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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
Captive Fairy	4	by westleyfench 3 Oct 2012 - 10:09pm	by westleyfench 10 Nov 2012 - 7:55pm
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
Willow the Wisp	4	by Ian Topham 26 Jul 2011 - 10:13pm	by redkite 19 Feb 2012 - 1:19pm
Foundation Myths	4	by Mauro 5 Apr 2009 - 8:42pm	by Anonymous 7 Jun 2009 - 1:06am
Springheel Jack	4	by Mauro 23 Oct 2008 - 5:30pm	by Mauro 19 Dec 2010 - 10:02pm
spirits of the landscape	5	by indiagold 18 Dec 2010 - 6:57pm	by Ian Topham 14 Dec 2011 - 11:22pm
Northern England - Scottish Wolf and Werewolf Lore	5	by Andrew Gable 14 Jul 2009 - 4:42pm	by Agricola 22 Aug 2009 - 12:54am
The King in the Mountain	5	by Mauro 17 May 2009 - 8:27pm	by Anonymous 14 Jun 2009 - 3:05pm
Church folklore: petal rosettes	6	by megalith6 8 Oct 2009 - 10:44pm	by megalith6 10 Oct 2009 - 8:18pm
Historical Merlin and Sites of interest	6	by JayBiggs 6 Sep 2009 - 9:16pm	by moth 2 Oct 2009 - 3:33pm
Craig-y-Ddinas	7	by alfreda 17 May 2009 - 10:38am	by JayBiggs 7 Sep 2009 - 11:02am
Vampire of Venice - skull found	7	by Alison Topham 13 Mar 2009 - 1:18pm	by Mauro 17 Mar 2009 - 5:11pm
Folktale or Legend?	7	by Ian Topham 19 Nov 2008 - 1:52pm	by Andrew Gable 26 Aug 2009 - 4:06pm
Folklore on Wildfowl?	8	by Urisk 17 Jan 2012 - 7:12pm	by Urisk 3 Mar 2012 - 12:34am
Folklore And Changes To Society.	8	by Ian Topham 17 Sep 2009 - 6:18pm	by Mauro 22 Sep 2009 - 9:27am
Bel the Giant	8	by myvoodoochild 9 Sep 2009 - 7:01pm	by myvoodoochild 11 Sep 2009 - 6:16pm
Nasties around the world	9	by sacreddiscoveries 24 Aug 2009 - 9:13pm	by OldTimeRadio 22 Dec 2010 - 3:44am
How Accurate Can Folklore Articles Really Be?	9	by Ian Topham 6 Nov 2008 - 1:24pm	by Anonymous 17 Jun 2009 - 6:10pm
Ladders	10	by Daniel Parkinson 11 Mar 2010 - 11:29pm	by Urisk 16 Mar 2010 - 8:04pm
Mirrors	10	by Columbine 21 May 2009 - 3:01pm	by Anonymous 17 Jun 2009 - 6:01pm
Here Be Dragons	10	by Ian Topham 16 Nov 2008 - 8:58pm	by Urisk 16 Nov 2008 - 9:18pm
pagan holidays and the Gregorian calender [Page 1, 2]	11	by bedb 9 Nov 2010 - 10:35pm	by brianj 2 Jan 2013 - 8:15am
Giants [Page 1, 2]	11	by Ian Topham 6 Nov 2008 - 6:28pm	by Anonymous 14 Jun 2009 - 2:58pm
'Giant' Old Hag moving furniture [Page 1, 2]	12	by Thryth 25 Dec 2009 - 12:46am	by jordanbenidict 2 Mar 2010 - 6:44pm
The Charles Walton Mystery, Warwickshire [Page 1, 2]	12	by Mauro 28 Nov 2008 - 10:48pm	by Ian Topham 20 Jul 2012 - 12:14pm