CREATURE FEATURE

NARWHAL

The horniest of all legends.

It’s uncommon to have an animal in our vast kingdom that is so bizarre, some people don’t think it exists until they see a picture. For many, the narwhal is that creature. That’s why it’s this month’s creature feature, and in fact why its beautifully weird form graces the fabric of one of the flagship Folklord Myth Shirts. But to track the origin of these guys, we have to look well beyond Folklord apparel. We need to journey Medieval Times—grab the Cornish hens and meet us there!

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SASQUATCH

The legend goes by many names, but only one foot size.

Bigfoot? The Yeti? Ol’ Hairy Feet? (Last last one's made up.) Sasquatch is a front-runner of common-knowledge folklore. Perhaps the cryptid poster child if we could be so bold. It’s impossible to walk in the woods—especially in the PNW—without the slight inkling that you may run into this legendary missing link. He seems to be as perennial as the trees on our trails, as elusive as the wind. But we all know about him. So where did this guy get a foothold on our collective folktale psyche?

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