British folklore
9 entries in the British Folklore compendium.
British folkloreLegends, recipes, and folk beliefs of the United Kingdom.AnthropophageMythical cannibal race described by Shakespeare.BlunderboreGiant of Cornish and English folklore, slain by Jack.Brutus of TroyMythical Trojan descendant and first king of Britain.John BullNational personification of England in political cartoons.Clerk of the WeatherImaginary functionary facetiously supposed to direct the weather.CormoranCornish giant who built St. Michael's Mount and raided cattle.Countless stonesA folklore motif about stones that cannot be counted.Firedrakes in English folkloreFiredrakes are dragon-sightings from shooting stars and will-o'-the-wisps.
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