CuriositiesJUN 30, 2022

This Online Group Has People Posting "All Things That Seem Straight Out Of A Fairytale", And Here Are 40 Of Their Most Bewitching Pics

Austėja Akavickaitė and Rokas Laurinavičius

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If I asked you what story does life remind you of, which one would you pick? 'War and Peace'? 'The Great Gatsby'? Maybe 'The Trial'?

Whatever your answer might be, there is a subreddit that wants to convince us that it's more like 'Cinderella' or 'Beauty and the Beast'. And it has plenty of, let's say, vivid arguments.

The online community is called 'All things that seem straight out of a Fairytale', and its members regularly share pictures of exactly that. Whether we're talking about intricate flower gowns or enchanting old houses, they have it.

So to remind you of the world's beautiful and magical side, we invite you to take a look at some of the subreddit's most popular posts.

#21 The Enchanted Door Is Connected To New Places Whenever It Is Opened. The Result This Time Is A Success

This is Tintagel Castle, a medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island adjacent to the village of Tintagel, North Cornwall, England. The site was possibly occupied during the Roman era. The castle also has a long association with Arthurian legends. This gate is a part of the courtyard wall built in the Victorian era, and it leads to the Merlin's Cave which is a sea cave formed by marine erosion and made famous by renowned British poet Alfred Tennyson with his work Idylls of the King.

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Which is exactly the niche 'All things that seem straight out of a Fairytale' is aiming at. "We've taken a stand not to allow any form of bigotry, but we also try to steer clear of political debates. And the fact that every submission has to be manually approved means that no one can even try making inflammatory posts. We just want to offer a little bit of an escape, a chance to breathe and think of something else other than our problems, and it turns out a lot of people appreciate that."

#22 The Call Of The Sea, Once Heard, Can Never Be Resisted

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#23 The Delegates Of The Highlands Have Came To Greet Us

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#24 A Little Shelter From The Snow

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#25 Their Trip To The Snow Queen's Castle Was Freezing Cold, But Also Memorably Beautiful

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The moderator wanted to end our chat with a quote from American author Ursula K. Le Guin, paraphrasing Tolkien: "Yes, he said, fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can."