You are hereForums / Mysterious Britain / Folklore and Legends

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
Foundation Myths	4	by Mauro 5 Apr 2009 - 8:42pm	by Anonymous 7 Jun 2009 - 1:06am
Ghosts Bound To Pools & Tasked With Emptying Them	0	by Ian Topham 15 Feb 2012 - 1:22pm	n/a
Giants [Page 1, 2]	11	by Ian Topham 6 Nov 2008 - 6:28pm	by Anonymous 14 Jun 2009 - 2:58pm
Gorbals Vampire	3	by Ian Topham 23 Mar 2010 - 1:10pm	by OldTimeRadio 15 Sep 2010 - 6:07am
Here Be Dragons	10	by Ian Topham 16 Nov 2008 - 8:58pm	by Urisk 16 Nov 2008 - 9:18pm
Hikey Sprites	1	by Daniel Parkinson 19 May 2009 - 7:41pm	by Daniel Parkinson 19 May 2009 - 7:58pm
Historical Merlin and Sites of interest	6	by JayBiggs 6 Sep 2009 - 9:16pm	by moth 2 Oct 2009 - 3:33pm
How Accurate Can Folklore Articles Really Be?	9	by Ian Topham 6 Nov 2008 - 1:24pm	by Anonymous 17 Jun 2009 - 6:10pm
Imber Village - "Ghost Town"	3	by Artillerly 30 Oct 2009 - 2:23pm	by Andrasta 30 Dec 2009 - 9:42pm
Knights Templar and Devil Worship [Page 1, 2]	14	by steve_ash 21 Nov 2008 - 6:12am	by bedb 26 Nov 2010 - 9:55pm
Ladders	10	by Daniel Parkinson 11 Mar 2010 - 11:29pm	by Urisk 16 Mar 2010 - 8:04pm
Liverpool: Toxteth Dingle: naiad / water sprite?	1	by megalith6 25 Dec 2010 - 9:06pm	by megalith6 25 Dec 2010 - 9:12pm
May Day	2	by Daniel Parkinson 30 Apr 2009 - 3:28pm	by Columbine 1 May 2009 - 4:11pm
Milesians ( Scythians ) Discuss? [Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]	46	by CeltiGael Saxon 21 May 2012 - 9:15pm	by MacNova 13 Jan 2013 - 2:07am
Mirrors	10	by Columbine 21 May 2009 - 3:01pm	by Anonymous 17 Jun 2009 - 6:01pm
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
mystic rosette?	2	by megalith6 4 Sep 2009 - 7:17pm	by megalith6 13 Sep 2009 - 12:43pm
Nasties around the world	9	by sacreddiscoveries 24 Aug 2009 - 9:13pm	by OldTimeRadio 22 Dec 2010 - 3:44am
Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire	1	by Mauro 21 Nov 2008 - 5:01pm	by Neil Boothman 21 Nov 2008 - 8:31pm
North Doors? [Page 1, 2, 3, 4]	39	by megalith6 2 Jul 2010 - 7:55pm	by megalith6 24 Dec 2010 - 2:59am
Northern England - Scottish Wolf and Werewolf Lore	5	by Andrew Gable 14 Jul 2009 - 4:42pm	by Agricola 22 Aug 2009 - 12:54am
pagan holidays and the Gregorian calender [Page 1, 2]	11	by bedb 9 Nov 2010 - 10:35pm	by brianj 2 Jan 2013 - 8:15am
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
spirits of the landscape	5	by indiagold 18 Dec 2010 - 6:57pm	by Ian Topham 14 Dec 2011 - 11:22pm
Springheel Jack	4	by Mauro 23 Oct 2008 - 5:30pm	by Mauro 19 Dec 2010 - 10:02pm