Portuguese Folklore and Legends: The Rooster of Barcelos and the Enchanted Moors
A roasted rooster that crowed, a king who never returned, a princess under a hill and a giant at the end of the world: Portugal's legends face the sea.
Mythical Mondays: Folklore and Legends from Europe
A country-by-country collection of European myths, legends and folklore – from Irish banshees and Norse gods to the Golem of Prague and the rooster of Barcelos. Every edition explains the stories, names the places where they are still told, and separates the older myth from the later invention.
Czech Folklore and Legends: The Golem of Prague and the Knights of Blaník
A clay giant in an attic, a princess who saw a city in a vision and a water sprite with a pot of souls: the legends of Bohemia are built on stone.
Polish Folklore and Legends: The Wawel Dragon and the Warsaw Mermaid
A dragon under a castle, an eagle that founded a nation, a sorcerer on the moon and a mermaid with a sword: Poland's legends are built into its cities.
French Folklore and Legends: Mélusine, the Tarasque and the Beast of Gévaudan
A snake-tailed wife, a dragon tamed by a saint, a wolf that terrorised a province and a giant with an appetite: French legends are regional and strange.
Scottish Folklore: Kelpies, Selkies and the Loch Ness Monster
Water horses, seal women, a monster in a loch and a winter hag who shapes mountains: Scottish folklore is mostly about the sea.
Swiss Alpine Legends: William Tell, Dragons and the Devil’s Bridge
A crossbow, a dragon on a mountain, a bridge built by the devil and masked figures in the snow: the Alps have their own way of telling stories.
Italian Folklore and Legends: From Romulus to the Befana
A she-wolf, a broom-flying grandmother, an evil eye and a boy holding up Sicily: Italian folklore is regional, practical and full of warnings.
Greek Mythology: Gods, Monsters and the Stories Behind Them
From the family quarrel of the gods to a boy with a thread in a labyrinth, Greek myths are stories about power, hospitality and the cost of forgetting your limits.
Norse Mythology and Scandinavian Folklore: Gods, Trolls and Ragnarök
Nine worlds on an ash tree, a god who traded an eye for wisdom, a hammer that always returns and a winter that ends the world: the stories of the Norse.
Irish Folklore and Mythology: Banshees, Selkies and the Tuatha Dé Danann
Gods who went underground, a hero who tied himself to a stone, four swans and a woman who keens before a death: a journey through Irish folklore.
German Folklore: Myths, Legends and Folktales from Germany
First published in 2017. Updated in Aug, 2021 Sirens, singing nymphs,
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