Mermaids are not real, but they are meaningful to people around the world. Introduction Mermaids – underwater...
Folklore
How mushrooms became established as a stock motif of Victorian fairyland. This article, Fungi, Folklore, and Fairyland,...
How early modern science’s fascination with unfamiliar objects helped a new chapter of Scottish folklore. This article,...
The word “folklore” was coined in 1846 CE by the British writer William John Thoms to replace...
Fear of a disease that seemed to turn people into beasts might have inspired belief in supernatural...