Compared to other spanish regions such as the Basque Country and Cantabria, Galicia doesn’t have that much information about their folklore on the internet.

I found the following list of mythical creatures until now:

• Gatipedro

• Apalpador

• Mozarro Fox

• Meigas

• Urco

• Xacios

• Trasnos

• Vedoiros

• Nubeiros

Do you know about any other creature? (dragons only count if they have something different from the rest). Thanks

I’ve read the Japanese folktale for long ago. People started to talk about hachishakusama and claiming she is real but I’m not really sure

I'm currently trying writing a short story about a man who saw something horrifying one day that has left him traumatized but he can't talk about it out of fear that it's name will summon it to come and kill him. I want the monster to either be something from an actual folk tale or legend or at least heavily inspired by one. Does anyone know any monsters that fit the description of, "if you see it it'll traumatize you and if you utter its name it'll come to kill you?"

I’m looking for this story. I’m trying to do research on this folk story known as The Three Wise Men. The story is about three men, one is blind, one is deaf, and one is mute. And how they work together. I remember it as three train conductors. But I don’t believe that is the original. Looking on the internet I couldn’t find it tried different searches and search engines but nothing came up. Used ChatGPT and wall-a it knew exactly what I was looking for. And even knew about the train conductor version I knew. But it couldn’t get me a written version.

Does anyone here know of this old American folk tale? Any lead will help.

Anyone know if any folklore texts mention this?

I was reading about oral tradition in pre-writing civilizations and I felt like there were some similarities to the modern ttrpg scene... So I wrote an article about it.

I was doing a maniac research on Taiwanese spirits and creatures-as you do- and then I hit a wall when I couldn’t find more information about a fluffy monster that points directions to sailors. Do you know anything about this creature or a similar one in any other part of the world (physically, not in terms of behaviour).

Here is the link from where I found the information:

https://crystalkung.tumblr.com/post/157562777424/some-monsters-from-taiwanese-folk-stories-from/amp

I'm working on a trivia game with friends and I asked people to give me specific categories they want to be quizzed on. Somebody chose Lore/Supernatural (faeries, demons, jian, ghosts, bigfoot, goblins). I know a lot of folklore is not supernatural, but they hinted at both possibilities. I'm having a hard time figuring out where to start and I was hoping this subreddit could help. I'm looking for medium to hard level and answers given with them as well. Or just any direction I could go.

Thank you in advance!

Hey yall! Im in undergrad anthropology right now, and I’m hoping to move on to studying Folklore with an emphasis on Celtic lore. I know that a lot of that wasn’t written, as the Druid’s didn’t write things down, but what languages should I start learning to prepare for a masters program? So far I can think of French, German, Welsh, Old English, Latin, Irish, Welsh, and Scots Gaelic- are any of those unnecessary, and should I add any to the list? Thanks in advance

Me—I’m all for it!

Sure I want to preserve what is already there, and learn them as they’ve been received, but I also like to think about what I might change. Maybe something doesn’t fully make sense, or something that, forgive me, makes me slightly uncomfortable. I think of how I’d retell it. Then, there are all of the variations that I can have opinions of. And let’s face it, even if I tried to tell a story faithfully it’s going to be different.

I’m reading now the Zipes translation of Grimms’ Kinder und Haus Marchen 1st edition (1812), having a fun time, but I also share an appreciation for the effort made to craft these stories in the later editions.

I suppose one big thing in popular discourse is regarding bowdlerizing in various ways. As for that, I leave it up to the parents out there.

What are your thoughts?

Are there any filmed performances of ancient or medieval epics (like the Song of Roland, the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid, etc.) that try to accurately reconstruct what it would have been like?

Benjamin Bagby did Beowulf, but I think that was only the first hour and a half of what would have been a six hour performance.

Hey everyone!

Over the past few months, I've been writing a novel titled "Enochian Chronicles" on Royal Road, inspired by Iberian history, myths, folktales, and chivalric literature.

Whenever I draw directly from these sources, I make sure to include references (at least a Wikipedia entry) to enrich the backstory. I believe this approach might interest many of you here, since it is a nice opportunity to learn more about Iberian Culture through a different lenses; If you're into low fantasy narratives with grimdark and alternate historical twists, this could be just what you're looking for as well!

Now that my first book has a bit more meat on its bones (97k words, to be more precise) and it's officially on the home stretch, I feel like the time is pretty much perfect to jump right in!

Thank you very much!

I'm curious to know because I'm involved in a project about this:

• What a hunter would do if he had to hunt a werewolf?
• What equipment would he use to hunt a werewolf?
• What would be the weakness of a werewolf?

I would prefer it to be something more cultural/mythological/folkloric/historical (If your source comes from movies, series and books I would like it too) and it also doesn't necessarily need to be classified as a werewolf, if it's something similar I would also like to know, and it can also be from any culture and region

https://youtu.be/hz73bySx73w?si=extqjmr2y0OiLjPg

https://youtu.be/uYg_kqOj398?si=HRSKLiGJxADXynIX

Right now I’m calling it "Science if Genesis" and the game is supposed to have multiple story mode and other side stories that are dedicated to each character. The characters I’ve drawn already are Grim Reaper, Mother Nature, Boogeyman, and Jack Frost and I’m planning on drawing Sandman, Davy Jones, a siren (referred to simply as "Siren"), Pesta, and Stingy Jack. The game will have a cartoonish rubberhose/Sonic artstyle. I want the game to be fast paced and I want each hit to feel satisfying and each character feel alive and more alive than we’ve ever seen them before. I just wanna see interest for this game idea and maybe I’ll post updates on how it’s doing and hopefully I’ll be able to make it into a real game.

A dim memory came to mind today of my granny telling me something that connected biting reptiles to thunder.

Was it that if you killed a snake or turtle by cutting off the head, it could still bite until there was thunder? Or wouldn’t let go until there was thunder?

Or was it just that a turtle (living) wouldn’t let go until there was thunder?

If it helps she was born in Kentucky and lived in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas that I know of.

The memory is about fifty years old, so I appreciate any help anyone can give.