Geoffrey I. L. Gomme, R. V. H. Burne, M. F. Irvine, Harriet M. Smith, Florence M. Brown, Barbara Freire-Marreco and R. Dyke Acland Folklore is a fully peer-reviewed international journal of folklore ...

A new database documenting monuments to a 15th Century English conflict will keep alive the "folklore of local legends", a ...

Folklore is a fully peer-reviewed international journal of folklore and folkloristics. It is one of the earliest English-language journals in the field of folkloristics, first published as The ...

One of my pet peeves occurs when I ask college students why they picked their major, especially if it’s unusual or esoteric like, say, Ancient Byzantine Religions or Expressions of Medieval Art or ...

As the seasons turn and the nights draw in, the countryside of the British Isles seems alive with omens: an owl's screech, or ...

Nell Jackson is the latest historical TV creation by Sally Wainwright, the writer-director who brought “the first modern lesbian” Anne Lister to screen in HBO/BBC series Gentleman Jack. Anne was a ...

St. Swithin’s Day: In English folklore, July 15 is supposed to govern the weather for the following 40 days. Specifically, if it rains on St. Swithin’s Day, it will continue to rain for 40 more days.

St. Swithins Day: In English folklore, July 15 is supposed to govern the weather on the following 40 days. Specifically, if it rains on St. Swithins Day, it will continue to rain for 40 more days.