Folklore with Marcus
@skaldemarcus.bsky.social
Major in religious studies. Have a special interest in Nordic folklore. 🧌 Wrote my bachelor’s thesis about Devil lore in Värmland. 😈
Studying to become a teacher of history & religious studies. 📚
Writer, Director and Researcher over at Skildra. 🧙🏼♂️🗃️
Studying to become a teacher of history & religious studies. 📚
Writer, Director and Researcher over at Skildra. 🧙🏼♂️🗃️
@simogo.com really just gave me a heart attack. As someone who adores history and folklore; Year Walk is an amazing game!
June 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
@simogo.com really just gave me a heart attack. As someone who adores history and folklore; Year Walk is an amazing game!
This Thursday I visited the Institute for Language and #Folklore in Gothenburg and I had a lovely time! We got to know about the tradition of ”Påskkärringen” (The Easter Hag) and transcribed old handwritten documents together with other enthusiasts. Here’s a drawing of the devil by C. M. Bergstrand.
April 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This Thursday I visited the Institute for Language and #Folklore in Gothenburg and I had a lovely time! We got to know about the tradition of ”Påskkärringen” (The Easter Hag) and transcribed old handwritten documents together with other enthusiasts. Here’s a drawing of the devil by C. M. Bergstrand.
Currently preparing for my thesis in #history #didactics and reading about applications of #folklore in school. There are many interesting ways to teach about folklore and history; the potential for its implementation into curriculum are plenty!
Recommended read: doi.org/10.1080/0015...
Recommended read: doi.org/10.1080/0015...
January 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Currently preparing for my thesis in #history #didactics and reading about applications of #folklore in school. There are many interesting ways to teach about folklore and history; the potential for its implementation into curriculum are plenty!
Recommended read: doi.org/10.1080/0015...
Recommended read: doi.org/10.1080/0015...
In #Swedish #Folklore one could undertake the Year Walk around Christmas or New Years to get a glimpse into the future.
The Year Walker was faced with mortal peril from dangerous Vaesen in the night, such as the monstrous Gloson.
Read more from Tommy Kuusela:
su.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di...
The Year Walker was faced with mortal peril from dangerous Vaesen in the night, such as the monstrous Gloson.
Read more from Tommy Kuusela:
su.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di...
January 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
In #Swedish #Folklore one could undertake the Year Walk around Christmas or New Years to get a glimpse into the future.
The Year Walker was faced with mortal peril from dangerous Vaesen in the night, such as the monstrous Gloson.
Read more from Tommy Kuusela:
su.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di...
The Year Walker was faced with mortal peril from dangerous Vaesen in the night, such as the monstrous Gloson.
Read more from Tommy Kuusela:
su.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di...
My fiancé truly knows me. What else could be a better Christmas gift than books about the devil in #folklore and yokai in Japan?
Merry Christmas! 🎄🌟
Merry Christmas! 🎄🌟
December 24, 2024 at 10:13 AM
My fiancé truly knows me. What else could be a better Christmas gift than books about the devil in #folklore and yokai in Japan?
Merry Christmas! 🎄🌟
Merry Christmas! 🎄🌟
In Swedish #folklore, a Spiritus was a small snake, roach, scorpion or the like kept in a small wooden box. It could be conjured using dark magic or be given by Satan in exchange for one’s soul. The Spiritus would bring its owner wealth and magic. It had to be fed with spit every day.
November 30, 2024 at 8:29 PM
In Swedish #folklore, a Spiritus was a small snake, roach, scorpion or the like kept in a small wooden box. It could be conjured using dark magic or be given by Satan in exchange for one’s soul. The Spiritus would bring its owner wealth and magic. It had to be fed with spit every day.
In Swedish #folklore, if a person died a violent death or was buried in unhallowed ground, people believed they’d be transformed into a Ghast after death. The Ghast was a dangerous undead creature that could attack the living by hugging them, making them sick. This was called being gastkryst.
November 24, 2024 at 9:48 PM
In Swedish #folklore, if a person died a violent death or was buried in unhallowed ground, people believed they’d be transformed into a Ghast after death. The Ghast was a dangerous undead creature that could attack the living by hugging them, making them sick. This was called being gastkryst.
1/4 In #Nordic #folklore people told stories of a supernatural creature (a vaesen) called the Milk-Hare, Puke-Hare or Bjära which could be conjured using black magic. A Bjära could be used by a witch or wizard who’d obtained these dark magics by Satan to steal milk from neighbouring farmer’s cows.
November 20, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Earlier this year I picked up an interest in #numismatics. This is my favourite coin so far. A #MarcusAurelius #Denarius (RIC III Marcus Aurelius 311) from 174-175 CE.
Weight: 3,17 g
Diameter: 18,5 mm
Obverse reads: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIX
Reverse reads: IMP VII COS III
Weight: 3,17 g
Diameter: 18,5 mm
Obverse reads: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIX
Reverse reads: IMP VII COS III
November 17, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Earlier this year I picked up an interest in #numismatics. This is my favourite coin so far. A #MarcusAurelius #Denarius (RIC III Marcus Aurelius 311) from 174-175 CE.
Weight: 3,17 g
Diameter: 18,5 mm
Obverse reads: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIX
Reverse reads: IMP VII COS III
Weight: 3,17 g
Diameter: 18,5 mm
Obverse reads: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIX
Reverse reads: IMP VII COS III