Folklore, Myths And Legends Of Britain

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The name was immortalised in ballad form in 1801 by Clemens Brentano. In it, a beautiful woman named Lore Lay lived in the area. Her lover betrays her by accusing her of bewitching men with her beautiful singing voice. Romanbaths.co.uk (2014), ‘UNESCO Memory of the World’, Romanbaths.co.uk, https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/news/unesco-memory-world. The Denham Tracts: [v2] A collection of folklore, repr from the original tracts & pamphlets printed by Denham

Full of maps with icons for things like ‘Drowned or Lost Lands’, ‘Mysterious Stones’ or ‘Bells’, the book portrays a Britain that is full of strangeness and mystery: strangeness and mystery that is happening all around you. Petridis, Alexis (2012), ‘Danger! The world’s scariest films!’, The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/mar/30/danger-world-scariest-films.Clarke, David (2012), ‘Dark River and Sheffield Spooks’, Dr David Clarke, https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/2012/10/11/dark-river-and-sheffield-spooks/. It’s also while fishing in the river Wear one Sunday that the heir of Lambton caught a strange worm. Freaked out by its weird appearance, the young man tossed it down a nearby well. Eventually, the worm grew to mammoth proportions and became the Lambton Worm. Lorelei and the Rhine Around 1000 votive offerings of bronze and stone were found at her temple, and they most commonly represent the body part in need of healing. Other, more general effigies show the devotee holding an offering, such as fruit, a dog, or a purse of money (Deyts 1971: 69). These show a sense of general devotion to Sequana, alongside the requests for healing. Dark Water Spirits Revell, Louise (2007), ‘Religion and Ritual in the Western Provinces’, Greece & Rome, second series, 54: 2, pp. 210-228. If that doesn’t work, send a drummer out onto the river in a rowboat. The drum would apparently stop making a sound when it was above the body (Reader’s Digest 1973: 31).

Notices of fugitive tracts: And chap-books printed at Aldermary churchyard, Bow churchyard, etc. [Percy Society]The traditional games of England, Scotland & Ireland, w/tunes, singing rhymes & methods of playing ... v 1: Ac Clarke, David (2017), ‘Dead Flows the Don’, Dr David Clarke, https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/2017/03/30/dead-flows-the-don/. Edwards, Eric W (2014), ‘The Goddess Coventina of Northumbria’, Eric Edwards Collected Works, https://ericwedwards.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/the-goddess-coventina-of-northumbria/.

Observations on popular antiquities, chiefly illustrating the origin of our vulgar customs, ceremonies & super Folk and Hero Tales [bibliog. refs.; Waifs & Strays of Celtic Tradition, Argyllshire Ser. 111; intro Alfred N He further notes that the 19th-century historian Joseph Hunter thought the rhyme may have referred to sacrifices made to the water gods (2012). Clarke explains that the ancients considered rivers to be female, and he notes the belief that the Don was named for Danu, a Celtic mother goddess (2017). DartmoorOf course, it’s not just spirits that live in rivers. Other lore surrounds the waters that could sustain a community or steal away life.