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Race and the European Fairy Tale with Prof Kimberly Lau
Kimberly J. Lau is a professor of literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of Erotic Infidelities: Love and Enchantm…
1 year, 3 months ago
Pigs in Folklore: From Piggy Banks to Spectral Sows
Pigs appear in folklore in somewhat unusual ways. Sometimes, they choose the location where a church should be built. Or they appear as phantoms, hau…
1 year, 3 months ago
Cows in Folklore: From Fairy Cattle to Spectral Calves
Certain animals might spring to mind when it comes to folklore. Hares, horses, deer, cats - they all have an otherworldly quality to them. Would you …
1 year, 3 months ago
Sheep in Folklore: From Medical Remedies to Good Luck Charms
Following on from 2024's theme of the Folklore of Animals, this month we'll examine the Folklore of Agricultural Animals. This week, we'll explore th…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sámi Myths and Legends with Niina Niskanen
Niina Niskanen is a Finnish artist, writer and a folklorist who specialises in Finnish, Baltic and Sámi Mythology. She is an online educator and host…
1 year, 3 months ago
Mourning Folklore: From Giving Rings to Wearing Black
If you think of the phrase "to be in mourning", you'll probably imagine a Victorian scene. Perhaps a black-clad widow ushers similarly black-clad chi…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Green Children of Woolpit: Fairies, Aliens, or Something Else?
According to legend, two green children wandered into a village in 12th-century Suffolk. No one knew who they were or where they came from. Their ref…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Folklore of Dowsing, aka Water Witching
Dowsing is a fascinating form of divination since it is often used to find water, minerals, or even lost items. While other forms of divination like …
1 year, 4 months ago
The Geordie Dialect: Its History and Some Basic Phrases
There can be a tendency to view folklore as antiquated customs, old legends, or outdated practices. Yet folklore is not disconnected from contemporar…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Loch Ness Monster: Kelpie, Legend, or Giant Eel?
The Loch Ness Monster is perhaps one of the world's most enduring mysteries. Does a giant reptile really lurk in a Scottish loch? Has it somehow surv…
1 year, 4 months ago