These remedies, many of them fairly gruesome to our ears, were recorded only 100 years ago by Mrs Ella Mary
The notion of fairy changelings, whilst dating back centuries, in many ways feels like a modern concept. That a human
The legendary Uther Pendragon was the father of Arthur Pendragon who was destined to become the greatest King of the
There are two main challenges to retelling folklore, myths and legends for children: making the story suitable and fun for
When I was a child I knew that every time I lost a tooth, the tooth mouse (or tandemuis) would
Storyteller Amanda Edmiston retells a First Nations folktale, from the Chippewa people, that originally appeared in a book she recalls
Like many people, I thought the Grimm brothers had lived long ago & travelled around Germany collecting stories from old
What is it about swans? They feature heavily in Western European folklore, a graceful animal for a human to be
The exploration into the origins of common superstitions continues with ‘wishing on a star’.
One of the countries which one doesn't associate the zombie with is Tibet.
The Vita Merlini, written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the twelfth century, tells the story of Merlin after the Battle
‘Dreaming Bread and Skyrie Stanes: A Celebration of Scottish Folk Magic and Community Traditions’ is a day-long symposium organised by
