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Just Hanging Around: The Gallows in English Folklore

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Just Hanging Around: The Gallows in English Folklore
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The gallows loom large in the historical imagination. Indeed, it’s quite the staple in many Hammer horror films, emerging from the mist as a crow caws off-screen. But how does it appear in the popular imagination of medicinal cures and folk magic?

Let’s explore the folklore of the English gallows in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!

CW: Discussion of hanging and execution.

Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/the-gallows-in-folklore/

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Fabulous Folklore Helen Nde, talking about Mythological Africans!

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Fabulous Folklore Helen Nde, talking about Mythological Africans!
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In this seventh episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I chat with Helen Nde, Cameroonian-born researcher, writer and artist and curator of the Mythological Africans platform!

In this interview, we chat about African folklore, the importance of mythology and storytelling, and Helen’s new Kickstarter!

Find Mythological Africans on Twitter here: https://www.twitter.com/MythicAfricans

Support the Kickstarter for The Runaway Princess and Other Stories: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/helennde/the-runaway-princess-and-other-stories?ref=user_menu

Visit the Mythological Africans website: https://www.mythologicalafricans.com/

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Avoid disaster in the family with these death superstitions

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Death superstitions provide a common theme throughout folklore. It’s hardly surprising. Before the advent of modern medicine and health and safety, communities may have felt more at the mercy of life’s whims. Following superstitions gives an element of control.

Indeed, many of them also have mundane roots. Hanging a dish cloth over a door knob meant there would be a death in the family. That said, this could stem from the tradition of tying crape to doorknobs to let people know the household was in mourning.

So let’s explore the world of death superstitions in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!

Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/death-superstitions/

Why do so many people fear the number 13? – https://www.icysedgwick.com/number-13/

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“I Can Feel It In My Bones”: Skeletons in Folklore

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"I Can Feel It In My Bones": Skeletons in Folklore
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Skeletons are a common costume choice at Halloween. But they’re the ultimate symbol of death. Let’s be honest, if I see a skeleton, then I know I’m looking at a dead body. 

So let’s explore the folklore of skeletons, and how they appear in art, in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!

CW: Discussion of skeletons and human remains.

Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/skeletons-in-folklore/  

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The Folklore of Seaside Plants: From Gorse to Mallow

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The Folklore of Seaside Plants: From Gorse to Mallow
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Seaside plants have to be tough to survive in their salty, windy conditions.

Learn the tales associated with a collection of coastal plants in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!

Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/seaside-plants-folklore/ 

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Lighthouse Legends : Missing Keepers, Storms and Ghosts

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Lighthouse Legends : Missing Keepers, Storms and Ghosts
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Lighthouse legends cling to these odd buildings around the British Isles. And lighthouses ARE odd places.

Learn the tales associated with lighthouses in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!

Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/lighthouse-legends/ 

Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/

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