Hannah Spencer
Hannah Spencer works on a dairy sheep farm in Warwickshire, England, and writes fiction and non-fiction focussing on her two main interests: rural history and folklore. Her latest novel Dreamweaver was published in June 2018. Visit her website here.
As the Crow Flies: Corvids in Lore and Legend
Birds of the crow family have long been heralds of doom and devastation. They destroy crops, devour corpses, act as
From Cow to Kitchen: The Lore of Milking and Dairy Work
If a cow lost her milk, it could prove disastrous for a hard-up family. Witches and fairies were often blamed
Harvest Folklore
Before the advent of agricultural machinery, harvest time was an important period of physical work and folk tradition and ritual
Sheep Folklore: The Life and Lore of the Shepherd
Sheep have been integral to British life for thousands of years, and a long tradition of lore has developed around