British folklore constitutes the folklore of Britain, and includes topics such as the region's legends, recipes, and folk beliefs. British folklore includes English folklore, Scottish folklore and Welsh folklore.[1]
See also
[edit]- Celtic mythology
- Cornish mythology
- Hebridean mythology and folklore
- Irish mythology
- Matter of Britain
- Matter of England
- Scottish mythology
- Welsh mythology
Notes
[edit]- ^ See discussion in, for example, Chainey 2018: 7-9.
References
[edit]- Chainey, Dee Dee. 2018. A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes, & Mistletoe. National Trust.
External links
[edit]Media related to Folklore of the United Kingdom at Wikimedia Commons
Further reading
[edit]- Robinson, Sarah (2022) Kitchen Witch: Food, Folklore & Fairy Tale. Womancraft Publishing. ISBN 978-1910559697
- Briggs, Katharine Mary and Tongue, Ruth L (1966) Folktales of England. Routledge.
- Woolf, Jo. Britain's Trees: A Treasury of Traditions, Superstitions, Remedies and Literature.