British folklore

Summary

British folklore constitutes the folklore of Britain, and includes topics such as the region's legends, recipes, and folk beliefs. British folklore includes English folklore, Irish folklore, Scottish folklore and Welsh folklore.[1]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ See discussion in, for example, Chainey 2018: 7-9.

References edit

  • Chainey, Dee Dee. 2018. A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes, & Mistletoe. National Trust.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Folklore of the United Kingdom at Wikimedia Commons

Further reading edit

  • Robinson, Sarah (2022) Kitchen Witch: Food, Folklore & Fairy Tale. Womancraft Publishing. ISBN 978-1910559697
  • Briggs, Katharine Mary and Tongue, Ruth L (1966) Folktales of England. Routledge.
  • Woolf, Jo. Britain's Trees: A Treasury of Traditions, Superstitions, Remedies and Literature.