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Folklore of Wales / Anne Ross.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, Anne.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Wales.
- Folklore.
- Wales.
- Physical Description:
- 159 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Stroud ; Charleston, SC : Tempus, 2001.
- Contents:
- 2 Folk narrative 13
- 3 Calendar customs 25
- 4 Medieval references to archaic Welsh folklore 45
- 5 The Church and the oral tradition in Wales 59
- 6 Severed heads, sacred waters, stones and the grail legends 67
- 7 Giants, water monsters and the inhabitants of the otherworld 95
- 8 Omens, second sight and seers 105
- 9 Folk healing, herbal remedies and charms 111
- 10 Fairies, supernatural birds and animals 133
- 11 The declining years: summary and conclusion 149.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0752419358
- OCLC:
- 47231435
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