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A ''vetala'' is a vampiric spirit in Indian folklore. ...

The '''Church grim''' (Kyrkogrimen) is a [[supernatural]] figure of Norse folklore, said to be the [[ghost]]s of the animals and humans sacrificed by the [[pa ...ying a black dog on the North side of the church.<ref>{{cite|title=Country Folklore|volume=8|page=108|last=Tongue|first=Ruth|publisher=Folk-Lore Society|asin=B ...

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In time, vampires went from creatures of myth and folklore to creatures of fiction, as vampires became antagonists (and eventually pro ...story. Staking was generally a common weakness, though it had changed from folklore as simply a way to nail a vampire to the ground into a supernatural weaknes ...

The ''Gandharvas'' are a class of spirit in Indian folklore. They are male, and are sometimes said to be the 'husbands' of the [[Apsara ...

...o the tarot deck, Smith wrote and illustrated several books about Jamaican folklore, including ''Annancy Stories'' (1902) which were about Jamaican versions of ...

....finland.fi/finfo/english/folkleng.html Juhani U. Lehtonen (1993), Finnish Folklore] * Gender and folklore: perspectives on Finnish and Karelian culture edited by Satu Apo, Aili Neno ...

...rum for the [[Hand of Glory]], the ointment is intimately related to other folklore practices. The ointment allowed the witches to "fly" by producing vivid vis ...

...ls: The Angel Almanac With Biographies of 100 Prominent Angels in Legend & Folklore-And Much More!'' Mamre Press. {{ISBN|0-932945-40-6}}. ...

tenants from Finnish folklore, culture, and scandinavian mentality. It might Ragnarok in Scandinavian folklore. A modern variation of that is TEOTWAWKI, ...

...ne who has an abiding interest in Fortean studies, [[Earth Mysteries]], or folklore. Many 'historical' magical traditions have a strong connection with landsca ...

...ns such as spinning, weaving and fate. She is called Mokusa also in Polish folklore, and at night, women would leave strands of fleece beside the stove in her ...fire that it was forbidden to shout or swear at it while it was being lit. Folklore communicates him as a fire [[serpent]], a winged [[dragon]] that breathes f ...

== Legends/Myths/Folklore == * [[Wikipedia:Bloody Mary (folklore)|Bloody Mary (folklore)]] ...

''Burnette Saxifrage'' – An herb that in folklore is said to protect you from death by eating or drinking it. ...

...ns may have some value, especially if they stem from one's own culture and folklore, or if they are studied in depth and this way filled with meaning. But if i ...

...nd of the ''[[golem]]'', an animated [[anthropomorphic]] being in [[Jewish folklore]] that is created entirely from inanimate matter (usually clay or mud). The ...