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Folklore

Discover the old myths and tall tales handed down over the generations from our ancient lands…

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England Stone Circles

England’s 10 Most Mysterious Stone Circles

King Arthur Mythology

How King Arthur Shaped British Folklore

Beech Tree

Beech Trees: 10 Fascinating Folklore Facts

The Green Man

The Green Man: A Verdant Deity of Pagan Lore

Why Do We Celebrate Boxing Day?

Why Do We Celebrate Boxing Day?

The Woodrose

The Woodwose: The Wild Man of the Woods

The Boneless, or Frittering, is a shapeless, foul-smelling entity from Shetland folklore that brings terror and misfortune, writes PAUL LONARDO

Frittering: The Boneless Blob of the Shetland Islands

Deer Mythology

7 Ways Deer Have Shaped British and Irish Folklore

Lincoln Cathedral's St Anne's Well,

The Devil’s Breath: Lincoln Cathedral’s Sinister Legend of St Anne’s Well

Martinmas Candles

Martinmas: Get Ready For Killing Time

Samhain: A New Witch's Perspective

Samhain: A New Witch’s Perspective

Ireland's Púca Festival: A Different Kind of Halloween 

Ireland’s Púca Festival: A Different Kind of Halloween 

The Sluagh

The Sluagh: Celtic Spirits of the Unforgiven Dead

Bat Folklore UK and Ireland

Bats Folklore and Superstition: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Glossary of British and Irish Folklore Creatures

Glossary of British and Irish Folklore Creatures

Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? The Evil Queen uses a mirror in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

The Role and Superstitions of Mirrors in Witchcraft

Michaelmas Archangel

Michaelmas Traditions: Supernatural Marks Autumn’s Arrival

Mabon Autumn Equinox

Mabon: How to Embrace and Celebrate Autumn

The Orford Wild Man

The Orford Wild Man: Fact or Folklore?

St Chads Church Rochdale

Wishing Well of Rochdale: Water, Folklore And A Witch

Encounters with The Devil

Encounters with the Devil: Myth, Trauma or Reality?

Illustrated Tales of Cornwall

Illustrated Tales of Cornwall, John Husband INTERVIEW

Victorian Rochdale's coroners practiced eerie death superstitions like "The Fate of 3" and unsettling rituals. Gemma Johnson gives us a glimpse into these haunting traditions

Rochdale’s Curious Deaths and Superstitions

Ash Tree

11 Fascinating Facts About Ash Trees in Folklore

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