traditions of unwedded maidens having unbraided or loosely braided hair which, once married, is tightly braided and worn under a headdress. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRusalka's hair can be fair, black, greenish or completely green. To \"Walks like a rusalka\" is an expression describing girls with unkempt hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia, water rusalki\/rusalky were younger and fair-haired, while the forest ones looked more mature and had black hair – but in both cases, if someone looked up close, their hair turned green, and the faces became distorted. 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His cult seems to have been largely unaffected by the Roman conquest of Gaul, during which he remained unassimilated to the Roman pantheon. Cernunnos has been tentatively linked with Conall Cernach, a hero of medieval Irish mythology, and some later depictions of cross-legged and horned figures in medieval art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name \"Cernunnos\" has been used to identify the members of an iconographic cluster, consisting of depictions of an antlered god (often aged and with crossed legs) associated with torcs, ram-horned (or ram-headed) serpents, symbols of fertility, and wild beasts (especially deer). 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