Category: folklore

  • Dancing Around the Druid’s Stone in Bungay

    Dancing Around the Druid’s Stone in Bungay

    Known as ‘the Devil’s Stone’, ‘the Druid’s Stone’, or even ‘the Giant’s Grave’, this hefty old stone has existed in Bungay for millennia.

  • It’s Raining Fish! Fish-falls and Other Curious Phenomena

    It’s Raining Fish! Fish-falls and Other Curious Phenomena

    You know the song ‘its raining men’? Well, you just wait until you hear ‘Quickly, get indoors, its raining fish.’

  • The Legend of the Chained Oak

    The Legend of the Chained Oak

    An enormous and infamous oak tree in Staffordshire has been bound in huge chains for over a century.

  • The Loveland Frogman

    The Loveland Frogman

    According to local legend, the Loveland Frog was an enormous creature that lived in Loveland, Ohio, measured approximately 4ft tall and walked on two feet.

  • 1000-Year Old Boulder Demon Released!

    1000-Year Old Boulder Demon Released!

    The boulder imprisoned an ancient demon that was released as soon as the stone broke. To add insult to injury, anyone who touches the rock…

  • Corpse Candles

    Corpse Candles

    Originating in Wales in the 18th and 19th centuries, corpse candles are an omen of death.

  • Telling the Bees!

    Following a death, the list of duties seem endless. From booking the undertaker to choosing the coffin, plot or crematorium, the list of necessities seems…

  • Druids and Magic, Oh My! A Trip to Avebury Stone Circle

    Druids and Magic, Oh My! A Trip to Avebury Stone Circle

    Avebury is a tiny village near Marlborough in Wiltshire and is surrounded by Europe’s largest Neolithic stone circle.

  • The Lambton Worm: Here Be Dragons

    The Lambton Worm: Here Be Dragons

    Heard the one about the boy who skipped church and summoned the Devil?