One of my pet peeves occurs when I ask college students why they picked their major, especially if it’s unusual or esoteric like, say, Ancient Byzantine Religions or Expressions of Medieval A… ...

Caroline Larrington’s joyous celebration of English folklore delights in the way these stories bounce around the culture, never quite going away. She traces the history of changelings from the smoke ...

BOTH these books appeared opportunely. Their date of publication falling near the jubilee congress of the Folklore Society, they served to supplement the proceedings of that congress in ...

IN her introduction to this collection of English popular beliefs and customs, the author remarks on the relative poverty of the English tradition in this respect when compared with that of the ...

MGM+ is getting into the Robin Hood business. The network/streamer has ordered a 10-part series based on the English folklore to air in 2025.

St. Swithin’s Day: In English folklore, July 15 is supposed to govern the weather for the following 40 days. Specifically, if it rains on St. Swithin’s Day, it will continue to rain for 40 ...

St. Swithins Day: In English folklore, July 15 is supposed to govern the weather on the following 40 days. Specifically, if it rains on St. Swithins Day, it will continue to rain for 40 more days.