Jussi
@finnfolklorist.bsky.social
I am interested in myths, legends and folklore. I don't' like nazis, tankies or Russia.
I am mostly active on here on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
I am mostly active on here on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in 1870. His final novel, it was left unfinished when he died.
Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, it focuses more on Drood's uncle, John Jasper, a precentor,
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Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, it focuses more on Drood's uncle, John Jasper, a precentor,
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February 7, 2026 at 11:58 AM
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in 1870. His final novel, it was left unfinished when he died.
Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, it focuses more on Drood's uncle, John Jasper, a precentor,
#BookWormSat 🧵
Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, it focuses more on Drood's uncle, John Jasper, a precentor,
#BookWormSat 🧵
Philinnion was an unwed maiden who died prematurely and returning as a ghost-inhabited corpse consorted with a handsome youth named Makhates, a guest in her parents' home. When her mother discovered the undead girl,
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#PhantomsFriday 🧵
February 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Philinnion was an unwed maiden who died prematurely and returning as a ghost-inhabited corpse consorted with a handsome youth named Makhates, a guest in her parents' home. When her mother discovered the undead girl,
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
The abandoned village of Gornji Sestani in Montenegro is truly one of the few exceptionally alluring and very dark places. According to legend, the progenitor of Šestani, Zefa, committed several murders, settled in Sestani with his family.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The abandoned village of Gornji Sestani in Montenegro is truly one of the few exceptionally alluring and very dark places. According to legend, the progenitor of Šestani, Zefa, committed several murders, settled in Sestani with his family.
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
In the courtyard of the 15th-century Bender Fortress,in the breakaway region of Transnistria,visitors might notice something strange:a cluster of bullet holes in one section of the wall. They don’t follow a clear trajectory or resemble typical conflict damage—they seem to focus on
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#PhantomsFriday 🧵
February 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
In the courtyard of the 15th-century Bender Fortress,in the breakaway region of Transnistria,visitors might notice something strange:a cluster of bullet holes in one section of the wall. They don’t follow a clear trajectory or resemble typical conflict damage—they seem to focus on
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
A little bit chilly weather
February 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
A little bit chilly weather
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Icelandic: Snorra Edda) or, historically, simply as Edda, is an Old Norse textbook written in Iceland during the early 13th century.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:23 PM
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Icelandic: Snorra Edda) or, historically, simply as Edda, is an Old Norse textbook written in Iceland during the early 13th century.
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The Kalevala (IPA: [ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish, Karelian and Ingrian folklore and mythology, telling a story about the Creation of the Earth,
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January 31, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The Kalevala (IPA: [ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish, Karelian and Ingrian folklore and mythology, telling a story about the Creation of the Earth,
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The great Persian epic known as the Kushnameh follows the entangled lives of Kush the Tusked––a monstrous antihero with tusks and ears like an elephant, descended from the evil emperor Zahhak––and Abtin,
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January 31, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The great Persian epic known as the Kushnameh follows the entangled lives of Kush the Tusked––a monstrous antihero with tusks and ears like an elephant, descended from the evil emperor Zahhak––and Abtin,
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#BookWormSat. 🧵
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We could all use a little baby Bao right now. 💙
January 30, 2026 at 1:06 AM
We could all use a little baby Bao right now. 💙
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the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji
January 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM
the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji
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Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
In Romagna, one story has endured through the centuries, shrouded in intrigue: the legend of the ghost of Azzurrina.
This tale takes us back to 1375, when the Castle of Montebello, near Rimini, was home to a girl named Guendalina Malatesta.
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This tale takes us back to 1375, when the Castle of Montebello, near Rimini, was home to a girl named Guendalina Malatesta.
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
January 30, 2026 at 9:49 AM
In Romagna, one story has endured through the centuries, shrouded in intrigue: the legend of the ghost of Azzurrina.
This tale takes us back to 1375, when the Castle of Montebello, near Rimini, was home to a girl named Guendalina Malatesta.
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
This tale takes us back to 1375, when the Castle of Montebello, near Rimini, was home to a girl named Guendalina Malatesta.
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
In the heart of Marsamxett Harbour in Malta lies Manoel Island, home to the imposing Fort Manoel. Built by the Knights of St. John in the 18th century, the fort has a dark past that has given rise to several legends. One of the most famous stories is that of the “Black Knight,”
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January 30, 2026 at 9:31 AM
In the heart of Marsamxett Harbour in Malta lies Manoel Island, home to the imposing Fort Manoel. Built by the Knights of St. John in the 18th century, the fort has a dark past that has given rise to several legends. One of the most famous stories is that of the “Black Knight,”
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
This Romanesque church Sant Esteve in Andorra la Vella dates back to the 12th century and is one of the oldest and most beautiful churches in the country. It has a rich collection of art and relics, but also some eerie stories.
