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Johnny Eck was a performer from the 1930s who was born without any legs:
He's primarily known for appearing in the 1932 cult classic Freaks directed by Tod Browning.
However what I'm mostly obsessed with is this account of a magic trick he did with his non-disabled twin brother (text under the cut)
Like this is the funniest thing I've ever heard. Can you imagine
Wikipedia screenshot:
"In 1937, Eck and Robert were recruited by the illusionist and hypnotist Rajah Raboid, for his "Miracles of 1937" show. In it they performed a magic feat that amazed audiences. Raboid performed the traditional sawing-a-man-in-half illusion, except with an unexpected twist. At first Robert would pretend to be a member of the audience and heckle the illusionist during his routine, resulting in Robert being called on stage to be sawed in half himself. During the illusion, Robert would then be switched with his twin brother Eck, who played the top half of his body, and a dwarf who played the bottom half, concealed in specially-built pant legs. After seeming to have been sawn off, the legs would suddenly get up and start running away, prompting Eck to jump off the table and start chasing them around the stage, screaming, "Come back!" "I want my legs back!" Sometimes he even chased the legs into the audience. The subsequent reaction was amazing – people would scream and sometimes even flee the theater in terror. As Eck described it, "The men were more frightened than the women – the women couldn't move because the men were walking across their laps, headed for the exit." The act provided the perfect jolt by frightening people at first but then caused just as much laughter and applause. The illusion would end with stage hands plucking up Eck and setting him atop "his" legs and then twirling him off-stage to be replaced by his twin Robert, who would then loudly threaten to sue Raboid and storm out of the theater. Their act was so popular that they played to packed audiences up and down the East Coast."
#he also reportedly told journalists that he was happy not to have legs because it meant he didn't have to iron slacks#a legend honestly#johnny eck#freaks (1932)#history
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Linktober day 12: Princess
#the ripped-up paintings in hyrule castle always get to me. its insane how much history is canonically destroyed by botw#linktober#linktober 2023#skribbles#botw#loz#legend of zelda#breath of the wild
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Guinevere and Iseult: Cartoon for Stained Glass, William Morris. 1862.
#art#aesthetic#art history#historical fashion#historical art#women in art#victorian#women#pseudo medieval art#medieval art#1860s art#medieval aesthetic#guinevere#iseult#Isolde#arthurian legend#medieval fashion#1860s#william morris#stained glass#tristan and iseult#Arthur and Guinevere#king arthur#medieval legend#french medieval#welsh medieval#Irish medieval#engraving#cartoon#fashion
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The Lady of Shalott, 1888-1905
William Holman Hunt
#painting#art#oil on canvas#Lady of Shalott#art history#1800s#oil on panel#1880s#William Holman Hunt#english art#arthurian legend#pre raphaelite#1900s
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In today's new Longreads essay, Elizabeth Friend examines the vanishing hitchhiker tale, and one spooky North Carolina story in particular: the tale of a young woman named Lydia.
There are countless variations on Lydia’s story. Sometimes her dress is a specific color. Sometimes a different family member opens the door. Sometimes the young man drapes his jacket over the girl’s shoulders, only to find it later on her grave.
Elizabeth explores how folklore passed down over generations reveals our anxieties during times of change. The ghost story of Lydia reflects the shifting expectations of American women in the first half of the 20th century.
Read “The Lessons of Lore” on Longreads.
#longreads#essay#ghosts#halloween#hitchhikers#myth#folklore#legend#ghost stories#women#culture#history#American history
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drawing zelda fanart for my final projects in my AP art history class LMAO
#loz#loz totk#tears of the kingdom#the legend of zelda#legend of zelda#violetart#finally the intersection of my two interests tloz and infodumping about art history#the most neurotypical school assignment#if u saw the version w the essay no u didnt.. i woke up and got embarrassed rip
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The Lady of the Lake Telleth Arthur of the Sword Excalibur. Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley for Book I, Chapter III of Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, published by J.M. Dent and Co. in 1893.
