Pinar S. 🦦
@pinars.bsky.social
Used to be a Byzantinist, now an independent researcher, potter, part time translator and interpreter &person of leisure. Posts on history, art, archaeology, nature, mythology, folklore, the occult, books, language, καὶ τὰ ἕτερα. Team Oxford Comma.
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“Rage bait”, “aura farming” and “biohack” are the three contenders for the Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2025. Recent winners have included “brain rot”, “rizz” and “goblin mode”. Voting is open now with results announced next Monday. corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...
Oxford Word of the Year 2025 - Oxford University Press
Voting is now open for Oxford Word of the Year 2025! Discover our shortlist and have your say by Thursday 27 November.
corp.oup.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“Rage bait”, “aura farming” and “biohack” are the three contenders for the Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2025. Recent winners have included “brain rot”, “rizz” and “goblin mode”. Voting is open now with results announced next Monday. corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...
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With this year's re-issue of Katharine Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies, Matthias Egeler's book on Elves and Fairies and my new history of Fairies coming in spring, it feels as though we are living through a moment of reawakening for fairy studies
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
With this year's re-issue of Katharine Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies, Matthias Egeler's book on Elves and Fairies and my new history of Fairies coming in spring, it feels as though we are living through a moment of reawakening for fairy studies
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A gentle reminder now is a good time to start dropping hints about your love of folklore themed linocut prints to friends and family.
matpringleillustration.bigcartel.com
matpringleillustration.bigcartel.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
A gentle reminder now is a good time to start dropping hints about your love of folklore themed linocut prints to friends and family.
matpringleillustration.bigcartel.com
matpringleillustration.bigcartel.com
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The Devil is always willing to help with major public works - but he always demands a sacrifice.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Construction_of_the_Cathedral_at_Aachen_and_the_Lousberg_Hill
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Construction_of_the_Cathedral_at_Aachen_and_the_Lousberg_Hill
The Construction of the Cathedral at Aachen and the Lousberg Hill
wiki.sunkencastles.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Devil is always willing to help with major public works - but he always demands a sacrifice.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Construction_of_the_Cathedral_at_Aachen_and_the_Lousberg_Hill
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Construction_of_the_Cathedral_at_Aachen_and_the_Lousberg_Hill
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New signs will warn motorists about frogs and toads crossing from Risinghurst gardens to the CS Lewis Nature Reserve in spring. The Frog & Toad Patrol group has been given four warning signs by Oxford City Council, funded by local councillor Chewe Munkonge’s ward budget.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New signs will warn motorists about frogs and toads crossing from Risinghurst gardens to the CS Lewis Nature Reserve in spring. The Frog & Toad Patrol group has been given four warning signs by Oxford City Council, funded by local councillor Chewe Munkonge’s ward budget.
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In the Kwanzaa tale "The Collared Crow," a poor, childless couple is approached by a white-collared crow, who persuades them to give away their last seeds to a hungry flock of birds. The couple is rewarded for their generosity with eight children. #WyrdWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
In the Kwanzaa tale "The Collared Crow," a poor, childless couple is approached by a white-collared crow, who persuades them to give away their last seeds to a hungry flock of birds. The couple is rewarded for their generosity with eight children. #WyrdWednesday
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Good morning, wyrdlings! @cwreeve.bsky.social here, a bit late but all present, correct and in one piece...
This week's #WyrdWednesday theme:
'Sacrifices, Offerings and Selfless Acts!'
SHOW ME THE WYRD!
This week's #WyrdWednesday theme:
'Sacrifices, Offerings and Selfless Acts!'
SHOW ME THE WYRD!
a cartoon of a bear with no face sitting at a table with a lot of food .
ALT: a cartoon of a bear with no face sitting at a table with a lot of food .
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Good morning, wyrdlings! @cwreeve.bsky.social here, a bit late but all present, correct and in one piece...
This week's #WyrdWednesday theme:
'Sacrifices, Offerings and Selfless Acts!'
SHOW ME THE WYRD!
This week's #WyrdWednesday theme:
'Sacrifices, Offerings and Selfless Acts!'
SHOW ME THE WYRD!
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new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
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Capital with winged horses
From the Hippodrome of Constantinople (first half 6th century)
At Istanbul Archaeological Museums
From the Hippodrome of Constantinople (first half 6th century)
At Istanbul Archaeological Museums
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Capital with winged horses
From the Hippodrome of Constantinople (first half 6th century)
At Istanbul Archaeological Museums
From the Hippodrome of Constantinople (first half 6th century)
At Istanbul Archaeological Museums
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While the Greek gods eat ambrosia and drink nectar, the Norse gods prefer a heartier meal. Every night the giant boar Sæhrímnir is slaughtered for food, and every morning he is reborn. Also, mead instead of milk pours from the udders of the great goat Heiðrún.
#FairyTaleTuesday
#FairyTaleTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
While the Greek gods eat ambrosia and drink nectar, the Norse gods prefer a heartier meal. Every night the giant boar Sæhrímnir is slaughtered for food, and every morning he is reborn. Also, mead instead of milk pours from the udders of the great goat Heiðrún.
#FairyTaleTuesday
#FairyTaleTuesday
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"The Woodwoses and Wildmen of #Suffolk", my talk for Dunwich Museum, now online. @DiscoverDunwich.bsky.social @forteantimes.bsky.social#woodwose youtu.be/ntVPfS_xhqI?...
The Woodwoses and Wildmen - November 2025 Talk by Matt Salusbury
YouTube video by Dunwich Museum
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November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"The Woodwoses and Wildmen of #Suffolk", my talk for Dunwich Museum, now online. @DiscoverDunwich.bsky.social @forteantimes.bsky.social#woodwose youtu.be/ntVPfS_xhqI?...
