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@DrSamGeorge1

Associate Professor of Research @UniofHerts; Convener @OGOMProject; Botanist & Gothicist: Vampires, Werewolves, Angels, Yōkai. Gothic Fairies, Wolf Children

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MARI LYWD (Grey Mare/ Holy Mary). A Welsh skeletal horse - hard to out goth that for Yuletide!! A horse's skull atop a sack cloth; this wonderful figure accompanies groups of wassail-singers as they travel door-to-door

MARI LYWD (Grey Mare/ Holy Mary). A Welsh skeletal horse - hard to out goth that for Yuletide!! A horse's skull atop a sack cloth; this wonderful figure accompanies groups of wassail-singers as they travel door-to-door #GothicAdvent
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FALLEN ANGELS According to St Thomas Aquinas, one third of the heavenly host (133, 306, 668 angels) are fallen. Angels fall through pride, envy or lust. Images T H. Thayer; Evelyn De Morgan

FALLEN ANGELS According to St Thomas Aquinas, one third of the heavenly host (133, 306, 668 angels) are fallen. Angels fall through pride, envy or lust. Images T H. Thayer; Evelyn De Morgan #GothicAdvent
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UMBRELLA MONSTER If it is raining where you are beware Kasa-o-bake, an old-style Japanese umbrella with a bamboo frame, 1 eye, long tongue & in place of a handle, a single leg. A staple of Yōkai iconography & anime; appears first in an early Edo-period scroll

UMBRELLA MONSTER If it is raining where you are beware Kasa-o-bake, an old-style Japanese umbrella with a bamboo frame, 1 eye, long tongue & in place of a handle, a single leg. A staple of Yōkai iconography & anime; appears first in an early Edo-period scroll
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THE INVISIBLE PRINCE The story of a Prince whose love is captured by Genii; she is only visible through a mirror. To free her he has to overcome his rivals, the Princes of Fire, Sea and Air. Exceptional image from H.J.Ford; Yellow Fairy Book, 1894

THE INVISIBLE PRINCE The story of a Prince whose love is captured by Genii; she is only visible through a mirror. To free her he has to overcome his rivals, the Princes of Fire, Sea and Air. Exceptional image from H.J.Ford; Yellow Fairy Book, 1894 #FairyTaleTuesday
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I am introducing this wonderful eco-gothic talk on Wed 12th: 'Reservoirs, Ecogothic and Climate Crisis: The skeleton of a drowned community arises'. You can join us UniofHertsLiterature free on Zoom at 1.30. All welcome. Details below!!

I am introducing this wonderful eco-gothic talk on Wed 12th: 'Reservoirs, Ecogothic and Climate Crisis: The skeleton of a drowned community arises'. You can join us @UHLiterature free on Zoom at 1.30. All welcome. Details below!!
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Our Literature Research Seminar series begins again tomorrow at 1.30. Join us on Zoom for a compelling eco-gothic talk that also speaks to literature's engagement with climate change. All welcome. Details and link below

Our Literature Research Seminar series begins again tomorrow at 1.30. Join us on Zoom for a compelling eco-gothic talk that also speaks to literature's engagement with climate change. All welcome. Details and link below
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BEFANA the good Christmas witch delivers gifts down the chimney to Italian children on Epiphany Eve, in a similar way to St Nicholas or Santa Claus. Effigies of her made of rags are hung up & placed in windows by on Twelfth Night

BEFANA the good Christmas witch delivers gifts down the chimney to Italian children on Epiphany Eve, in a similar way to St Nicholas or Santa Claus. Effigies of her made of rags are hung up & placed in windows by on Twelfth Night #GothicAdvent
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Gorgeous setting for Coffin Boffin ‘s Gothic Yuletide talk. Candles and the sunlight fading through the stained glass definitely made the atmosphere! Thank you 🌲❤️

Gorgeous setting for @DrSamGeorge1 ‘s Gothic Yuletide talk. Candles and the sunlight fading through the stained glass definitely made the atmosphere! Thank you 🌲❤️
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GOTHIC YULETIDE Join me for a dark journey through Christmas folklore & seasonal mythology at Guys Hospital Chapel, Saturday the 9th December 2023 at 3:00. Looking forward to welcoming you to London Month of the Dead Gothic Christmas!

GOTHIC YULETIDE Join me for a dark journey through Christmas folklore & seasonal mythology at Guys Hospital Chapel, Saturday the 9th December 2023 at 3:00. Looking forward to welcoming you to @Monthofthedead Gothic Christmas!
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TAXONOMY OF ANGELS
The Nine Choirs of Angels:
First order: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones
Second order: Dominions, Powers, Virtues
Third order: Principalities, Archangels, Angels
🎨Evelyn De Morgan's fallen angels

TAXONOMY OF ANGELS The Nine Choirs of Angels: First order: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones Second order: Dominions, Powers, Virtues Third order: Principalities, Archangels, Angels #GothicAdvent 🎨Evelyn De Morgan's fallen angels
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WINTER LORDS
CHYS KHAN, a winter Lord of the Sakha Republic of Northern Siberia dressed in his robes & staff, and DED MOROZ a slavic 'Grand Father Frost' often accompanied at Yuletide by Snegurochka the 'Snow Maiden'

WINTER LORDS CHYS KHAN, a winter Lord of the Sakha Republic of Northern Siberia dressed in his robes & staff, and DED MOROZ a slavic 'Grand Father Frost' often accompanied at Yuletide by Snegurochka the 'Snow Maiden' #GothicAdvent
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KRAMPUSNACHT is here it's 5th Dec. KRAMPUS is the dark other of the kindly St Nicholas. A kind of demonic man goat; this horned Yuletide figure of Austro-Bavarian folklore captures children rather than bringing them gifts! 🎨vintage Krampus card

KRAMPUSNACHT is here it's 5th Dec. KRAMPUS is the dark other of the kindly St Nicholas. A kind of demonic man goat; this horned Yuletide figure of Austro-Bavarian folklore captures children rather than bringing them gifts! #GothicAdvent 🎨vintage Krampus card
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