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Folklore

Folklore, legends, customs and old beliefs from Britain and Ireland, including strange creatures, local traditions and supernatural tales.

The Trouble with the Witch’s Familiar

Occult · Witchcraft

The Trouble with the Witch’s Familiar

What are Witch Bottles? A Brief History

Occult · Witchcraft

What are Witch Bottles? A Brief History

St Mechell Raises Giant from the Dead!

Isle of Anglesey · Saints · Wales

St Mechell Raises Giant from the Dead!

Nine Ladies Stone Circle: Where The Witches Dance

Ancient Sites · Derbyshire · East Midlands · Occult · Stone Circles · Witchcraft

Nine Ladies Stone Circle: Where The Witches Dance

St Winefride, Another Bloody Beheaded Saint!

St Winefride, Another Bloody Beheaded Saint!

Alp-Luachra, flesh-burrowing fairies

Mysterious Creatures

Alp-Luachra, flesh-burrowing fairies

Visit to Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall

Cornwall · Museums · Occult · South-West England · Witchcraft

Visit to Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall

The Wolf Who Protected St Edmund’s Head!

East of England · Saints

The Wolf Who Protected St Edmund’s Head!

St Willibrord The Rambo Monk: They Couldn’t Stop Him!

North-East England · Saints

St Willibrord The Rambo Monk: They Couldn’t Stop Him!

Fachen, a Strange Giant

Mysterious Creatures

Giants · Wales

Fachen, a Strange Giant

Who Was St Rumwold, England’s Baby Saint?

East Midlands · Northamptonshire · Saints

Who Was St Rumwold, England’s Baby Saint?

What is a Cockatrice? Deadly Chicken Lizard Of Hampshire

Mysterious Creatures

Hampshire · South-East England

What is a Cockatrice? Deadly Chicken Lizard Of Hampshire

St Armel, a Saint of Arthurian greatness

St Armel, a Saint of Arthurian greatness

What is the London Stone?

Central London · London · South-East England

What is the London Stone?

St Endelienta Brought Cows Back To Life!

Cornwall · Saints · South-West England

St Endelienta Brought Cows Back To Life!

St Wilgefortis Crucified Because She Grew A Beard!

St Wilgefortis Crucified Because She Grew A Beard!

Giant Ram of Derby’s Horrible Origins Revealed!

Derbyshire · East Midlands

Giant Ram of Derby’s Horrible Origins Revealed!

St Alban’s Eye-Popping Execution: The Gory Death Of Britain’s First Saint

East of England · Executions · Hertfordshire · Saints

St Alban’s Eye-Popping Execution: The Gory Death Of Britain’s First Saint

Yeth Hounds, Lost Souls of Dartmoor, born of blood and misery

Mysterious Creatures

Yeth Hounds, Lost Souls of Dartmoor, born of blood and misery

Thieves Cut Off St Nectan’s Head, But He Kept Going!

Devon · Saints · South-West England

Thieves Cut Off St Nectan’s Head, But He Kept Going!

Baobhan Sith: Are Scottish Vampires more deadly?

Mysterious Creatures

Scotland · Vampires

Baobhan Sith: Are Scottish Vampires more deadly?

St Dunstan And His Devil-Beating Tongs

St Dunstan And His Devil-Beating Tongs

Sleep Paralysis, a Visit from an Old Hag

Sleep Paralysis, a Visit from an Old Hag

The Selkie Wife of Scotland

Mysterious Creatures

The Selkie Wife of Scotland

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