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#14 “Pig”

Posted on 14th February 2024 by PJH

  Long ago a pregnant sow escaped butchery in Hampstead, fleeing into the sewers below. Nourished on refuse, her hoglets interbred, each generation growing more monstrous and ferocious. Only the constant flow of the subterranean river Fleet prevents their escape.
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#13 “Chronos”

Posted on 14th February 2024 by PJH

Chronos was the Ancient Greek word for time, Cronos their sickle carrying God of Agriculture. Romans related Cronos to their own Saturn, and made him an old man. His sickle became a scythe, and Cronos became Old Father Time who,
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#12 “Morrigan”

Posted on 14th February 2024 by PJH

In the grand Irish epic of the Tain Bo Cuailnge, Nemain –  personification of the frenzy and havoc of warfare – confuses the soldiers on the field of battle, causing them to fight and kill their own.   The Morrigan.
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Samson Sunset

Posted on 14th February 2024 by PJH

This week’s folklore thursday features a bonus strip. And the reason is, well, we’re working on an advanced list of folklore topics for twitter, and they changed one without us knowing. Being pros (which is what it says in most
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