#art#art history#Aubrey Beardsley#illustration#engraving#Le Morte d'Arthur#King Arthur#Thomas Malory#Arthuriana#Arthurian legend#Aestheticism#Art Nouveau#British art#English art#19th century art#Victorian period#Victorian art#black and white#b&w
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Devils and the Mouth of Hell details from South Leigh doom painting 15th C- South Leigh, UK
#occult#gothic#folklore#memento mori#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#wall art#painting#doom painting#fresco#medieval art#art history#medieval#devil#demon#satan#monster#hell#hell mouth#mouth of hell#horror#myth#legend#creepy#macabre#goth aesthetic#goth vibes#goth goth
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I love the main three Arcane couples cuz it's like
first there's JayVik. and they went "Let's do Madoka Magica, but make it Joy instead of Bittersweet and also about combating internalized ableism." and I'm already climbing the walls like a creature
and then there's TimeBomb. and these insane people went "I think we should doom the straights, let's doom the straights. how about he can control time to a certain extent but not enough to save her from herself and the past so he loses her anyway but not before realizing how good they could have been together. oh and she will never really get the chance to find out." and i'm already crying in the club
and then there's fucking CaitVi god fucking bless. these glorious bastards literally went "the lesbians? yeah they get to have the crazy life-affirming sex in the poorly thought out location at a point of high emotional tension, and they also get to have the happily ever after in the nice house where they verbally confirm to the audience that they are going to be staying together." and I'm already cheering in the stadium
#arcane#arcane spoilers#arcane league of legends#arcane league of legends spoilers#jayvik#caitvi#timebomb#otp: it was affection that held us together#otp: princess and the pitfighter#otp: as many times as it takes#this is probably my last og post about Arcane for a few days as i've gotta go pretend to be Normal about media#but yall i am so not normal#obviously by my blog my personal life my medical history etc we all know which one of these gave me the most brainrot#but by god what an amazing buffet of ships#it's the omg it's two cakes meme but me with omg it's 3 different flavors of good ship#please excuse me while i go meditate on my original work so i don't blank out when my family inevitably asks after my current project#they can't know i haven't worked all week because i've been thinking about fucking league of legends of all things lmfao
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Legends and folklore from Mexico by region
Legends from Northern Mexico
Legends from Mexico City
Legends from the Baja California Peninsula
Legends from Southern Mexico
Legends from Central Mexico
Legends from South-Central Mexico
Legends from the Yucatan Peninsula
Legends from Mexico
#map#maps#cartography#usa#latin america#mexico#history#religion#folklore#creepy#halloween#legends#urban legends
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Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Arthuriana
Just starting out at a loss for where to begin?
Here’s a guide for introductory Medieval texts and informational resources ordered from most newbie friendly to complex. Guidebooks and encyclopedias are listed last.
All PDFs link to my Google drive and can be found on my blog. This post will be updated as needed.
