Marsh = an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
“You’re a fire person. What you’re most like is marsh-fire; (…) you got witch-oil in your soul.”
– Philip Pullman, Northern Lights
Art by Michael Cheval.
Interesting that I read todays quote, from the ‘Carnegies of Carnegies’ while sitting in the first Carnegie library to be opened in England.
We’ve got a lot of bogs (a term we’d use rather than ‘marsh’) here on the Yorkshire moors and Will-o’-the-wisp – marsh-fire – is well known though I prefer to think it’s due to fairies or goblins rather than the scientific explanation. Of course it’ s sometimes due to someone with too much witch-oil in their soul!
Thank you! Impressive setting 🙂
Unfortunately we have not got a lot of bogs or marshes …hence our folklore misses a lot on marsh people and flickering lights that never die. Of course it is the goblins and the fairies that need lighting. I guess I can feel from afar people with witch-oil in their soul 🙂 😉
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My thoughts exactly: 😜😜😘
By the way, you didn’t as usual say who the artist is. I find this picture particularly fascinating for some reason.
I find it mesmerizing. It must be a surreal painter with witch-oil in his soul. 🙂
I do not know the painter, could be Michael Cheval, but when I checked I couldn’t find this painting. Anyway, I will keep searching..
Have a lovely day! Give my best to P.
xxx