Ship’s Cats in Folklore and Legend

Ship’s cats have been sailing the seven seas alongside humans for centuries. They were not usually taken along as pets or tourists, but performed an essential role controlling vermin. Rodents managed to find their way on to most types of ships and cats being a natural enemy were taken along to reduce their number.

The Werewolf Panic of the 1970s

Image by Leo Karstens from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/mammal-darkness-nature-secret-art-3305724/

In the autumn of 1972, numerous Swedish newspapers described how werewolves were causing people to panic in a town in a town in southern Sweden. According to the articles, fearsome werewolf attacks caused a “werewolf panic”, children were “paralysed with fear”, and one article even said that the following concerning the werewolves, “three school children killed!

Bear Folklore, Through Myths, Legends and Folktales

Cover of Bear Child, showing a bear and a little girl to a backdrop of stars - Geoff Mead, Sanne Dufft

Whenever a bear shows up in a folktale, we know something wonderful, and maybe a bit scary, is about to happen

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