Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, and later Yusuf, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His musical style…

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In the desert of southwest Utah in the United States of America is a remarkable place known as Bryce Canyon which many, many bizarre and colorful rock formations. The canyon is named after Ebenezer…

I have always been intrigued by how the ancients created their gods and goddesses to interact with humans and the natural world. The clever way they transformed their relationships and adventures…

I have always been intrigued by how the ancients created their gods and goddesses to interact with humans and the natural world. The clever way they transformed their relationships and adventures…

The history and legend of the Glastonbury Thorn

The origins and history of the modern Christmas

The story presented here is a retelling of a Breton folktale called The Magic Rose from Legends and Romance of Brittany by Lewis Spence (1) and tells the rather sombre tale of the transition throug…

A folktale from the Azores about unrequited love.

J. R. Skelton [Public domain] Beowulf was originally written in Anglo-Saxon times as a poem in Old English by an anonymous writer.  It tells the story of its heroic protagonist, Beowulf, who e…

Breton folktales often have magical and supernatural elements interwoven with death and tragedy in the story line which creates a dark, sombre but compelling story. Death is ever present in the wor…

How an arrogant young man offended God and was punished for his offense by being turned to stone.

This is the medieval legend of how the island of Britain was once known as Albion after an exiled queen and how a race of giants was born.

Breton folktales often have magical and supernatural elements interwoven with death and tragedy in the story line which creates a dark, sombre but compelling story. Death is ever present in the wor…

Bengal Folktales Bengal is a region of the Indian subcontinent giving its name to the Bay of Bengal and the following story is a retelling of a folktale from that region.  The story retold here is …

In Irish mythology Queen Mebd is a colorful character – an archetypal warrior-queen, indeed, a wolf-queen, who was so beautiful men were robbed of two thirds of their valor.

In the mythology and pseudo-history of Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man, Princess Scota and her husband Goídel Glas and their followers were the progenitors of the Gaelic people.

Some people believe cats to be superior beings who carefully train their humans to provide for their needs. This is about one such cat.

Stories of The Grateful Dead which tell of the gratitude of a dead  person to someone alive who has helped them to a proper burial are found in many parts of the world.  Under the Aarne–Thompson–Ut…

Barnacle geese are a migratory species of water bird that have a very weird myth of origin attached to them that was once widely believed. During the medieval period there was a belief that barnacl…

Beowulf is an anonymously written long poem originally written in Old English, the language commonly spoken in England in Anglo-Saxon times. It is named after its protagonist, Beowulf, a warrior fr…

Museum of Fine Arts, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons FURISODÉ In his book of Japanese ghost stories, folk tales, and legends, “In Ghostly Japan,” Lafcadio Hearn tell…

White Lady Ghost – AI image – zteve t evans Ghostlore In ghostlore, the supernatural phenomenon known as the “White Lady” is a type of unquiet female spirit, or ghost, usual…

Bats feature in many myths, legends and folklore from diverse cultures around the world, and are often associated with darkness, death and the supernatural. Presented here are different viewpoints …

This is the story of how a poor pedlar-boy escaped the clutches of an evil family.

Presented below is a retelling of a ghostly story that tells of the terrifying experience of Humphrey Dobson on his way home one night.

Hanuš Schwaiger [Public domain] This a retelling of a story called the The White Dobbie,  set in part of the historic county of Lancashire which became part of the the modern county of Cumbria…

William_Henry_Hunt_-_A_Farmhouse_-_B1975.3.1044_-_Yale_Center_for_British_Art.jpg (1920×1438) (wikimedia.org) The valley of Longdendale in the Peak District of England is one of those places where …

Philippine Folklore In Philippine folklore, the Manananggal is a mythical, evil, cannibalistic, vampiric , witch that as well as sucking the blood from victims also eats them.  Sometimes it is conf…

The story centers around Longdendale, a long valley in the Peak District, Derbyshire and is set in the time of King Henry II, after he had bestowed the monks of Basingwerke Abbey in Wales the nearb…

There are many examples in folklore around the world that feature werewolves and lycanthropy where there is a transformation from human to wolf or vice versa.

GAllegre, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons THE OUROBOROS SYMBOL The ancient symbol known as the ouroboros is a snake, serpent, or dragon with its body looped in a circle. Its mouth is open, and…

“Long years ago, so runs the tale, A doctor dwelt in Longdendale;” “Well versed in mystic lore was he— A conjuror of high degree; He read the stars that deck the sky, And told their rede of mystery…

How a young gentleman named Edgar Astley made a deal with the devil.

The Native American Story of Raven and the Shadow People

Indeed, cats are mysterious creatures! We think we own them and give them names of our choosing but know little of what they get up to at night or while we are absent. Moreover, we know nothing of …