English Fairies / Fairies / Festivals / Folklore / November
by Ian · Published September 24, 2012 · Last modified December 25, 2018
Cobs and knops were hobgoblins, much feared. They were originally demon horses, and it is clear that belief in them remained strong in Warwickshire, for in parts of the county on All Souls’ Day (2nd November) those brave enough went out carrying a simulated horse’s head covered with a sheet to frighten the timid.
[The Folklore Of Warwickshire (1976) by Roy Palmer]
Ancient Sites / Early Christianity / February / Festivals / Legends / Wells
by Ian · Published June 6, 2012 · Last modified November 23, 2018
Penmon is a parish found on the south-east tip of Ynys Môn (the Isle of Anglesey). Things to see here include Penmon Priory, Saint Seiriol’s Church, Saint Seiriol’s Well, a dovecote and the Penmon crosses.
Ancient Sites / Early Christianity / June / Legends / Occult Biographies
by Ian · Published March 13, 2012 · Last modified November 19, 2018
Saint Tudno (pronounced Tidno) was allegedly one of the seven sons of King Seithenyn, whose legendary kingdom Cantref y Gwaelod (see The Lost Land of Wales) in Cardigan Bay was submerged by tidal activity. In reparation of his father’s neglect, he studied at St.
Ancient Sites / ASSAP / Cryptozoology / Festivals / Folklore / Hauntings / Legends / Occult / Other Mysteries / Pantheons / Project Albion / UFOs
by Ian · Published January 29, 2012 · Last modified December 30, 2018
Project Albion is part of one of ASSAP’s longest running and most successful research endeavours and it has been likened to a Domesday book of the paranormal. It is an attempt to record the full spectrum of anomalies, past and present, within their geographical, as well as historical, context.
Apparitions / Civil War Hauntings / Festivals / Haunted Hotels / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / May
by Ian · Published November 10, 2011 · Last modified December 30, 2018
Originally known as The Ship and dating from 1213, The Royal Standard of England on Brindle Lane, Beaconsfield is thought to be the oldest Free House in England and is reputedly haunted by two ghosts.
Ancient Sites / Early Christianity / Festivals / Folklore / July / June / Legends / Wells
by Ian · Published February 16, 2010 · Last modified December 11, 2018
Originally known as Rinn Ros Broic (Badgers Wood Point), Kennedy’s Field and Achadh-Cainidh, St Mullins is the site where St Moling built his monastery during the 7th Century.
Festivals / Folklore / October
by Daniel Parkinson · Published October 25, 2009 · Last modified January 2, 2019
Long before carving pumpkins became a staple of Halloween there was a tradition of carving turnips to create lanterns on the 31st of October. These lanterns were left overnight on gateposts, doorways and in windows in many parts of Britain.
by Daniel Parkinson · Published July 9, 2009 · Last modified November 19, 2018
Ben Ledi rises above the plain of Stirling to the North of Callander, a prominent mountain with superb views over the surrounding countryside. It is not a munro but at 2884 feet has the feel of a much larger mountain, due to a number of false tops and the rewarding panoramic view.
April / Dragons / Early Christianity / Festivals / Legends / Occult / Occult Biographies
by Daniel Parkinson · Published April 20, 2009 · Last modified November 19, 2018
Today St George’s Day is not celebrated in England with anywhere near the vigour it was in past centuries, and is actually celebrated more in other countries that share his patronage, with traditions that have not been broken for hundreds of years.
Early Christianity / Festivals / July / Occult / Occult Biographies
by Ian · Published April 18, 2009 · Last modified November 19, 2018
St Lewina was a young British virgin who was martyred by Saxons on 24 July 687AD (whilst Theodore was 7th Archbishop of Canterbury). Following her death she was buried at Seaford, near Lewes in East Sussex.
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