dwarf Archives - Bone and Sickle

Malignant Vapor

May 30, 2023 boneandsickle anomolies, books, death, disasters, dwarf, Egypt, EPISODE, history, plague

A malignant vapor, weird plagues and punishments, a Polish dwarf, and a perilous journey into the lightless depths of a[…]

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The Hellish Harlequin: Phantom Hordes to Father Christmas

December 5, 2020 boneandsickle Carnival, charivari, Christmas, demons, Devil, dwarf, England, EPISODE, Father Christmas, folk customs, folk theater, folklore, France, Furious Army, ghost stories, ghosts, giants, Harlequin, Hellequin, Herla, history, holidays, Italy, legends, Middle Ages, mumming, pantomime, theater, Twelve Days of Christmas, Wild Hunt

Harlequin is an enigmatic figure with roots in dark folklore of France, specifically that of the Wild Hunt (Chasse Sauvage)[…]

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