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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, Melusine, Mélusine, 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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A Christmas Ghost Story VII

December 23, 2024 boneandsickle Christmas, EPISODE, ghost stories, ghosts, gothic literature, literature, storytelling, Victorian

The Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas has been celebrated by Bone and Sickle since 2018. This year[…]

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La Befana, the Witch of Twelfth Night

December 15, 2024 boneandsickle Christmas, EPISODE, folk customs, folklore, history, holidays, Italy, legends, pop culture, witches

A short extra episode on Befana, the gift-bringing Italian witch associated with Twelfth Night, the end of the Christmas season.[…]

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