A to Z Challenge Folklore

Mab: Queen of Nightmares

M is for Mab I’m doing folklore and book review posts to reach and please a larger audience. Previous years have shown select interest in both and to minimise blogging throughout the year, I’m focusing my efforts on April. If you’d rather check out my book review for today, go here. Mab is the shadowy …

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A to Z Challenge Folklore

Zany Grogoch #AtoZChallenge #folklore

Z is for Zany. zany adjective amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic (Oxford English Dictionary) There’s this peculiar little creature from folklore that caught my fancy. He goes by two names. Yet no-one can disagree that he’s quite gross. Grogoch or Phynnodderee is the name of this Faery. The folklore attached to his origins is quite sad… …

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A to Z Challenge Folklore

Banshee: Queen of Fear #AtoZChallenge #folklore

Q is for Queen. Famous, but so misunderstood, the wailing Banshee is the queen of fear. Folklore True Irish Ghost Stories by St. John D. Seymour and Harry L. Neligan [1914] Of all Irish ghosts, fairies, or bogies, the Banshee (sometimes called locally the “Bohēēntha” or “Bankēēntha”) is the best known to the general public: indeed, …

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A to Z Challenge Folklore

Gallant Galno Lairds #AtoZChallenge #folklore

L is for Laird. laird n Scottish landowner (Collins English Dictionary) Though I usually use creatures found in folklore as-is with minor adjustments, I had this wonderful idea for a specific Faery race that incorporated a variety of Celtic races, customs and histories. Where possible, I’ll give you the original text that inspired me. Influence …

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A to Z Challenge Folklore

Capricious Kelpie #AtoZChallenge #folklore

K is for Kelpie. Of all the shape-shifting Fae, this one embodies the capricious nature of the Fae the most. At least in my opinion. Caprice [kap-reess] n sudden change in attitude capricious adj tending to have sudden changes in attitude (Collins English Dictionary). For clarification… Which, of course, makes this creature a lot of fun to write about. But let …

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