Helen Lundström Erwin

A loss for the #RunningCommunity Many people running because of him. He also removed the stigma of taking walk-breaks in general, proving that pushing yourself doesn't make you faster, and that you can include walk-breaks in your routine even if you're not a #Galloway runner.

Photo: Curtis Compton

Good point. We don't even know who they are cause they were masks to hide their faces.

I did, but I'm not interested in private conversations.

DM is private. This is public.

Yet you state that you don't want DM's on your profile.

And millions of others. Thank you. That part is not mentioned enough.

The Lure of Water and Wood The Lure of Water and Wood - Kindle edition by Lundström Erwin, Helen. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Lure of Water and Wood.

2/2 This particular part of the story is my own. Well, at least part of it. You can read about Näcken's wife in court documents from 1748. That said this part is my favorite part of my story.

Want to see what happened? Find it here:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKXW59YV

1/2 It was a little locket. He found it on the riverbed and when he opened it a portrait of a little boy floated away. He kept the locket and brought it home to his wife. Years later it was almost her undoing.
It was just a little locket.
#TheLureOfWaterAndWood #Näcken #Mythology #Folklore

Interesting, I was just wondering if the Tooth Fairy belief came about to comfort fears of looking for teeth in the afterlife? If the Tooth Fairy took care of it then you could relax. Maybe she did it for adult teeth lost too, at first?

And the apron! My grandma wore those every day!

Just listened to an interview with him on Code Switch. Excellent conversation.

"I read well and have good comprehension" ok, good to know. I mean it's not as though it would be expected of the President, so it's good he told us. Does he write too, I wonder?

An amazing day. So interesting to see everyone's watery posts!

I believe it. What a blessing.

It really would. At first I thought that maybe you meant the green bush that you see on the left in front of me. If you look at the greenery and the branches there it actually looks like there's a troll or something.

😀 That is me pulsing through the water to get to the photo shoot. My husband took the picture, also standing in the water, and had no idea I photobombed. Should have used period clothing!

The Foremothers Café - Helen Lundström Erwin Women's History Museum and Cultural Center in Virtual Reality, Set in Lund, Sweden in 1918.

2/2 If you want to join us at The Foremothers Cafe on ENGAGE you'll find information on how to download the platform on the Foremothers Cafe's website here:
theforemotherscafe.com

The Lure of Water and Wood Amazon.com: The Lure of Water and Wood: 9780986266669: Lundström Erwin, Helen: Books

1/2 Thank you @folklorethursday.bsky.social for having me today!
Thank you to everyone who joined us and for your excellent questions. Great to be in a crowd with people with the same interests.
If you want to to read The Lure of Water and Wood, here's a link.
www.amazon.com/dp/0986266663

Thank you so much for having me @deedeechainey.bsky.social
I love to be able to share my passion.
I second what you said, thank you to everyone who came along and thank you for your brilliant questions.

That's amazing @danff.bsky.social Thank you for sharing that. It's indeed similar in many ways.
And thank you for coming to my talk!

Maybe.... but it's not so strange and greenish. Are you sure you're looking at the right spot?

Scary indeed. And somewhat similar to how Näcken turns into a horse that takes riders and then never stops running.

Goodness. That's very scary. Will be cautious if I visit Wales even though I love horses.😁

😀 Morning from New York. Yes, bring it on. Getting more coffee now. ☕

Can't wait!

Model modeling Näcken

During our photoshoot for my book cover for #TheLureOfWaterAndWood something very fitting, and entirely by accident, happened. Can you spot it?
#Näcken #FolkloreThursday
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Photo: Ben Erwin. Model info by request.

2/2 Painting, public domain. Artist unknown

1/2 King Karl IX saw Näcken seated on a pole in the waterways outside the Royal Castle in Stockholm. He opened his window and shot at him, but Näcken caught the bullet and threw it back at him. This was told to the Dutch diplomat Anthonis Goetreeis in July 1616.
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I didn't know of this one until I just found it today! Here Näcken is playing a harp while the Sea God Ägir's nine daughters float around him.
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Painting: Näcken och Ägirs döttrar, by Nils Nils Blommér 1850. Sveriges Nationalmuseum

I might have to rewatch Deep Space Nine. I loved it.