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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : England, North East
ISBN : UOM:39015102633628
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Northumberland (England)
ISBN : NYPL:33433075875330
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Alpha Edition
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9354305660
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Author : Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-01
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 014119104X
From stone-throwing Cornish giants to a haunted Northumberland mine, from the ghostly Mistletoe Bride of Oxfordshire to the ‘bloody hand’ in a Kent church, here are the myths, legends and supernatural stories that have been passed down through the generations all over England. Containing tales of fairies, hobgoblins, spectral huntsmen, black dogs, bogey beasts, screaming skulls and clanging bells, as well as real and mythical figures such as King Arthur, Robin Hood, St George, Boadicea and Dick Turpin, this is a magical journey through England’s legendary past. Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside – but it has profoundly shaped us too.It has provoked a huge variety of responses from artists, writers, musicians and people who live and work on the land – as well as those who are travelling through it.English Journeys celebrates this long tradition with a series of twenty books on all aspects of the countryside, from stargazey pie and country churches, to man’s relationship with nature and songs celebrating the patterns of the countryside (as well as ghosts and love-struck soldiers).
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020381140
This delightful collection of folklore, tales, and legends from the North of England offers a fascinating glimpse into the region's rich cultural heritage. Published in the early 20th century, this monthly magazine features contributions from writers and scholars across the North of England, showcasing the diverse traditions and beliefs of this vibrant region. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the folklore and literature of the North of England. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Northumberland (England)
ISBN : MINN:31951000741813U
Author : Ruth Binney
Publisher : Dover Publications
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780486828749
From time immemorial, people have sought to understand the mysteries of the natural world, giving rise to a wealth of myths and legends connected to plant life. In addition to their imaginative appeal, these oral traditions offered practical advice about which flowers, trees, and plants could provide foods, remedies, and construction materials. This richly illustrated volume provides a treasury of ancient wisdom, exploring the sound principles behind traditional advice, along with a wealth of fanciful beliefs. Naturalist Ruth Binney recounts charming examples of floral symbolism, linking roses with romance, lilies with purity, and poppies with sleep. She examines tree lore and the association of trees with wisdom and knowledge, from the coveted crown of laurel awarded to ancient Greek poets and Roman generals to the palm branches presented to pilgrims returning from the Holy Land. A survey of the power of plants ranges from the rituals that ensure a good harvest and a newly married couple's fertility to the healing qualities of oil of cloves for toothache, cherries for gout, and aloe vera for burns. Abounding in fascinating facts and fancies, this absorbing compilation will captivate lovers of plants and gardens.
Author : Sony Studios,Rick Barba
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781506715520
A hardcover tome that authentically recreates Atreus' journal as seen in God of War, with expanded lore written in collaboration with the God of War writing team! The hit game is brought to life in a tangible and exciting new way as readers are invited to plumb the lore of God of War through the eyes of Kratos' son, Atreus. This hardcover volume chronicles Atreus and Kratos' journey through the fabled Nine Realms, from the Wildwoods of Midgard to the mountains of Jötunheim and beyond. In addition to the record of their mythic journey, this wonderous collection also includes a bestiary that was assembled during those travels, intimate dossiers of the characters that inhabit the masterfully crafted universe, and much more! Dark Horse Books and Santa Monica Studios present God of War: Lore and Legends. This lovingly produced edition is a must own item for any fan of God of War.
Author : Monte Bona
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625854674
Utah's Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area offers breathtaking natural resources, powerful historical drama and intriguing cultural traditions. This rich legacy is built on old-world values of cooperation, industry, ingenuity and true grit--as well as a miracle or two. From frontier justice and lost treasure to the lasting contributions of a Presbyterian minister and a Jewish settlement, talented regional historians, educators and storytellers bring to life these legends, lore and true tales from the heart of Mormon country.
Author : Ruth Binney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910821152
Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1330067738
Excerpt from A Book of New England Legends and Folk Lore: In Prose and Poetry The recovery of many scattered legendary waifs that not only have a really important bearing upon the early history of our country, but that also shed much light upon the spirit of its ancient laws and upon the domestic lives of its people, has seemed to me a laudable undertaking.This purpose has now taken form in the following collection of New-England Legends. As in a majority of instances these tales go far beyond the time when the interior was settled, they naturally cluster about the seaboard; and it would scarcely be overstepping the limit separating exaggeration from truth to say that every league of the New-England coast has its story or its legend. Disowned in an age of scepticism, there was once - and the time is not so far remote - no part of the body politic over which what we now vaguely term the legendary did not exercise the strongest influence; so that, far from being merely a record of amusing fables, these tales, which are largely founded on fact, disclose the secret spring by which society was moved and history made. One looks beneath every mechanical contrivance for the true origin of power. That is to assume that the beliefs of a people are the key to its social and political movements, and that history, taken in its broadest sense, cannot be truly written without having regard to such beliefs. Had the conviction that witches existed not been universal, public sentiment would never have countenanced the executions that took place in New England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Charles John Tibbits
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Folklore
ISBN : IND:39000005704973
Author : Simon Young
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781496839442
In the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including the “Choking Doberman,” the “Eaten Ticket,” and the “Vanishing Hitchhiker.” But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collected, and when they occasionally appear, they do so as ancestors or precursors of the urban legends of today, rather than as stories in their own right. In The Nail in the Skull and Other Victorian Urban Legends, Simon Young fills this gap for British folklore (and for the wider English-speaking world) of the 1800s. Young introduces seventy Victorian urban legends ranging from “Beetle Eyes” to the “Shoplifter’s Dilemma” and from “Hands in the Muff” to the “Suicide Club.” While a handful of these stories are already known, the vast majority have never been identified, and they have certainly never received scholarly treatment. Young begins the volume with a lengthy introduction assessing nineteenth-century media, emphasizing the importance of the written word to the perpetuation and preservation of these myths. He draws on numerous nineteenth-century books, periodicals, and ephemera, including digitized newspaper archives—particularly the British Newspaper Archive, an exciting new hunting ground for folklorists. The Nail in the Skull and Other Victorian Urban Legends will appeal to an academic audience as well as to anyone who is interested in urban legends.
Author : Charles Jesse Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000058531792
Author : Paul Readman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108424738
The relationship between landscape and identity is explored to reveal how Englishness encompasses the urban and rural, and the north and south.
