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, Irish folklore, Scottish folklore and Welsh folklore.[1]
See also
- Celtic mythology
- Cornish mythology
- Hebridean mythology and folklore
- Irish mythology
- Matter of Britain
- Matter of England
- Scottish mythology
- Welsh mythology
Notes
- ^ See discussion in, for example, Chainey 2018: 7-9.
References
- Chainey, Dee Dee. 2018. A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes, & Mistletoe. National Trust.
External links
Media related to Folklore of the United Kingdom at Wikimedia Commons
Further reading
- 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.