#Green hags

[tessarionbestgirl]

I see what silverwing saw on him.

[killyridols]

hag ii by claire thompson, 2021, yarn & monks cloth, 23 x 33 inches

[sea-buns]

He says he's unemployed now but I think this was his true calling all along

[oneshotsfunshots]

Homebrew D&D One Shot #17

I didn't love my last witch one shot so here's a new one that's more closely based on the Ravenloft region of Tepest. I feel like this hits a more Halloweeny vibe. Also I've play-tested it twice now and the second time was my best session as a professional DM yet.

[cunning-frog]

Holed Stones in English Folk Magic

Sources at the end

Stones with naturally occurring holes in them have many uses in magic all over the world. In England they have been used for protection and luck as well as in medicine. Holed stones are known by many different names, In England they have been and are known by numerous names such as Hag stones, Witch stones, Serpents'/Snakes' eggs, Adder stones, and Lucky stones. For the sake of clarity, I will be referring to them as ‘holed stones’.

Luck and Protection

Holed stones are used as amulets for protection against Hags, witches, faeries, and other spirits, when they are used in this way they are referred to as hag or witch stones. People would hang a holed stone above the door of their home or barn, and sometimes passageways within the home. People would also keep a small holed stone in a pocket for luck and protection.

Holed stones have also been known for being lucky, being worn around the neck for luck or tossed over the shoulder after spitting through the stone's hole to grant a wish. It was also said that is a person tied a holed stone to their house keys, those who resided in the home would be prosperous.

In communities where fishing and/or sailing was common the use of holed stones for protection was common, tying them to the bows of boats or inside of smaller rowing boats for protection while at sea. Holed stones were also used to protect against drowning, Christopher Duffin (2011) writes, “The coxswain of the Ramsay lifeboat [during 1929], also a fisherman by trade, always wore a small discoidal [holed] stone around his neck, threaded with copper wire. The amulet, passed down through three generations of fishermen, was credited with preserving the life of the wearer through terrible maritime circumstances.”

Medicine

As these holed stones protected against hags, witches, faeries, and other spirits they would often be used in medicine, as magic was often thought to be the cause of illness.

One of the illnesses holed stones were used to treat is ‘hag-riding’, in the book A Dictionary of English Folklore it is defined as  “a frightening sensation of being held immobile in bed, often by a heavy weight pressing on one’s stomach or chest […] In folklore, it was thought of as a magical attack, though whether by demonic incubus, ghost, harmful fairy, or witch varied according to place and period.” (Simpson & Roud, 2003) Today hag-riding is understood to be sleep paralysis. To treat hag-riding a holed stone would be hung above the bed of the sufferer or, if the sufferer is an animal, placed in a stable.

This belief applied to both humans as well as other animals; hag stones were often used in the treatment of ill livestock. In Lancashire holed stones would be tied to the back of cows to protect them from all forms of harm, “self-holed stones, termed ‘lucky-stones,’ are still suspended over the backs of cows in order that they may be protected from every diabolical influence.” (Harland and Wilkinson 1873).

Sources:

 Thwaite, A.-S. (2020). Magic and the material culture of healing in early modern England [Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository]. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.63593

Vicky, King (2021, November 11). Hag Stones and Lucky Charms. https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/hag-stones-and-lucky-charms/

Pitt Rivers Museum, Accession Number: 1985.51.987.1 https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/prm-object-239947 (c) Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, Date Accessed: 21 January 2024

Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653., 2013, A commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas Adams, Oxford Text Archive, http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12024/A00665

Jacqueline Simpson & Steve Roud (2003). A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford University Press. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095941856

Christopher J. Duffin (2011) Herbert Toms (1874–1940), Witch Stones, and Porosphaera Beads, Folklore, 122:1, 84-101, DOI: 10.1080/0015587X.2011.537134

Harland, J., & Wilkinson, T. T. (1873). Lancashire Legends: Traditions, Pagents, Sports, & C. With an Appendix Containing a Rare Tract on the Lancashire Witches, & C., &c. G. Routledge. https://archive.org/details/cu31924028040057

Photo source:

File:Hag Stones (8020251781).jpg. (2023, February 2). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 04:11, January 26, 2024 from https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Hag_Stones_(8020251781).jpg&oldid=729610598.

