Folklore, Myths And Legends Of Britain

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Gilt bronze head from the cult statue of Sulis Minerva from the Temple at Bath, found in Stall Street in 1727 and now displayed at the Roman Baths (Bath). By Hchc2009 [ CC BY-SA 4.0] Reader’s Digest (1973), Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain, London: Reader’s Digest Association. Observations on popular antiquities, [v2] chiefly illustrating the origin of our vulgar customs, ceremonies & Rivers enable industry and trade – the growth of Newcastle upon Tyne depended on the export of coal along the Tyne. Our shipbuilding made us an industrial powerhouse. Many other rivers boast similar tales of might or glory.And rivers act like highways across the land.The traditional games of England, Scotland & Ireland, w/tunes, singing rhymes & methods of playing ... v 1: Ac

The name was immortalised in ballad form in 1801 by Clemens Brentano. In it, a beautiful woman named Lore Lay lived in the area. Her lover betrays her by accusing her of bewitching men with her beautiful singing voice. We were haunted children of a haunted isle. The more esoteric wing of hippiedom, intent on finding an alternative to the wipe-clean modernism of the sixties, discovered that their great-grandparents had tried exactly the same thing.But they’re also dangerous places with their fast currents and murky depths. They might look inviting on a warm day, but it’s easy to get into trouble. Telling tales of long-limbed hags or creatures with a taste for human flesh is one way to keep people out of harm’s way.

Clarke, David (2012), ‘Dark River and Sheffield Spooks’, Dr David Clarke, https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/2012/10/11/dark-river-and-sheffield-spooks/. Observations on popular antiquities, [v1] chiefly illustrating the origin of our vulgar customs, ceremonies & Woodcut published in The Legendary Lore of the Holy Wells Of England, including Rivers, Lakes, Fountains and Springs. Copiously Illustrated By Curious Original Woodcuts. by Robert Charles Hope, F.S.A., F.R.S.L., in 1893 [Public Domain]Romanbaths.co.uk (2014), ‘UNESCO Memory of the World’, Romanbaths.co.uk, https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/news/unesco-memory-world. He further notes that the 19th-century historian Joseph Hunter thought the rhyme may have referred to sacrifices made to the water gods (2012). Clarke explains that the ancients considered rivers to be female, and he notes the belief that the Don was named for Danu, a Celtic mother goddess (2017). Dartmoor Scotland also has the shellycoat, a creature that wears a coat of shells. They haunt rivers and streams, and most think they’re mischievous rather than malicious. They might throw their voice as the cry of a drowning person. And we’ve talked before about both kelpies and the Bean Nighe, both supernatural creatures you might encounter along Scottish waterways. Chap-books and Folk-lore Tracts, 1st ser., v 5: The history of Sir Richard Whittington[Villon Society] Chap-books and Folk-lore Tracts, 1st ser., v 3: Mother Bunch's closet newly broke open, & the History of Mother Bunch of the west. [Villon

Deyts, Simone-Antoinette (1971), ‘The Sacred Source of the Seine’, Scientific American, 225:1, pp. 65-73. The grindylow appears in British folklore as a cautionary tale. Sometimes known as Jenny Greenteeth, the grindylow lurks in English rivers, ponds and marshes. According to the legends, these nasty critters dragged children into the deepest parts of the rivers if they ventured into the shallows. Of course, it’s not just spirits that live in rivers. Other lore surrounds the waters that could sustain a community or steal away life. Observations on popular antiquities, chiefly illustrating the origin of our vulgar customs, ceremonies & super Notices of fugitive tracts: And chap-books printed at Aldermary churchyard, Bow churchyard, etc. [Percy Society]

Sandles, Tim (2016), ‘River Dart Claim’st a Heart’, Legendary Dartmoor, https://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/river-dart-claimst-a-heart.htm. The Denham Tracts: [v1] A collection of folklore, repr from the original tracts & pamphlets printed by Denham It’s also while fishing in the river Wear one Sunday that the heir of Lambton caught a strange worm. Freaked out by its weird appearance, the young man tossed it down a nearby well. Eventually, the worm grew to mammoth proportions and became the Lambton Worm. Lorelei and the Rhine Tim Sandles makes the point that the River Dart can end up swollen, and if it coincides with a north westerly wind, the river seems to cry. People think the river spirit cries when it claims its annual life (2016). Given the fact that the river is at its most dangerous when it’s in full force, you can see why people might attribute that to a vengeful spirit.