Medieval folklore

A large calfskin canvas was secreted away beneath the floor of an English cathedral, featuring what, at first glance, appeared to be a map of the world. Once recovered and repaired, the map which is now known as the Hereford Mappa Mundi was found to date to 1285.

A creature said to have lived in the Middle East and Northern Africa allegedly had the ability to mimic any animal and even humans.

Post-medieval

Pierre Jean Van der Ouderaa (1841–1915), The King of Thule, 1896

Telekhines (also spelled as Telchines or Telkhines) are mysterious smiths and sea demons native to the islands of Keos and Rhodes. Their parents were either Pontos and Gaea, or Tartarus and Nemesis, or else they were born from the blood of castrated Ouranos along with the Furies. Telekhines invented the art of metal-working and were said to have crafted the scythe that Kronos used to castrate his father Ouranos. They later made a Magical Trident for Poseidon which the god used to level…

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Verwünschen by Alexander Rothaug (Austrian, 1870–1946)

Digital collage from medieval miniatures by Bulgan Lumini

A troll (originated from Old Norse trǫll, also known as þurs in Norse or thurse in Anglo-Saxon) is a class of being in Germanic mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings. Later, in Scandinavian folklore, trolls became beings in their own right, where they live far from human habitation, are not christianized, and are considered…

Medieval tapestry, ladies embroidering