Tag Archives: folklore

The Faerie Taboos ~ Neil Rushton

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Dead But Dreaming: taboo [ta·boo | tə-‘bü] NOUN A social or religious custom prohibiting or restricting a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing. Taboo motifs are common in both traditional faerie-tales and … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Robbie Cheadle ~ Dick Turpin

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The myth of Dick Turpin Fiction writer, Harrison Ainsworth, glamourised thief and highway man, Dick Turpin, in his 1834 novel, Rookwood. The novel is set in England in 1737 at a manor house called Rookwood Place and the plot revolves … Continue reading →

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Where It Broke Out ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“This is where it broke out.” Bender shaded his eyes from the glare and squinted at the black patch on the meandering snake of ice. “Tis a mighty small one, then,” he noted. Roman frowned. “That hole is bigger up … Continue reading →

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Faith in Stones ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

They none of them could explain when it had been built or how it had been done. The standing stones were magic enough, but the slab of solid rock perching above their heads against the laws of order and human … Continue reading →

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The First Harvest: Lughnasadh or Lammas? ~ Christine Valentor

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Witchlike: Happy August! As the golden sun winds down and the days ever so slightly grow shorter, we find ourselves in the midst of the first harvest feast also known as Lughnasadh or Lammas. This is a cross … Continue reading →

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Loch Nell: the Tomb of the Giants and a Serpent Mound ~ Jo Woolf

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Hazel Tree: “And now we were in the very midst of a land of legends.” R Angus Smith, Loch Etive and the Sons of Uisnach (1879) Early on a Sunday morning in July, with a shimmering haze … Continue reading →

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Guest author: John Bainbridge ~ Writing about Robin Hood

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Thank you Sue for giving me this opportunity to talk about Robin Hood. I’ve just finished a book series The Chronicles of Robin Hood, comprising four individual volumes – Loxley, Wolfshead, Villain and Legend. In my books I’ve tried to … Continue reading →

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They Bowed ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“They bow, you see,” Mir explained. The child held on silently to his hand. Mir peered down at the small head, so uncharacteristically still, the red curls shining like molten gold under the sun. The quiet lingered and Mir did … Continue reading →

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The Written Stone, Grimsargh Near Longridge, Lancashire ~ The Journal of Antiquities

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from the Journal of Antiquities: The Written Stone at Grimsargh, near Longridge, Lancashire. OS Grid Reference: SD 62585 37882. At the northern end of Written Stone Lane at Grimsargh, near Longridge, Lancashire, is a very curious and mysterious stone … Continue reading →

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The Pillar ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The youngsters always met by The Pillar. Their parents had. Their grandparents had, and the great-grands before that and on and on till time before time. It was a rite of passage of sort. A congregation-point for those just past … Continue reading →