Pre-Existing Resources
Hi-Lo Arthuriana
♡ Loathly Lady Master Post ♡
Medieval Literature by Language
Retellings by Date
Films by Date
TV Shows by Date
Documentaries by Date
Arthurian Preservation Project
The Camelot Project
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Medieval Literature
Page (No Knowledge Required)
The Vulgate Cycle | Navigation Guide | Vulgate Reader
The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle
The Marriage of Sir Gawain
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
The Welsh Triads
Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
Squire (Base Knowledge Recommended)
The Mabinogion
Four Arthurian Romances by Chrétien de Troyes
King Artus | scan by @jewishlancelot
Morien
Knight (Extensive Knowledge Recommended)
The History of The King's of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth
Alliterative Morte
Here Be Dragons (Weird or Arthurian Adjacent)
The Crop-Eared Dog
Perceforest | A Perceforest Reader | PDF courtesy of @sickfreaksirkay
Wigalois | Vidvilt
Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, & Bisclarevet by Marie of France
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Grail Quest
Peredur (The Mabinogion)
The Story of the Grail + 4 Continuations by Chrétien de Troyes
Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach
The Crown by Heinrich von dem Türlin (Diu Crône)
The High Book of The Grail (Perlesvaus)
The History of The Holy Grail (Vulgate)
The Quest for The Holy Grail Part I (Post-Vulgate)
The Quest for The Holy Grail Part II (Post-Vulgate)
Merlin and The Grail by Robert de Boron
The Legend of The Grail | PDF courtesy of @sickfreaksirkay
Lancelot Texts
Knight of The Cart by Chretien de Troyes
Lanzelet by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven
Spanish Lancelot Ballads
Gawain Texts
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle
The Marriage of Sir Gawain
Sir Gawain and The Lady of Lys
The Knight of The Two Swords
The Turk and Sir Gawain
Perilous Graveyard | scan by @jewishlancelot
Tristan/Isolde Texts
Béroul & Les Folies
Prose Tristan (The Camelot Project)
Tristan and The Round Table (La Tavola Ritonda) | Italian Name Guide
The Romance of Tristan
Tristan and Iseult by Gottfried von Strassburg
Byelorussian Tristan
Educational/Informational Resources
Encyclopedias & Handbooks
Warriors of Arthur by John Matthews, Bob Stewart, & Richard Hook
The Arthurian Companion by Phyllis Ann Karr
The New Arthurian Encyclopedia by Norris J. Lacy
The Arthurian Handbook by Norris J. Lacy & Geoffrey Ashe
The Arthurian Name Dictionary by Christopher W. Bruce
Essays & Guides
A Companion to Chrétien de Troyes edited by Joan Tasker & Norris J. Lacy
A Companion to Malory edited by Elizabeth Archibald
A Companion to The Lancelot-Grail Cycle edited by Carol Dover
Arthur in Welsh Medieval Literature by O. J. Padel
Diu Crône and The Medieval Arthurian Cycle by Neil Thomas
Wirnt von Gravenberg's Wigalois: Intertextuality & Interpretation by Neil Thomas
The Legend of Sir Lancelot du Lac by Jessie Weston
The Legend of Sir Gawain by Jessie Weston
#arthuriana#arthurian legend#arthurian mythology#arthurian literature#king arthur#queen guinevere#sir gawain#sir lancelot#sir perceval#sir percival#sir galahad#sir tristan#queen isolde#history#resource#my post
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Revolución 🐦⬛
— Reference: ‘Liberty Leading the People’ by Eugène Delacroix, 1830
#arcane#arcane fanart#jinx#jinx arcane#powder#vi#vi arcane#caitlyn#caitvi#caitlyn kiramman#sevika#silco#jayce#mel medarda#league of legends#arcane season 2#birb does draw#Jinx’s murals in s2 trailer gives off french renaissance vibes. I’m studying art history rn. You know what that means#I managed to finish this too in under a week. What happened. Who am I.
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i miss the alot
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Ayo is literally a LEGEND in the making as she becomes the 3RD Black Women to win Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at The Emmys🥹
#She literally sitting up there with legends like Sheryl Lee Ralph and Jackée Harry#She is making history🫶🏾#ayo edebiri#emmys#emmys 2024
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Something that I get chills about is the fact that the oldest story told made by the oldest civilization opens with "In those days, in those distant days, in those ancient nights."
This confirms that there is a civilization older than the Sumerians that we have yet to find
Some people get existential dread from this
Me? I think it's fucking awesome it shows just how much of this world we have yet to discover and that is just fascinating
#the epic of gilgamesh#gilgamesh#enkidu#sumerian#ancient history#world history#history#ancient sumeria#sumeria#ancient times#ancient civilizations#bronze age#ancient literature#ancient legends#mesopotamia#ancient mesopotamia#akkadian#mythology#sumerian mythology#mesopotamian mythology#mesopotamian#ancient mystery#ancient myths#ancient mythology#ancient myth#ancient legend#ancient myths and legends#ancient past#epic of gilgamesh#ancient epic
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