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British or Celtic folklore fantasy book from the 80s
Searching for a book I read in the 80s. It featured Fae/fairy woodland type characters, one of which had a torn wing. They lived in a forest that was slowly shrinking as the modern world encroached on ...
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Folklore and mythology in The Witcher's bestiary [closed]
The Witcher's world has a very rich bestiarium.
For example the arts of a vampire:
Higher Vampire
Alpor
Katakan
Moola
Bruxa
Nosferat
Ekimma
Fleder
Garkain
Plumard
Or the Necrophages:
Abaya
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Japanese Wedding Chant from Ghost in the Shell
What more is known about the Japanese mythical and folk origins of the Wedding Chant in Making of Cyborg and Reincarnation, the main theme songs of Ghost in the Shell?
Making of Cyborg is the amazing ...
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French folklore: giants trying to raise a ladder into Heaven to overthrow God
In Frédéric Mistral's epic poem, Mirèio, is the following short passage (Canto VIII, "La Crau", stanzas 25-28, English translation by Harriet Waters Preston):
Then was revealed La Crau, the ...
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Spider demon in Japanese folklore that feeds on human beings [closed]
Details: I am positive it does appear in Japanese folklore, it is some type of spider demon that feeds on human beings, and it could either be a centaur type creature with a woman's torso or straight ...
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What kind of creature is a "Foliot"?
In the high fantasy novel The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison one of the many kingdoms are the Foliot Islands. The leader of these people is the Red Foliot.
What kind of creature is a foliot? From ...
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Where does the lore about salt and ghosts originate?
I have watched Supernatural through season seven and always thought the salt thing was particular to the world of "Supernatural." I have not watched or read a lot of "ghost stories."
While watching ...
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