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Caster of spells, cunning in magic.
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rodnovery: In Slavic mythology, a rusalka (plural: rusalki or rusalky) was a female ghost, water nymph,succubus or mermaid-like demon that dwelled in a waterway. According to most traditions, the rusalki were fish-women, who lived at the bottom of rivers. In the middle of the night, they would walk out to the bank and dance in meadows. If they saw handsome men, they would fascinate them with songs and dancing, mesmerize them, then lead the man away to the river floor to his death. The stories about rusalki have parallels with those of Hylas and the Nymphs, the Germanic Nix, the Irish Banshee, the Scottish Bean Nighe and the Romanian Iele
fairytalesandfrills: wavesaredancing: moonsiren: F. Luis Mora, Salome, 1899. (via thefindesiecle)
aecsaky: © A.E. Csaky  Various experimental 
hamdir: Steven J. Gelberg
odinsight: Norse Casket Lid, Detail Viewby *fourrpaws A detail view of the lid of the oaken casket containing a giant’s heart. Preserved Heart of a Norse Giantin an Oaken Casket(5th century)While going through his famous grandfather’s belongings after his passing in 1937, violinist Lars Sigerson discovered this casket with its gruesome contents. It appears to have been passed from generation to generation within his family for hundreds of years. The explanation and whatever story that goes with it has been lost to the ages.The inscription on the casket is written in old Norse runes and reads:“Behold! Within this casket lies the heart of the fierce and terrible giant known as Hrungnir, slain this day by Fafrd the Red whose bravery and cunning shall live forever!”
sloppy: by Samuela Lepori
yama-bato: Man Ray Nusch Éluard