artofpolis:The Groac’h of the Isle of Lok, illustrations by Paulina Sieczkowska, 2014.Groac&rs

artofpolis:The Groac’h of the Isle of Lok, illustrations by Paulina Sieczkowska, 2014.Groac’h z wyspy Lok, ilustracje do legendy bretońskiej, 2014.Full version of this breton story about Bellah and Houarn can be read here. In short, Bellah and Houarn grew up together and really close. They wished to get married and start a family, but they had no money to afford it. So Houarn left to seek fortune. Deluded by evil witch - Groac'h of the Isle of Lok - he gets captured by her and turned into frog. Bellah, alarmed of his misfortune through ringing of st. Colledoc’s bell, sets off to rescue him. She uses the st. Vouga’s staff to guide her, and it turns into winged horse. It takes her to estranged husband of the evil witch, who has been cursed to nest stone eggs until someone defeats the Groac'h. He gives Bellah advice and with a bit of magic creates a disguise for her to trick the witch. Groac'h fell for it all. “’Then you have only to marry me,’ said the Groac'h. ’Oh! don’t say no, for  I have fallen deeply in love with you.’’Well, I won’t say "No,”’ replied Bellah, with a laugh, ‘but you  must promise first to let me catch one of those lovely fish in your net.’’It is not so easy as it looks,’ rejoined the Groac'h, smiling, ’but take it,  and try your luck.’Bellah took the net which the Groac'h held out, and, turning rapidly, flung  it over the witch’s head.’Become in body what you are in soul!’ cried she, and in an instant the fairy of the sea was a toad, horrible to look upon. She struggled hard to tear  the net asunder, but it was no use. Bellah only drew it the tighter, and, flinging  the sorceress into a pit, she rolled a great stone across the mouth, and left  her.“Then Bellah, using the knife of saint Corentin, was able to overturn spells of the witch and free all men captured by her. Including beloved Houarn. The End. ___________________Full set of my illustrations for the story can be found here: part 1, 2, 3. -- source link

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