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Publishing the writings and illustrations of Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland; award-winning artist, folklorist, filmmaker. Monthly folk tales in @cumbrialakeland
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In Scottish and Irish folklore, the 'bodach' is a trickster, depicted as either a faerie or a hobgoblin. He comes down the chimney to kidnap naughty children; used as a cautionary tale to frighten children into good behaviour.


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If cattle are taken ill, they may be elf-struck, shot with a faerie arrow.
According to Cumbrian folklorist Marjorie Rowling, elves got the arrows from faeries, who got them from mermaids.
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