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Lore is a documentary podcast on topics such as folklore, legends, and historical events, often with a focus on the macabre. Each episode examines historical events or ancient/urban legends that show the dark side of human nature, and is presented in a style that has been compared to a campfire experience.
Explores the folklore surrounding the Bridgewater Triangle – an area of land between the towns of Abington, Rehoboth, and Freetown in Massachusetts – including the story of the creatures that Bill Russo allegedly encountered while walking his dog through the Hockomock Swamp near Raynham, Massachusetts, in 1995.
This is a list of folk heroes, a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
The Wild Hunt of Odin (1872) by Peter Nicolai Arbo, depicting the Wild Hunt of European folklore. A hunting deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with the hunting of animals and the skills and equipment involved. They are a common feature of polytheistic religions.
The podcast was created in July 2019 by environmental scientist Jenny Johnstone and archivist Annie MacDonald and is recorded in the Highlands of Scotland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The podcast discusses Scottish heritage and culture often using archival sources and oral histories to highlight lesser known stories.
Azeban is a lower-level trickster spirit in Abenaki mythology. The traditional homeland of the Abenaki is Wobanakik (Place of the Dawn), what is now called northern New England and southern Quebec. Azeban (also spelled Azban, Asban or Azaban) is a raccoon, the Abenaki trickster figure. Pronounced ah-zuh-bahn.
The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.
A haltija (haltia) is a spirit, gnome, or elf-like creature in Finnish mythology that guards, helps, or protects something or somebody. The word is possibly derived from the Gothic haltijar, which referred to the original settler of a homestead—although this is not the only possible etymology.