Posts Tagged ‘British fairylore’
Sunday, December 28th, 2008
There are several legends of travellers stealing drinking vessels from the little people - and one about a golden cup stolen from a Druid. Two of these magic cups are now treasures in our national museums.
Tags: British fairies, British fairylore, Dun Osdale, fairies in Britain, fairies in Scotland, fairies Isle of Man, fairy barrows, fairy cups, Fairy Hill Kirk Malew, Luck of Eden Hall, Manx fairies, Rillaton Gold Cup, Scottish fairies, Scottish fairylore
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
Cornish tin miners believed they worked side by side with ‘knockers’, a species of subterranean fairy who could lead them to rich deposits of ore.
Tags: British fairies, British fairylore, Cornish fairies, fairies in Britain, fairies in mines, fairies of Britain, fairies of Cornwall, knockers in tin mines, mine fairies
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
In those tame squares of nature attached to our homes fairies have sometimes been seen
Tags: Bournemouth fairy, British fairylore, Dorset fairy, fairies in Britain, fairies in Dorset, fairies in England, fairies in Hampshire, fairies in Somerset, fairies in Sussex, Hampshire fairy, modern fairy sightings, Somerset fairy, Sussex fairy
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
A 19th century fairy sighting from North Wales has parallels with modern UFO encounters
Tags: British fairies, British fairylore, fairies and aliens, fairies and extraterrestrials, fairies and UFOs, fairies in Britain, fairies in Wales, fairy travels in UFO, Gwynedd, North Wales, Portmeirion, Welsh fairies, Welsh fairylore
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
A 17th century Scottish minister claimed to be on intimate terms with the fairies
Tags: Aberfoyle fairies, British fairies, British fairylore, fairies in Britain, fairies in Scotland, goblins, Reginald Scot, Robert Kirk, Scottish fairies, Scottish fairylore, Secret Commonwealth, Seelie, Unseelie
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
An overview of one of the richest aspects of British folklore
Tags: British fairies, British fairylore, British goblins, English fairylore, fairies in Britain, fairies in England, fairies in Scotland, fairies in Wales, Katherine Briggs, Reginald Scot, Scottish fairies, Scottish fairylore, Seelie and Unseelie, Tylwyth Teg, Welsh fairies, Welsh fairylore, Will-o’-the-Wisp
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