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#PhantomsFriday 🧵
January 30, 2026 at 9:15 AM
This Romanesque church Sant Esteve in Andorra la Vella dates back to the 12th century and is one of the oldest and most beautiful churches in the country. It has a rich collection of art and relics, but also some eerie stories.
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
The Garden of Youth (or simply, the Garden) was an isolated orchard that was believed to be located near the Western March of Narnia, in the Western Wild, on the crest of a green hill, and was the Great River's source.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The Garden of Youth (or simply, the Garden) was an isolated orchard that was believed to be located near the Western March of Narnia, in the Western Wild, on the crest of a green hill, and was the Great River's source.
#BookWormSat 🧵
#BookWormSat 🧵
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Today's Schimmelgass street in Vaduz in Liechtenstein used to be called Lochgass all the way up to Schlossstrasse. The name Schimmelgass goes back to this legend, according to which a miserly farmer lived there.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Today's Schimmelgass street in Vaduz in Liechtenstein used to be called Lochgass all the way up to Schlossstrasse. The name Schimmelgass goes back to this legend, according to which a miserly farmer lived there.
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
The ghost of the Black Lady wanders in Nesvizh castle. This is Barbara Radziwill, the wife of Sigismund II. They experienced parting and condemnation, their love story was known almost all over the world.
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#PhantomsFriday 🧵
January 23, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The ghost of the Black Lady wanders in Nesvizh castle. This is Barbara Radziwill, the wife of Sigismund II. They experienced parting and condemnation, their love story was known almost all over the world.
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
#PhantomsFriday 🧵
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The Guardian nails it.
January 23, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The Guardian nails it.
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Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Murgrönan can be considered Finland's first novel, and was published by a woman, Wilhelmina Carstens (1808-1888), albeit anonymously. The profits from the sale of the publication were announced to be used to build a poorhouse in Porvoo.
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![A small, antique book stands open on a wooden surface. The title page is visible and reads “MURERÖNAN. Finskt original.” with the author noted as “[Carstens, F. W.]”. A small illustration of a tree appears in the center of the page, and at the bottom it says “Helsingfors, G. O. Wasenius, 1840.” The book’s pages look yellowed with age, and the background is softly blurred in dark green and brown tones.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ndpjgetvwhxut2nqcwzibfi7/bafkreiaoo6mx3nftwrql4akb3rr6lsb5qcs7ofhfqznajksnhedl6ydjkq@jpeg)
January 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Murgrönan can be considered Finland's first novel, and was published by a woman, Wilhelmina Carstens (1808-1888), albeit anonymously. The profits from the sale of the publication were announced to be used to build a poorhouse in Porvoo.
#BookWornSat 🧵
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Empire of the Vampire is a 2021 illustrated horror-fantasy novel by Australian novelist Jay Kristoff.
Twenty-seven years after Daysdeath, a mysterious phenomenon that has cast the world into perpetual darkness, vampires have successfully conquered humanity.
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Twenty-seven years after Daysdeath, a mysterious phenomenon that has cast the world into perpetual darkness, vampires have successfully conquered humanity.
#BookWormSat 🧵
January 10, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Empire of the Vampire is a 2021 illustrated horror-fantasy novel by Australian novelist Jay Kristoff.
Twenty-seven years after Daysdeath, a mysterious phenomenon that has cast the world into perpetual darkness, vampires have successfully conquered humanity.
#BookWormSat 🧵
Twenty-seven years after Daysdeath, a mysterious phenomenon that has cast the world into perpetual darkness, vampires have successfully conquered humanity.
#BookWormSat 🧵
Metro 2033 (Russian: Метро 2033) is a 2002 post-apocalyptic fiction novel by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. It is set within the Moscow Metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Metro 2033 (Russian: Метро 2033) is a 2002 post-apocalyptic fiction novel by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. It is set within the Moscow Metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust.
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The Road is a 2006 post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. The book details the grueling journey of a father and his young son over several months across a landscape blasted by an unspecified cataclysm that has destroyed industrial civilization and nearly all life.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The Road is a 2006 post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. The book details the grueling journey of a father and his young son over several months across a landscape blasted by an unspecified cataclysm that has destroyed industrial civilization and nearly all life.
#BookWormSat
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The Raven Rings Trilogy go against conventional patterns in the genre, and while it contains the classic fantasy elements as evil and magic, it also reinvents the whole genre. With her feet firmly rooted in the Norse mythology.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The Raven Rings Trilogy go against conventional patterns in the genre, and while it contains the classic fantasy elements as evil and magic, it also reinvents the whole genre. With her feet firmly rooted in the Norse mythology.
#BookWormSat 🧵
#BookWormSat 🧵