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British Fairy Origins: The Genesis and Development of Fairy Legends in British Tradition, London: Watts & Co., 1946; Fairy Tradition in Britain, (1948, Reprint 1997) Kessinger Publishing ISBN 1-56459-516-1; Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine; Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends, (Reprint 1990) Dover, ISBN 0-486-26525-0; Scottish Ghosts and ...
Scottish mythology is the collection of myths that have emerged throughout the history of Scotland, sometimes being elaborated upon by successive generations, and at other times being rejected and replaced by other explanatory narratives.
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Scottish folklore (Scottish Gaelic: Beul-aithris na h-Alba) encompasses the folklore of the Scottish people from their earliest records until today. Folklorists , both academic and amateur, have published a variety of works focused specifically on the area over the years. [ 1 ]
Robert Kirk (9 December 1644 – 14 May 1692) was a minister, Gaelic scholar and folklorist, best known for The Secret Commonwealth, a treatise on fairy folklore, witchcraft, ghosts, and second sight, a type of extrasensory perception described as a phenomenon by the people of the Scottish Highlands.
A bogle, boggle, or bogill is a Northumbrian, [1] Cumbrian [2] and Scots term for a ghost or folkloric being, [3] used for a variety of related folkloric creatures including Shellycoats, [4] Barghests, [4] Brags, [4] the Hedley Kow [1] [5] and even giants such as those associated with Cobb's Causeway [5] (also known as "ettins", "yetuns" or "yotuns" in Northumberland and "Etenes", "Yttins" or ...
The nuckelavee is the most malevolent of the demons in and around the Scottish islands, without any redeeming characteristics. [1] The only entity able to control it is the Mither o' the Sea , an ancient spirit in Orcadian mythology who keeps the nuckelavee confined during the summer months. [ 25 ]