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MA Folklore student, lover of all things witchcraft and avid reader of fantasy. She/Her
This talk from @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social will be worth attending if you are in the area
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Only a couple more weeks of research left!
Please fill in the survey, even if you have never been to the Wookey Hole caves.
In a cavern , a robe wearing โholy clerkโ holds out a crucifix to a witch, presumably prior to turning her into stone.
13 THE WITCH OF WOOKEY (Wookey Hole, Somerset) Deep in the dark caverns of Wookey Hole dwelt at one time the Witch of Wookey-and dwells there still, if the gossips are to be trusted, though she, her pots and pans and horrid "familiars," are all turned to stone. A chagrined and disappointed woman, she used her merciless arts to blight girls' lives and keep them from the joys denied to herself. But she reckoned without a certain Holy Clerk of Glastonbury! With his Good Book he exorcised the Witch, and turned her to stone; he then cleansed from all evil the dreadful cavern.
#Folklore Number 13 from my collection of the Legends of Britain cigarette cards. The famous legend of The Witch of Wookey Hole. (Click on the images for the full picture
07.06.2025 03:52 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A copy of the book The Social History of the Fool on a wooden desk
We acquired this fine title from the second hand bookshop / treasure trove at @romanpalace.bsky.social during our recent jolly, and now it is accessioned to our reference library.
You can access our catalogue online for research access via
www.folklorelibrary.com/library.html
Folklore, a gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.
Written by two leading experts, @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social, this is the definitive guide to British folklore past & present.
Out September 2025.
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Hi! I'm currently conducting some research on the Witch of the Wookey Hole for my MA in Folklore studies. It would be really great if you could fill in the survey.
09.06.2025 10:32 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 11 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
The Flying Dutchman may be folklore, but real sailors claimed sightings well into the 20th century. Prince George of Wales (later King George V) recorded seeing the glowing ghost ship in 1881 while serving in the Royal Navy. #FolkloreThursday
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So good they named it thrice.
"With the combination of the Welsh word and the Anglo-Saxon word for cave, the name Wookey Hole Caves literally means โCave, Cave, Caves".
www.historicmysteries.com/myths-legend...
Interesting, as less than eight miles away from Glastonbury here in the UK is Wookey Hole, where rocks form the profile of a witch who was said to have once lived there. www.wookey.co.uk/wookey-witch/
07.12.2024 08:56 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
On this week's Bonus Episode - the last of Series 6 - we're talking all things #Midsummer! From the #history of the term #Litha to #Wicca, Gerald Gardner and Aleister Crowley, plus a new story about #JohnBarleycorn, it's OUT NOW! #folklore #podcast #folktales #folkcustoms #pagan
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Front cover of Treasury of Folklore: Seas and Rivers by Dee Dee Chainey and Willow Winsham. A gold coloured sea monster is attacking a white, three masted sailing ship with a mermaid figure head with arms outstretched.
Still one of my very favourite books to work on and perfect for today's #FolkloreThursday theme - Treasury of Folklore: Seas and Rivers. Packed full of fabulous sea-lore and tales, and can we take a moment to appreciate the stunning cover by Joe McLaren?
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Hi! I'm currently conducting some research on the Witch of the Wookey Hole for my MA in Folklore studies. It would be really great if you could fill in the survey.
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