#erdhenne

the erdhenne remains unseen, only communicating with the inhabitants of its home by clucking loudly, as if calling chicks. by this, they alert the inhabitants of dangers threatening them or the house. some legends claim that the spirit answers questions about the danger when asked directly. when not hiding in the shadows of the farmhouse kitchen or beneath the ground, the spirit appears as an old, ash grey, shaggy hen with a short neck. by becoming visible, the erdhenne foretells death within a year, usually that of the person it shows itself to. however, according to another legend, should it cluck and flutter its wings nine times, the head of the house would fall deadly ill.

Mym Beaulieu enjoying tea. Watercolors from @doenekenart I love the indigo they made ❤️. The watercolors are fun and easy to use and as you can see you can do really intense hues. I have other drawing I will use a different colors from DoenekenArt, some of their gorgeous granulations. Here I use the Cobalt Green as a base that's why you can't see the granulation well. Please take a look to their etsy shop and show some support and love (they have YouTube channels too!). Paper from @artezaofficial is the expert and just a note for people who are interested, even its a cellulose cold press paper works and has a behavior like a hot press paper. Is really really nice (for me at least). #mymbeaulieu #mym #beaulieu #tea #pinkhair #daisy #doenekenart #noobsy #erdhenne #modgur #ocs #watercolor #watercolour #watercolours #watercolors https://www.instagram.com/p/CCiZRq_oeo8/?igshid=1p8wf4m5naq94

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After reading the Erdhenne article by Heather O’Brien of @huginnsheathenhof I found myself in a bit of a shock. I grew up seeing the kitchen/house/barn fowl imagery but somehow didn’t have any in my home. I relayed this to my husband and we decided the hunt was on. Every time we saw some kind of decor with a chicken or rooster we weren’t in love with it. We never gave up. Then during our trip to San Diego we found one after a brunch with family. FINALLY. I was worried it wouldn’t make the 20+ hour drive home in a packed car but it did. It was meant to be. Do you keep an image of one in your home? Did you do any sort of dedication or such or just keep it out to symbolize the Erdhenne? Inquiring minds want to know! 🐓 #erdhenne

I love Gaffigan! Especially his shtick of narrating the audience’s thoughts... A+.

Johann Andreas Schmeller ridiculed the myths of the Erdhenne in his Bayerisches Wörterbuch, claiming that reports about it were created by misinterpreting moonlight shining through crown glass windows. According to his writings, this would created a bright halo with something dark in the center, which was made up to be a protective spirit.