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Pages in category "British fairy tales" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. The Bloody Chamber;
"Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales" (1849), by James Halliwell, a discussion on the origin of English folk tales and rhymes. "Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District:, by Charles Dack, 1911, from Project Gutenberg; Project-IONA a repository of folk tales from England and the islands of the North Atlantic; Folklore Society (UK)
The Aziza are a beneficent fairy race from Africa, specifically Dahomey. The Yumboes are supernatural beings in the mythology of the Wolof people (most likely Lebou) of Senegal, West Africa. Their alternatively used name Bakhna Rakhna literally means good people, an interesting parallel to the Scottish fairies called Good Neighbours.
English fairy tales (3 C, 39 P) ... This list may not reflect recent changes. ... Matter of England; Merlin; Merry England;
Fairy tales are stories that range from those in folklore to more modern stories defined as literary fairy tales. Despite subtle differences in the categorizing of fairy tales, folklore, fables, myths, and legends, a modern definition of the literary fairy tale, as provided by Jens Tismar's monograph in German, [1] is a story that differs "from an oral folk tale" in that it is written by "a ...
English fairy tales, short stories that belong to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic , enchantments , and mythical or fanciful beings. Subcategories
The Merry Maidens at St Buryan Celebration of St Piran's Day in Penzance. Cornish mythology is the folk tradition and mythology of the Cornish people.It consists partly of folk traditions developed in Cornwall and partly of traditions developed by Britons elsewhere before the end of the first millennium, often shared with those of the Breton and Welsh peoples.
British fairy tales (2 C, 20 P) British folklore films and television series (4 C) British folklorists (6 C, 41 P) S. Superstitions of Great Britain (2 C, 12 P)