The spectral, terrifying dog of Scottish folklore has inspired many a nightmare for centuries—and likely for millennia. Emma Cieslik October 9, 2024 St Neot, England Carnglaze Caverns A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden. Denmark, Australia Denmark Fairy Doors...
The Symbolism and Sources of Outlander: The Scottish Fairies, Folklore, Ballads, Magic and Meanings That Inspired the Series Enter the world of myth behind Outlander , from the Fair Folk and the Loch Ness monster to the magic and lore of standing stones and the pagan Sun Feasts that control...
My recent research into Scottishoral sources of faerylore have impressed upon me once again what a wide range of reports there are about the sizes of supernatural beings. The conclusion we have to draw from these seems to be that different ‘species’ can be quite different physically- somethin...
Irish fairy tales and folklore are populated with a wonderful collection of magical fae beings. Leprechauns are so famous they can sell breakfast cereal, and many people have heard the legend of the banshee—but what about the rest?
And it wouldn’t be a Fabulous Folklore article without mentioning a form oflove divination! Hanging up a smock so it could be turned by a vision of your future husband was a popular practice. In one version from 1685, Scottish women dipped their smocks in water running south on Halloween...
Victorian artists initially took their cue from Shakespeare but soon devised their own scenarios. By the mid 1800's a tradition developed among British and Scottish Painters that continues today the world over in every known media. This exhibition of contemporary fairy Paintings, drawings and pictures...
the 2017 results from the Ness of Brodgar, Must Farm and some other notables) are eschewed for talk of lithified fiddlers, be-musedpoets, thirsty rambling rocks and as much Victorian folklore as you might wish. Although straightforward, mainstream, professional archaeology is not the primary ...
the 2017 results from the Ness of Brodgar, Must Farm and some other notables) are eschewed for talk of lithified fiddlers, be-musedpoets, thirsty rambling rocks and as much Victorian folklore as you might wish. Although straightforward, mainstream, professional archaeology is not the primary ...
In 1955 the Scottish author and folklorist Alasdair Alpin MacGregor collaborated with her in sending letters to the national press asking for further true experiences, and many more were received. The result is this book, published here in English for the first time. Marjorie Johnson’s only req...
In Scottish stories, the Sluagh was composed of fairies who were thought to be thesouls of evil peopleand those who died without being baptized. This malevolent swarm usually flew at night, fighting amongst themselves and hunting for victims. The unfortunate target would be lifted and dropped fro...