[muttgifs]

old man yaoi enjoyer | old hag yaoi enjoyer

[ttrpg-smash-pass-vs]

We reach the end of our Hags with the Sweet Hag! They use sweets and pleasant vibes to draw people in, especially those unlikely to be missed. Thier food can hold spells, and they innately have magic to charm, shrink, daze, make you laugh, or put you to sleep. As well as being able to turn invisible, create sweets from nothing, and enhance food and drinks (either making them taste better or turning them into something else, like water to wine). Of course then they'll use people for mundane labor and/or sap thier strength with a touch and eat them. They can also shapeshift into other humanoids, with thier true form resembling a melting taffy with gumdrop eyes.

[reginarubie]

Soooo…

Long story short, I saw an edit of The Plagues from Prince of Egypt between the Blacks and the Greens and I was like… think if it’s true and the Whents descend from Aemond and thus Catelyn and the Starklings do as well… thinking of the lyrics coming next.

So I ended up doing it, and whilst I was editing I realized something…

Many parallel Daenerys with Moses but it’s wrong she’s Ramses coded and it’s Bran who is Moses (Moses couldn’t talk well, he stuttered — Bran can’t walk).

So I may end up writing another biblical meta… research is needed!

[jordanvildosola]

Green Hag

This witch is cray-cray. Probably a shape-shifter, don't trust her. --- If you've seen my ongoing poll, it's not too late to cast your vote for what type of art you wanna see me draw next!

I'm looking to draw what YOU like. So that means if you have a specific character, monster, sentient rock or amorphous wisp that you want to see, either reblog and tag with what you want or drop me a message! Anonymous messages (and even your OC) are encouraged too! As of now, I will draw in the general direction of the poll results, but specific requests will take priority since the point of this is to build an audience. I won't know unless you ask! [:

[suohenki]

some hag designs for fun

[desertdruidcrafts]

Friends and enemies from the Feywild for this batch of redraws. The dryad was hurting for a redesign so I was glad to do it.

[quillathy]

Neidyra the Wicked terrorised the town of Willaway Hill for years until one brave adventurer dared to bargain their sanity away in exchange for the town's freedom.

A little bit of an old people study with a minor enemy from my ongoing dnd campaign!

[aldryrththerainbowheart]

Fuck cottagecore girlfriend, give the swamp hag aesthetic. I want to live in the middle of a swamp. In rickety, moss covered hut almost hidden by reeds, perched precariously on branches of ancient willow and one lonely supporting beam, reminiscent of chicken leg. Left alone and undisturbed, only for frogs and dragonflies and will-o-the-whisps to keep me company. Air filled the sweet smell of damp leaves, rotting wood and bog water. Making lotions and potions from the rare herbs that grow in the swamp. Moving to places by wooden raft. Drinking tea from frog-shaped teapot with rusalki's. I want to dress in linen dresses and skirts of all shades green, with knitted shawls and jewelery made of drift wood and bone. With a toad living in my hair and swarm of fireflies following me whenerver I go.

[whatismean]

She’s alive.

Materials include: one of a kind hand-spun yarns comprised of wools, recycled cotton and silks, and sheep locks.

Beading is stitched in by hand. Driftwood found on the beach.

[oneshotsfunshots]

Homebrew D&D One Shot #15

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[overcrowded-camp]

auntie ethel’s conversation with durge in the grove is so well written. if you tell her about your dark thoughts she tells you that thinking about something is the first step to doing it. then she invites you to her teahouse. durge exposes a weakness to her (fear of hurting someone) and she strikes at it like a viper (tells them that they WILL hurt someone unless they get Her Help Specifically). it’s just so well done.