Fishing with the Living and the Dead: The Sáiva Lakes of the Sami

Theodor Kittelsen's drawing Nøkken from 1904.

For the Pre-Christian Sami people who inhabited parts of modern-day Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Russia, fishing was a livelihood.

Drowned Towns and Sunken Cities: The Legend of Lake Bala, Wales

Lake Bala by Alphonse Dousseau1830-1869 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DV405_no.18_Lake_Bala.png

Lake Bala is also known as Llyn Tegid, and in Welsh folklore is known for its legend of having a sunken town beneath its surface.

From Cow to Kitchen: The Lore of Milking and Dairy Work

Dairy cow https://pixabay.com/en/cow-calf-agriculture-animal-cattle-1278889/

If a cow lost her milk, it could prove disastrous for a hard-up family. Witches and fairies were often blamed for this. It was commonly believed that witches took the form of a hare and suckled cows dry during the night.

Living at the Edge of the World: Austronesian, German and East Asian Roots of Taiwanese Folklore

Overview of Fort Zeelandia (c. 1635), Dutch colonial headquarters in Taiwan (Formosa) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zeelandia_from_Dutch.jpg

closer look at Taiwanese lore reveals the true international, eclectic and intercultural roots of Taiwanese folk culture.

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