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The folktales, characters and creatures are often derived from aspects of English experience, such as topography, architecture, real people, or real events. [4] English folklore has had a lasting impact on English culture, literature, and identity. Many of these traditional stories have been retold in various forms, from medieval manuscripts to ...
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The trickster is a common stock character in folklore and popular culture. A clever, mischievous person or creature, the trickster achieves goals through the use of trickery. A trickster may trick others simply for amusement or for survival in a dangerous world. The trickster could be a personification of the chaos that the world needs to function.
English legendary characters (4 C, 12 P) D. Dartmoor (6 C, ... Pages in category "English folklore" ... Blackbeard in popular culture; Bloody Bones;
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.
Puck (folklore) (30 P) R. Robin Hood (5 C, 47 P) Pages in category "English legendary characters" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
English mythology is the collection of myths that have emerged throughout the history of England, sometimes being elaborated upon by successive generations, and at other times being rejected and replaced by other explanatory narratives.
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Female folklore characters (4 C, 2 P) H. Heroes in mythology and legend (11 C ...