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They treat nature like it has no voice.
But it does. Yours, ours, and millions more.
If you believe nature deserves better than this, make sure your MP hears it loud and clear:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 👈
But it does. Yours, ours, and millions more.
If you believe nature deserves better than this, make sure your MP hears it loud and clear:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 👈
Tell the UK Government they must do better for nature!
I've just emailed my MP to tell them what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too?
https://action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/action/1?ea.tracking.id=rspb_uk_bluesky👈
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
They treat nature like it has no voice.
But it does. Yours, ours, and millions more.
If you believe nature deserves better than this, make sure your MP hears it loud and clear:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 👈
But it does. Yours, ours, and millions more.
If you believe nature deserves better than this, make sure your MP hears it loud and clear:
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 👈
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Give me sunlight, a comfortable chair and a wall of books! This makes me declare myself a most satisfied soul. For the library is a territory of wonder. It is home to a thousand wise voices who know words that open gates to the imagination. – #CLNolan, BBC National Programme, 1934 #Libraries
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Give me sunlight, a comfortable chair and a wall of books! This makes me declare myself a most satisfied soul. For the library is a territory of wonder. It is home to a thousand wise voices who know words that open gates to the imagination. – #CLNolan, BBC National Programme, 1934 #Libraries
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Join us this #Wyrdwednesday for our topic:
'Sacrifices, Offerings and Selfless Acts!'
Serve us up your tantalizing tales from history, myth and lore about ravenous deities and grand gestures both good and evil!
'Sacrifices, Offerings and Selfless Acts!'
Serve us up your tantalizing tales from history, myth and lore about ravenous deities and grand gestures both good and evil!
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Join us this #Wyrdwednesday for our topic:
'Sacrifices, Offerings and Selfless Acts!'
Serve us up your tantalizing tales from history, myth and lore about ravenous deities and grand gestures both good and evil!
'Sacrifices, Offerings and Selfless Acts!'
Serve us up your tantalizing tales from history, myth and lore about ravenous deities and grand gestures both good and evil!
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Le Tarot Minchiate restauré, a restoration of the 18th-century Italian Minchiate Gaetano/al Aquila (the printer's name/sign respectively) by Emmanuelle Iger and Isabelle Nadolny. Colours returned to original richness. The knights are human-animal hybrids! #TarotSky #TarotTuesday #HistoricalTarot
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Le Tarot Minchiate restauré, a restoration of the 18th-century Italian Minchiate Gaetano/al Aquila (the printer's name/sign respectively) by Emmanuelle Iger and Isabelle Nadolny. Colours returned to original richness. The knights are human-animal hybrids! #TarotSky #TarotTuesday #HistoricalTarot
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'People are still haunted by what happened': How history's brutal witch trials still resonate now. As most were women it’s appropriate to share on #InternationalDayForTheElimimationOfViolenceAgainstWomen
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
'People are still haunted by what happened': How history's brutal witch trials still resonate now
A new book How to Kill a Witch brings a dark period of history back to grisly life – and an official tartan is being released to memorialise some of those who were tortured and killed.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
'People are still haunted by what happened': How history's brutal witch trials still resonate now. As most were women it’s appropriate to share on #InternationalDayForTheElimimationOfViolenceAgainstWomen
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
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Just descended from the top of North Berwick Law, which gave me the chance (eagerly seized) to tell my wife about the word 'law' – no relation to the legal word, but rather from Old English hlǣw 'mound'. That makes it an English/Scots word with a 'lost H', as discussed in a recent article...
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Just descended from the top of North Berwick Law, which gave me the chance (eagerly seized) to tell my wife about the word 'law' – no relation to the legal word, but rather from Old English hlǣw 'mound'. That makes it an English/Scots word with a 'lost H', as discussed in a recent article...
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A November ramble: a squirrel scurrying up an oak tree, sloes dusted with bloom, hawthorn berries, prickly burdocks & the last yellow leaves along the hedgerow. As John Clare wrote: “I love to see the old hedgerows in Autumn’s sober hue… through skies of tender blue.” #AutumnWalk
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A November ramble: a squirrel scurrying up an oak tree, sloes dusted with bloom, hawthorn berries, prickly burdocks & the last yellow leaves along the hedgerow. As John Clare wrote: “I love to see the old hedgerows in Autumn’s sober hue… through skies of tender blue.” #AutumnWalk
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Where's PETA when you really need them?
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Where's PETA when you really need them?
Whut
Christmas movies are getting more and more unhinged:
“A publisher goes to Scotland to convince an author to finish his series. While posing as a ski student, she uncovers that he's the heir to a dukedom.”
“A publisher goes to Scotland to convince an author to finish his series. While posing as a ski student, she uncovers that he's the heir to a dukedom.”
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Whut
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In English, someone who is being persistently annoying can be referred to as a “pain in the arse.” My favourite German equivalent is Nervensäge, which means “nerve saw”
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In English, someone who is being persistently annoying can be referred to as a “pain in the arse.” My favourite German equivalent is Nervensäge, which means “nerve saw”
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Watch Winsor McCay’s The Sinking of the Lusitania, the First Major Animated Propaganda Film (1918)
Watch Winsor McCay’s The Sinking of the Lusitania, the First Major Animated Propaganda Film (1918)
You might know Winsor McCay (1867? -1934) for the gorgeously surreal Little Nemo comic strip or for his early animated short Gertie the Dinosaur (1914). But did you know that he also created some of t...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Watch Winsor McCay’s The Sinking of the Lusitania, the First Major Animated Propaganda Film (1918)
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A dog’s paw print on a Roman clay tile 🐾 🐕 😍
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A dog’s paw print on a Roman clay tile 🐾 🐕 😍
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
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