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Ghost Folklore- Page 4

Iron in ghost lore

In folklore, cold iron protects against witches, fairies (see Fairy) and evil spirits, who are unable to cross it. In India, iron is believed to repel the Djinn, the Demonic children of
5 July 2017

Ignis Fatuus

Ignis Fatuus: The Mysterious and Enigmatic Lights of Folklore Ignis fatuus, also known as “foolish fire,” refers to a wide variety of spectral lights that have captivated and frightened people across the world for centuries. These mysterious lights are often
5 July 2017

Goblin

A goblin is a small, hideous, and often mischievous or evil spirit. The prefix “hob” is

Fetch

A fetch is in Irish and English folklore, the term for one’s Double, an apparition of a living person. The fetch is also called a “co-walker” in England. Seeing a fetch is
2 July 2017

Crossroads in Ghost Lore

Crossroads are the meeting and parting of ways are widely associated with magic, the appearances and activities of Demons, the Devil, witches, fairies (see Fairy), Ghosts and spirits, and various sinister supernatural
30 June 2017

Broom in Ghost Lore

In the folklore of Eastern Europe and northern Italy, placing a broom beneath one’s pillow will keep away witches and evil spirits at night. In England, a broom laid across a threshold
30 June 2017

Bridge of Souls

A motif in folklore and mythology that is a heavenly path by which the souls of the dead travel to their afterlife. The Milky Way is commonly called “The Road of the
30 June 2017

Blue-cap

Blue-cap (also Blue-bonnet) In the folklore of Britain, a mine spirit who assisted the miners and expected to be paid for his labors. Belief in the spirit began to die out in
30 June 2017

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