giants Archives - Bone and Sickle

The Dog-Head Saint

July 5, 2026 boneandsickle apocrypha, Catholicism, EPISODE, folk tales, folklore, giants, legends, martyrdom, saints, St. Christopher

Today he’s known mainly as a figure from medals carried to insure safe travels, but that image of a giant[…]

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Mélusine, the Serpent Fairy

February 18, 2025 boneandsickle Arthurian, curses, EPISODE, fairies, fairy tales, folk tales, France, French werewolves, giants, history, hybrids, legends, literature, Mélusine, Melusine, mermaids, snakes

Mélusine is a female fairy of medieval legend. who suffers under a curse transforming her once weekly into a monstrous[…]

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The Stone Eater and other Curious Cases

January 23, 2023 boneandsickle books, celestial phenomena, curiosities, EPISODE, folklore, giants, Victorian

Enjoy with us a collection of short curious tales culled from a favorite Victorian volume — the Stone Eater of[…]

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