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The lubber fiend, Lob, lubberkin, lurdane or Lob Lie-By-The-Fire is a legendary creature of English folklore that is similar to the "brownie" (or "Urisk") of Scotland and northern England, the "hob" of northern England and the Scottish Borders, the Slavic "domovoi" and Scandinavian "tomte". It has been related also to Robin Goodfellow, and ...
The center of the world or the connection between Heaven and Earth in various religions and mythologies. Aztlán: Legendary original homeland of the Mexica people in Mexica/Aztec mythology. Bald Mountain: A location in Slavic folk mythology related to witchcraft. Baltia: An island of amber somewhere in northern Europe. Biringan city
A race of little people from Ainu folklore who once traded with humans but have since disappeared. Korōri A hybrid beast that resembles a tanuki with the stripes of a tiger and the mouth of a wolf. Kosenjōbi Fireballs that float over former battlefields. Kosode-no-te A kosode that has come to life as a tsukumogami. Kotoamatsukami
The Old Norse nouns troll and trǫll (variously meaning "fiend, demon, werewolf, jötunn") and Middle High German troll, trolle "fiend" (according to philologist Vladimir Orel, the word is likely borrowed from Old Norse), possibly developed from Proto-Germanic neuter noun *trullan, meaning "to tread, step on".
Pugot: a shapeshifting fiend whose true shape is that of a gigantic black headless creature; Rabot – a ferocious, half-human half-monster that could turn people into rock. He was slain by the Bicolano epic hero Bantong using his bolo. [38] Sarangay: a creature like a minotaur with jewels attached to its ears
A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. [ 1 ] (p320) Shakespeare identifies the character of Puck in his A Midsummer Night's Dream as a hobgoblin.
The title of the series comes from the name of a fictional street in Shadyside, which was named after the Fear family. Contextual clues in the text suggest Shadyside is either in southern New England or a northern Mid-Atlantic state of the US. Shalako, New Mexico Louis L'Amour: Shalako: Shaston, South Wessex Thomas Hardy: Thomas Hardy's Wessex
The Will o' the Wisp and the Snake by Hermann Hendrich (1854–1931). In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp, or ignis fatuus (Latin for 'foolish flame'; [1] pl. ignes fatui), is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes.