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Canadian folklore is the traditional material that Canadians pass down from generation to generation, either as oral literature or "by custom or practice". [1] It includes songs, legends, jokes, rhymes, proverbs, weather lore, superstitions, and practices such as traditional food-making and craft-making.
A mythical city at the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. Vyraj: A mythical place in Slavic mythology, where "birds fly for the winter and souls go after death". Westernesse: A country found in the Middle English romance King Horn. Xibalba: The underworld in Mayan mythology. Yomi: The land of the dead according to Shinto mythology, as related in ...
The mythical world of the She-Ra: Princess of Power animated series. She-Ra: Princess of Power: 1985: T O C Exandria: Matt Mercer: Setting for the Dungeons & Dragons games played on the web series Critical Role. Critical Role: 2018: O G T Filgaia: Media.Vision: Multiple worlds sharing the same name. The main setting of the Wild Arms series ...
In Christmas folklore and legends, Santa's Workshop is the workshop where Santa Claus and his elves live and make the toys and presents given out at Christmas. The exact location of Santa's workshop varies depending upon local culture, however, it is generally said to be somewhere around or on the North Pole. There are at least eight claimed ...
Part of Abraham Ortelius' atlas from 1570, showing "Norvmbega" among other somewhat mythical names for various areas as well as several phantom islands. Norumbega , or Nurembega , is a legendary settlement in northeastern North America which was featured on many early maps from the 16th century until European colonization of the region.
The elves of Norse mythology have survived into folklore mainly as females, living in hills and mounds of stones. [97] The Swedish älvor were stunningly beautiful girls who lived in the forest with an elven king. [98] [99] The elves could be seen dancing over meadows, particularly at night and on misty mornings.
10. Sirens. Origin: Greek Sirens are another mythological species that have found a home in modern times. There are movies and TV shows about the seductresses with beautiful and enchanted singing ...
Many places are there, and glorious. That which is called Álfheimr is one, where dwell the peoples called Light-Elves; but the Dark-Elves dwell down in the earth, and they are unlike in appearance, but by far more unlike in nature. The Light-Elves are fairer to look upon than the sun, but the Dark-Elves are blacker than pitch.