Fabulous Folklore with Icy Icy Sedgwick

Different metals are often baked into mythology. Look at griffins and dragons with their hoard of gold. Or Bellerophon's use of molten lead to kill the deadly chimera. According to legend, people paid for their passage to the underworld with coins placed over their eyes.


But how do different metals turn up in folklore? Why is iron such a protective metal, while silver has a whole range of uses? How has copper become so useful to modern medicine?


Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!


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Herbs are useful for flavouring your food or drink, but they have a range of protective and magical uses too. How is basil linked with both love and hatred? Why was dill the magician's herb?


Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!


Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/edible-plants-folklore/ 


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Thyme appears in folklore to bring courage, help bring love, guard against evil, and give fairies somewhere to live. What else can you use thyme for?


Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!


Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/thyme-folklore/ 


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Rosemary appears in folklore to aid remembrance, love divination, mourning, and protection from evil. What else can you use it for?


Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!


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Sage is delicious and versatile, appearing in magic for love and remembrance, as well as a host of folk remedies. What can you use sage for?


Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!


Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/sage-folklore/ 


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Parsley has links with death dating to ancient Greece. How is it also linked to both love magic and protection?


Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!


Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/parsley-folklore/ 


Learn herbalism with Rowan + Sage: https://school.rowanandsage.com/courses/kitchenherbcraft?affcode=437598_3qokpyep


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