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Folklore and Legends

The British Isles has a rich diversity of folklore and legends, let us know about the customs and traditions from your area.

Topic	Replies	Created	Last reply
Historical Merlin and Sites of interest	6	by JayBiggs 6 Sep 2009 - 9:16pm	by moth 2 Oct 2009 - 3:33pm
Folk Traditions and Oddities [Page 1, 2]	15	by Ian Topham 29 Jul 2009 - 12:03pm	by Ian Topham 5 Oct 2009 - 1:13pm
Bull-Beggar Traditions in Virginia	3	by Andrew Gable 5 Oct 2009 - 8:44pm	by Mauro 6 Oct 2009 - 5:05pm
Church folklore: petal rosettes	6	by megalith6 8 Oct 2009 - 10:44pm	by megalith6 10 Oct 2009 - 8:18pm
American Fairies [Page 1, 2, 3, 4]	32	by Ian Topham 25 Nov 2008 - 6:31pm	by Ian Topham 6 Dec 2009 - 4:29pm
Imber Village - "Ghost Town"	3	by Artillerly 30 Oct 2009 - 2:23pm	by Andrasta 30 Dec 2009 - 9:42pm
deathly spirits	1	by jordanbenidict 25 Feb 2010 - 5:31pm	by jordanbenidict 25 Feb 2010 - 5:36pm
The Lambton Worm	2	by Daniel Parkinson 15 Nov 2008 - 12:26am	by jordanbenidict 27 Feb 2010 - 9:21pm
'Giant' Old Hag moving furniture [Page 1, 2]	12	by Thryth 25 Dec 2009 - 12:46am	by jordanbenidict 2 Mar 2010 - 6:44pm
Ladders	10	by Daniel Parkinson 11 Mar 2010 - 11:29pm	by Urisk 16 Mar 2010 - 8:04pm
MLitt Scottish Folklore, University of Glasgow Dumfries Campus	2	by Ian Topham 30 Apr 2010 - 12:06pm	by Ian Topham 3 May 2010 - 2:27pm
Gorbals Vampire	3	by Ian Topham 23 Mar 2010 - 1:10pm	by OldTimeRadio 15 Sep 2010 - 6:07am
Camping in scotland	0	by PBA4231 21 Sep 2010 - 10:56pm	n/a
Knights Templar and Devil Worship [Page 1, 2]	14	by steve_ash 21 Nov 2008 - 6:12am	by bedb 26 Nov 2010 - 9:55pm
White Rabbit	2	by Ian Topham 1 Dec 2010 - 1:18pm	by robbiethered 2 Dec 2010 - 8:54am
The British Museum's "cursed" mummy [Page 1, 2]	13	by Mauro 22 Sep 2009 - 10:14am	by OldTimeRadio 12 Dec 2010 - 6:30am
The Swansea Devil	1	by MarWilBee 15 Dec 2010 - 1:09am	by Mauro 17 Dec 2010 - 3:13pm
Springheel Jack	4	by Mauro 23 Oct 2008 - 5:30pm	by Mauro 19 Dec 2010 - 10:02pm
Nasties around the world	9	by sacreddiscoveries 24 Aug 2009 - 9:13pm	by OldTimeRadio 22 Dec 2010 - 3:44am
do vampires really exist ? [Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]	47	by elizabeta09 26 Apr 2009 - 9:38pm	by OldTimeRadio 23 Dec 2010 - 7:29am
North Doors? [Page 1, 2, 3, 4]	39	by megalith6 2 Jul 2010 - 7:55pm	by megalith6 24 Dec 2010 - 2:59am
Liverpool: Toxteth Dingle: naiad / water sprite?	1	by megalith6 25 Dec 2010 - 9:06pm	by megalith6 25 Dec 2010 - 9:12pm
The Black Abbot of Prestbury	0	by Mauro 3 Feb 2011 - 10:57pm	n/a
Early British Saints and Kings [Page 1, 2]	13	by Mauro 27 May 2009 - 8:57pm	by esmeraldamac 22 Jun 2011 - 3:49pm
Requesting help on research: Protection from the supernatural in folklore	4	by The Colour of H... 4 Sep 2011 - 9:20am	by BaronIveagh 14 Sep 2011 - 4:18pm