Giants, Fairies and Boggarts
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Giants, Fairies and Boggarts

In Northern England

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  2. English
  3. PDF
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eBook - PDF

Giants, Fairies and Boggarts

In Northern England

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About This Book

Bewitched by banshees? Fascinated by fairies? Charmed by changelings? If so, add this engrossing collection of folk tales from in and around northern England to your reading list. Not only does author Charles Hardwick present a sizable collection of tales from the region, but he also explains their origins of many of the stories and compares and contrasts them to the similar themes found in other cultures.

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Publisher
The Floating Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781775459286
Topic
Sozialwissenschaften
Subtopic
Folklore & Mythologie

Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Contents
  3. Dedication
  4. Preface
  5. Chapter I - The Early Inhabitants of Lancashire and the Neighbouring Counties
  6. Chapter II - Fire or Sun Worship and its Attendant Superstitions
  7. Chapter III - Christmas and Yule-Tide Superstitions and Observances
  8. Chapter IV - Easter Superstitions and Ceremonies
  9. Chapter V - May-Day Ceremonies and Superstitions
  10. Chapter VI - Witchcraft
  11. Chapter VII - Fairies and Boggarts
  12. Chapter VIII - Fern-Seed and St. John's-Wort Superstitions
  13. Chapter IX - The Spectre Huntsman and the Furious Host
  14. Chapter X - Giants, Mythical and Otherwise
  15. Chapter XI - Were-Wolves and the Transmigration of Souls
  16. Chapter XII - Sacred and Ominous Birds
  17. Chapter XIII - The Divining or Wish-Rod, and Superstitions Respecting Trees and Plants
  18. Chapter XIV - Well Worship and Superstitions Connected with Water
  19. Chapter XV - Conclusion
  20. Endnotes