English folklore consists of the myths and legends of England, including the English region's mythical creatures, traditional recipes, urban legends, proverbs...

chiefly used with regard to elves and fairies in European folklore, and in modern English is rarely used in reference to spirits. The belief in diminutive...

Belgium, and Italy. It shares many characteristics with Nordic folklore and English folklore due to their origins in a common Germanic mythology. It reflects...

largest bodies of folklore in Canada belong to the aboriginal and French-Canadian cultures. English-Canadian folklore and the folklore of recent immigrant...

In English folklore, The Puck (/ˈpʌk/), also known as Goodfellows, are demons or fairies which can be domestic sprites or nature sprites. The etymology...

and the blue men of the Minch. Cornish mythology English folklore Matter of Britain Welsh folklore Welsh mythology Scottish mythology Sanderson (1957:...

gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit or hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep...

näkk; Old English: nicor; English: neck or nicker) are humanoid, and often shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and folklore. Under a variety...

American folklore. British Folklore English folklore Anglo-Saxon paganism Estonian folklore Finnish folklore Lithuanian folklore Scandinavian folklore Celtic...

includes English folklore, Irish folklore, Scottish folklore and Welsh folklore. Celtic mythology Cornish mythology Hebridean mythology and folklore Irish...

Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. This includes oral traditions such as tales,...

is a supernatural, spectral, or demonic hellhound originating from English folklore that has also been seen throughout Europe and the Americas. It is usually...

Germanic and Slavic folklore that walks on people's chests while they sleep, bringing on nightmares. The word mare comes (through Middle English mare) from the...

Headless Horseman is an archetype of mythical figure that has appeared in folklore around Europe since the Middle Ages. The figures are traditionally depicted...

household spirit found in the English Midlands, Northern England, and on the Anglo-Scottish border, according to traditional folklore of those regions. They...

combined with narratives from the Matter of England and traditions from English folklore. Alfred the Great (849–899): In 878, burnt the cakes in Athelney, Somerset...

oral tradition. Welsh folklore is related to Irish and Scottish folklore due to its Celtic traditions, and to English folklore, it also shares similarities...

This is a list of giants and giantesses from mythology and folklore; it does not include giants from modern fantasy fiction or role-playing games (for...

seen for many years until it was broken up to mend the highways. In local folklore, the Hole of Horcum in North Yorkshire was formed where Wade scooped up...

The Folklore Society (FLS) is a registered charity under English law based in London, England for the study of folklore. Its office is at 50 Fitzroy Street...

The folklore of India encompasses the folklore of the nation of India and the Indian subcontinent. India is an ethnically and religiously diverse country...

Jacqueline; Roud, Stephen (2000), "mermaid, merman", A Dictionary of English Folklore, Oxford University Press, pp. 639–640, ISBN 0-192-10019-X Briggs, Katharine...

The church grim is a guardian spirit in English and Nordic folklore that oversees the welfare of a particular Christian church, and protects the churchyard...

A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered...

Súilleabháin's A Handbook of Irish Folklore (1942). It was not until 1846 that the word "folklore" was coined, by English writer William Thoms, to designate...

scientist, historian and writer of English literature who became a notable collector and publisher of English folklore. Jacobs was born in Sydney to a Jewish...

Jacqueline Simpson; Steve Roud (2003). "Thunderstone". A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford University Press. The meaning of ceraunia : archaeology, natural...

American folklore encompasses the folklore that has evolved in the present-day United States mostly since the European colonization of the Americas. It...

écrite, tradition orale, imagerie". In: Humaniora, Essays in Literature - Folklore - Bibliographie: Honoring Archer TAYLOR on His Seventieth Birthday. New-York:...

not a fatal objection to such a continuity. The Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore suggests that they ultimately have their origins in late Roman art...