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Gargoyle's are well known figures of modern fantasy, stone by day winged beasts by night. Terrifying visages upon ancient buildings staring down from ancient European cities. However, this Gargoyle, the one who fits well within the beasts of the night is a far more modern conception of what in the past were instead decorative water spouts. What people typically consider Gargoyle's are actually known as Grotesques. Though no one really calls them that as the legend of the Gargoyle has long ago subsumed the original term.
The tradition of decorative water spouts or gutters featuring monsters, dragons, humans, and chimeras of various kinds is not uncommon and was practiced across Europe and beyond. Some of them had specific stories or meanings attached to them, with the Lincoln Imp being an example of a grotesque that is tied into its own myth. The origin of the Gargoyle likely has to do with the legend of La Gargouille, a sort of dragon that plagued the town of Rouen until St. Romanus came and using the power of god tamed it, then took it into town where the people burnt it until all that remained was the neck and head which were fireproof. This was then mounted on the wall of the town, becoming the model of the Gargoyle for future generations. Though this may be a Christianized version of a practice from the ancient Celts, where the heads of the prey were possibly used as protective totems. This may be part of how the Gargoyle had its second function in the folklore. With the church including them in the architecture of cathedrals as a way to maintain attendance and acceptance of a foreign faith. The concept of protective totems made these into guardian spirits not dissimilar to the Chinese Stone Lions. These tales all seem to converge into the origin of the modern Gargoyle.
With monsters turned to stone or being the origin of a specific design. It seemed only a matter of time before these decorative demons would become a class of beasts all their own. As films, games, shows, and novels increasingly included the Gargoyle as one of its figures. With some taking a more tame approach while others embraced the demonic side espoused by the Church. The Gargoyle's current form has become a popular and beloved addition to the beasts and legends of European culture, and their status as protective wards and totems, more than deserves to return to the forefront. Whether demon or dragon, spirit or angel; The Gargoyle is a colorful and gothic addition to European culture.
The tradition of decorative water spouts or gutters featuring monsters, dragons, humans, and chimeras of various kinds is not uncommon and was practiced across Europe and beyond. Some of them had specific stories or meanings attached to them, with the Lincoln Imp being an example of a grotesque that is tied into its own myth. The origin of the Gargoyle likely has to do with the legend of La Gargouille, a sort of dragon that plagued the town of Rouen until St. Romanus came and using the power of god tamed it, then took it into town where the people burnt it until all that remained was the neck and head which were fireproof. This was then mounted on the wall of the town, becoming the model of the Gargoyle for future generations. Though this may be a Christianized version of a practice from the ancient Celts, where the heads of the prey were possibly used as protective totems. This may be part of how the Gargoyle had its second function in the folklore. With the church including them in the architecture of cathedrals as a way to maintain attendance and acceptance of a foreign faith. The concept of protective totems made these into guardian spirits not dissimilar to the Chinese Stone Lions. These tales all seem to converge into the origin of the modern Gargoyle.
With monsters turned to stone or being the origin of a specific design. It seemed only a matter of time before these decorative demons would become a class of beasts all their own. As films, games, shows, and novels increasingly included the Gargoyle as one of its figures. With some taking a more tame approach while others embraced the demonic side espoused by the Church. The Gargoyle's current form has become a popular and beloved addition to the beasts and legends of European culture, and their status as protective wards and totems, more than deserves to return to the forefront. Whether demon or dragon, spirit or angel; The Gargoyle is a colorful and gothic addition to European culture.
Forwarded from Old and New European Art and Aesthetics
Death and the Maiden. George Clark Stanton (Scottish, 1832-1894).
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Lobo Blanco Y Vaelico by Arnaud De Castro 2023
Vaelico, An Iberian Wolf God who travels between this realm and the next. He is a God of Family, of Tragedy, of Death and of heroes! He travels the Mountains, Deserts and Forests of his beloved people urging them to greatness and culling them when they become sick and injured, when the wolf of the dead comes to lead them to the meadow of the ancestors.Art Created By Londor Artworks as a Gift for Luces Lejanas
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The Scottish Wulver
The Modern day casts Werewolves as Cursed beings, monsters to be slain, horrors to be overcome!
But Let us talk of something far Older, Eldritch, from the mists of the ancient past! A dark beast covered in thick brown fur, the Wolfman that prowls the moors and mounds of ancient Celtic lands, ever present, never changing. NAY this beast nar shifts from man to wolf nor wolf to man but lays eternally between the two worlds! Leith and lean muscles rippling beneath his pelt, his sharp eyes flashing, his long pointed teeth exposed in an eerie grin! His "people" carry the name Wulver!
The Wulver striking fear into fish everywhere! As they can often be found along the banks of rivers or lakes, line cast in the water refusing to consider the fear that trembles in the hearts of the poor fish which he would gladly drag from their safe waters!
If this image is not horrifying enough! Well it is said they often catch more than they could possibly eat delivering their excess carnage leaving these innocent fish upon the window sills of hungry peasants! The same Peasants that they lead out of the wilds where they would surely perish! There is even tell of similar beasts across the Ocean amongst the Northern Midwest Where Dogmen much akin to the Wulver are honored and thanked by the people of the Northwoods! Those Poor Fishies!
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The Modern day casts Werewolves as Cursed beings, monsters to be slain, horrors to be overcome!
But Let us talk of something far Older, Eldritch, from the mists of the ancient past! A dark beast covered in thick brown fur, the Wolfman that prowls the moors and mounds of ancient Celtic lands, ever present, never changing. NAY this beast nar shifts from man to wolf nor wolf to man but lays eternally between the two worlds! Leith and lean muscles rippling beneath his pelt, his sharp eyes flashing, his long pointed teeth exposed in an eerie grin! His "people" carry the name Wulver!
The Wulver striking fear into fish everywhere! As they can often be found along the banks of rivers or lakes, line cast in the water refusing to consider the fear that trembles in the hearts of the poor fish which he would gladly drag from their safe waters!
If this image is not horrifying enough! Well it is said they often catch more than they could possibly eat delivering their excess carnage leaving these innocent fish upon the window sills of hungry peasants! The same Peasants that they lead out of the wilds where they would surely perish! There is even tell of similar beasts across the Ocean amongst the Northern Midwest Where Dogmen much akin to the Wulver are honored and thanked by the people of the Northwoods! Those Poor Fishies!
SEND HELP!
Signed
The Irish & Scottish Salmon Who are on the Run from their Multiple WivesAre You Tough Enough for Hyperborean Radio (Uncensored)?
When you know what you want, treat each other well, and are dedicated to making the relationship work, it's easy.
Forwarded from Sons of Sol
The beauty of the world and the orderly arrangement of all that is heavenly, makes us confess that there is an excellent and eternal nature, which is to be adored and admired by all humanity
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Forwarded from Angelxkitty
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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