These past two days, I rendered some drawings based on some old European legends. The pictures may perhaps be a bit bleak compared to some of my other works, but I think they characterise the dark nature of the stories that they are illustrating.
Reynard the Fox: A medieval cycle from a shared European heritage (though mainly French and Flemish) satirising the epic poetry and romances of the day. In practically all of the episodes, numerous animals fall victim to the eponymous anti-hero's tricks.
The Golem of Prague: From Jewish folklore comes a mythical clay being created by Rabbi Lowe to protect his people from the pogroms facing them in the sixteenth century Prague. References to the character feature prominently in the Czech capital.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin: The most well known of the stories portrayed, concerning a mysterious minstrel who uses his magic flute to abduct the children of Hamelin (Hameln in German) after his deed of similarly removing the town's rats is left unrewarded by the town's mayor.
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