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Writer on folklore, myths and legends. Latest book, "Tales of the Lost, The Drowned and the All-Seeing Eye" - Available as ebook and large print paperback.
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Winter Folklore: Traditions and Customs of the Cailleach Bheur https://t.co/kHr2v3nS7h

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Word of their perfect palace spread. People came from far away to see its perfection. Mostly it was the brave and remarkable girl who won the three treasures, saved her brothers and broke the Curse of Yonder Mountain they came to see https://t.co/4VGyVi6OKY

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Female Mary Read gained fame and notoriety when she and Anne Bonny were convicted of piracy and sentenced to hang alongside infamous pirate Calico Jack. Both women gained a stay of execution by claiming they were in child. https://t.co/2ru8pM9SLc

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In medieval times people believed barnacle geese were not hatched from eggs but grew on trees, or spontaneously on pieces of driftwood in the sea. They also worried if it was fish or fowl and if it could be eaten on fasting days - https://t.co/8nXxQxmbaa

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“All that is left is your wife, the princess and we cannot divide her. The only fair way is to have half each. Taking his sword he swung as if to cut her in half - The story of the Son of Malik ut Tujjar https://t.co/EFF7NtJRp9

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Once the Sultan had got his daughter back he kept her out of sight in a guarded tower surrounded by a magnificent garden so that no one else could steal her away again - The Tale of Fair Brow https://t.co/VPbyWtCmdm

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South Sea Island Folktales: Sina and the Eel https://t.co/aaiFrYuaNm

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Japanese Folktales: The Dream of Akinosuke – Ants, Dreaming Humans and the Butterfly Soul https://t.co/eG3qD6vgt4

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- birds and bird-like creatures feature in many myths and legends around the world. The alkonost and sirin were hybrids of humans and birds, whereas, the Roc, phoenix and caladrius were extraordinary birds from myth and legend. https://t.co/QlJs9nge8u

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In Chinese Mythology the Eight Immortals were a legendary group of individuals who had transcended the human state to become endowed with divine and powers. https://t.co/ScaegR2lmH

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