Black Dog
The Black Dog is among Britain’s most famous spectral hounds. It may be dangerous and malevolent or helpful and benevolent. It usually serves as a…
Category: English Folklore
Loucetius
Loucetius Brightness; Lightning Loucetius is a British deity venerated together with the goddess Nemetona at the healing spring sanctuary at Bath. His name seems to…
Verbeia
Verbeia is the presiding spirit of England’s River Wharfe. Her name may mean “meandering” or “winding.” Her existence is documented by an altar dedicated to…
Joan the Wad
Joan the Wad is the Queen of Cornwall’s Pixies and the subject of an old rhyme: Good fortune will nod If you carry upon you…
Black Annis
Black Annis ALSO KNOWN AS: Black Agnes; Black Anna; Cat Anna; Gentle Annie ORIGIN: England Black Annis, Hag of the Dane Hills near Leicester, England,…