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British folklore includes topics such as the region's legends, recipes, and folk beliefs. British folklore includes English folklore, ...
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 ...
Brutus of Troy, or Brute of Troy: Legendary descendant of the Trojan hero Aeneas, known in medieval British history as the eponymous founder and first king of Britain. Brutus first appears in the Historia Brittonum, but is best known from Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. [6]
Jack - (best known from the story Jack and the Beanstalk) is a young boy who uses his wit to outsmart characters in many stories. Jack Mary Ann - A folk hero from the Wrexham area of north Wales whose fictionalised exploits continue to circulate in local folklore. Jacob - Biblical Patriarch and the ancestor of the Israelites.
British folklore films and television series (4 C) British folklorists (6 C, 41 P) S. Superstitions of Great Britain (2 C, 12 P) Pages in category "British folklore"
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Pages in category "English folklore" The following 146 pages are in this category, out of 146 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Black dogs (folklore) (13 P) C. Cornish legendary creatures (1 C, 10 P) E. English legendary creatures (13 C, 63 P) G. ... Pages in category "British legendary creatures"