Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain

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Keegan-Phipps, Simon (29 Mar 2017). "Identifying the English: essentialism and multiculturalism in contemporary English folk music". Ethnomusicology Forum. 26: 3–25 – via Taylor & Francis Online. Grose, Francis (1787). A provincial glossary, with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions. London: S Hooper. p.62. Warner, M. (1998). "Why do Ogres Eat Babies? Monstrous Paternity in Myth and Fairytales". Paternity and Fatherhood. pp.195–203. doi: 10.1007/978-1-349-13816-6_18. ISBN 978-1-349-13818-0– via Springer Link. Sax, Boria (2015). "The Magic of Animals: English Witch Trials in the Perspective of Folklore". Anthrozoös. 22: 317–332 – via Taylor & Francis Online.

Opie, Iona; Tatem, Moira (1992). A Dictionary of Superstitions. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-172687-3.The wild hunt was a description of a menacing group of huntsmen which either rode across the sky or on lonely roads. Their presence was a hallmark of the perception of the countryside as a wild and mystical place. [47] Practices [ edit ] A maypole dance held at Winterbourne Houghton in 2006. Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st edition. Boards have little wear. Content is clean with slight toning. Complete DJ with little edge wear and small tape repair to inside front upper edge. Toning and some marks to inside of DJ. Varner, Gary (2006). Mythic Forest, the Green Man and the Spirit of Nature: The Re-Emergence of the Spirit of Nature from Ancient Times into Modern Society. Algora Publishing. pp.5–10. ISBN 1-281-39562-5.

a b c Cheeseman, Matthew; Hart, Carina, eds. (2022). Folklore and nation in Britain and Ireland. New York. ISBN 978-1-003-00753-1. OCLC 1250431455. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)I grew up reading this. It was the first book I tried (and failed) to eat. It was the first book that really scared me, that seared into my developing brain with its illustrations like brands, that populated my nascent subconscious with its mixture of tradition, prophecy, hauntings, tales of strange beasts... all the better to make you a writer, my dear. Davies, Owen (2007). Popular magic: cunning folk in English history. London: Hambledon Continuum. pp.vii–viii. ISBN 978-1-84725-036-0. After a person died, a poor person was hired to take on their sins by eating before or after the funeral over their body- a sin-eater. The sin-eater would hence ensure that the recently deceased would be taken to heaven. [52] Items [ edit ] Bramwell, Peter (2009). "Herne the Hunter and the Green Man". Pagan Themes in Modern Children's Fiction. Macmillan Publishers. pp.38–83. ISBN 978-0-230-23689-9.