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Showing posts with label folklore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label folklore. Show all posts
Friday, April 27, 2018

The Weird, Wonderful and Wicked Beings in Scandinavian Folklore

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Ancient Origins In Scandinavian folklore, there are numerous races of beings, the best-known of which (apart from human beings) are the...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Warding Evil and Welcoming Luck: Protective Amulets of the Ancient World

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Ancient Origins In the past, human life was vulnerable to disaster; Disease, wars, famine, natural disasters and many other factors cou...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Leprechauns: At the End of the Rainbow Lies Richness for Irish Folklore

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Ancient Origins Those little men all dressed in green, obsessed with rainbows and treasure, trickery, and of course shoe-making. These ...
Thursday, August 10, 2017

The Disturbing True Story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin

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Ancient Origins When, lo! as they reached the mountain-side, A wondrous portal opened wide, As if a cavern was suddenly hollowed; ...
Saturday, July 1, 2017

The ancient origins of the legendary griffin

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Ancient Origins The griffin is a legendary creature with the head and wings of an eagle, and the body, tail, and hind legs of a lion. A...
Saturday, May 20, 2017

Ten Mythological Creatures in Ancient Folklore

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Ancient Origins The world is full of stories about mythical creatures, legendary beasts, and supernatural and god-like beings. For thou...
Saturday, December 31, 2016

The changing faces of Santa Claus

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History Extra © Alamy On 23 December 1951, the Catholic clergy at Dijon organised an execution of Santa Claus. An image of him was ha...