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Publishes the folklore, poetry and illustrations of Stephen G. Rae, the Bard of Cumberland. Introducing, Folklore of the Lake District, and Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin. In 2026, a book on Scottish folklore
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"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
info: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #books
cover art: M. Ensoll
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
info: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #books
cover art: M. Ensoll
In Greek and Roman mythology, the Harpy is a half-human and half-bird creature, the personification of storm winds. When a person suddenly disappears from the Earth, it's said that they've been carried off by a Harpy.
art: The Harpy by Annie Stegg
art: The Harpy by Annie Stegg
January 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
In Greek and Roman mythology, the Harpy is a half-human and half-bird creature, the personification of storm winds. When a person suddenly disappears from the Earth, it's said that they've been carried off by a Harpy.
art: The Harpy by Annie Stegg
art: The Harpy by Annie Stegg
Stikini, from Seminole myth. Witches that transform into giant owls. By day they resemble people; at night they vomit up their internal organs and hang them in a tree, to become these owl monsters that feed on human hearts.
art: Mary Metzger
art: Mary Metzger
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Stikini, from Seminole myth. Witches that transform into giant owls. By day they resemble people; at night they vomit up their internal organs and hang them in a tree, to become these owl monsters that feed on human hearts.
art: Mary Metzger
art: Mary Metzger
Aibheaeg, the fire goddess of Irish mythology, venerated at the 'well of fire' whose water cured toothache if a white quartz stone was left as an offering. At the advent of Christianity in Ireland, she was demoted to the Fairy Queen of Donegal.
art: Kinuko Y Craft
art: Kinuko Y Craft
January 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Aibheaeg, the fire goddess of Irish mythology, venerated at the 'well of fire' whose water cured toothache if a white quartz stone was left as an offering. At the advent of Christianity in Ireland, she was demoted to the Fairy Queen of Donegal.
art: Kinuko Y Craft
art: Kinuko Y Craft
Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, nature, wild animals, and the care of children. She roams the forests and the mountains, attended by her entourage of nymphs
art: Kinuko Y. Craft
art: Kinuko Y. Craft
January 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, nature, wild animals, and the care of children. She roams the forests and the mountains, attended by her entourage of nymphs
art: Kinuko Y. Craft
art: Kinuko Y. Craft
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Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
January 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
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Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
Folklore of the Lake District
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
Folklore of the Lake District
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
Folklore of the Lake District
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
Folklore of the Lake District
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
The lonely road between Bardsea and Rampside is haunted by a 'Dobbie' and his companion a white hair
Read more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
#bookwormsat #folklore
📷 Land of Lore Films
Read more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
#bookwormsat #folklore
📷 Land of Lore Films
January 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The lonely road between Bardsea and Rampside is haunted by a 'Dobbie' and his companion a white hair
Read more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
#bookwormsat #folklore
📷 Land of Lore Films
Read more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae
#bookwormsat #folklore
📷 Land of Lore Films
📚 "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
January 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
📚 "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
January 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
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Fairy Rock is associated with a Fairie Queen who falls in love with a human. The Fairies would dance in the moonlight to entice handsome young men into their grotto
more in my: "Folklore of the Lake District"
art: The Fairy Dance by Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach
more in my: "Folklore of the Lake District"
art: The Fairy Dance by Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Fairy Rock is associated with a Fairie Queen who falls in love with a human. The Fairies would dance in the moonlight to entice handsome young men into their grotto
more in my: "Folklore of the Lake District"
art: The Fairy Dance by Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach
more in my: "Folklore of the Lake District"
art: The Fairy Dance by Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach
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"Animists are people who recognize that the world is full of persons, only some of whom are human" ~ Prof. Graham Harvey
art: Ed Org
art: Ed Org
January 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"Animists are people who recognize that the world is full of persons, only some of whom are human" ~ Prof. Graham Harvey
art: Ed Org
art: Ed Org
From Stephen's "Folklore of the Lake District" :
Crab apple is 'scarb' in Cumbrian dialects
Our original apple, and sacred to the Druids: its flowers have five petals, a revered number; cut the apple in half to find a pentagram; used to journey into The Otherworld
#bookologythursday #folklore
Crab apple is 'scarb' in Cumbrian dialects
Our original apple, and sacred to the Druids: its flowers have five petals, a revered number; cut the apple in half to find a pentagram; used to journey into The Otherworld
#bookologythursday #folklore
January 8, 2026 at 9:27 AM
From Stephen's "Folklore of the Lake District" :
Crab apple is 'scarb' in Cumbrian dialects
Our original apple, and sacred to the Druids: its flowers have five petals, a revered number; cut the apple in half to find a pentagram; used to journey into The Otherworld
#bookologythursday #folklore
Crab apple is 'scarb' in Cumbrian dialects
Our original apple, and sacred to the Druids: its flowers have five petals, a revered number; cut the apple in half to find a pentagram; used to journey into The Otherworld
#bookologythursday #folklore
Delighted to announce that Stephen G. Rae will be joining the likes of Simon Armitage, Lee Child, Penny Mordaunt, Val McDermid at "Words by the Water" in March 2026 to give a talk on his book, "Folklore of the Lake District"
Stephen G Rae - Folklore of the Lake District - Words by the Water Keswick
A Festival of Words and Ideas at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
www.wordsbythewaterkeswick.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Delighted to announce that Stephen G. Rae will be joining the likes of Simon Armitage, Lee Child, Penny Mordaunt, Val McDermid at "Words by the Water" in March 2026 to give a talk on his book, "Folklore of the Lake District"
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
January 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
📚 Why not come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
"Folklore of the Lake District"
by Stephen G. Rae
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
📚 "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
January 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
📚 "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; a encyclopedia of world folklore" by Stephen G. Rae
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
tales of over 200 goblin and goblin-like characters from world folklore
more: folklorepress.co.uk
#folklore #goblins #booksky
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In Cumbrian dialects, 'thimble-flower' is foxglove, 'bummel' is bee, and 'tod' is fox
in lore, fox carries a magical pearl, that brings good luck to whomever finds it
more: "Folklore of the Lake District"
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#nature #folklore #booksky
📷 Alan McFadyen
in lore, fox carries a magical pearl, that brings good luck to whomever finds it
more: "Folklore of the Lake District"
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#nature #folklore #booksky
📷 Alan McFadyen
January 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
In Cumbrian dialects, 'thimble-flower' is foxglove, 'bummel' is bee, and 'tod' is fox
in lore, fox carries a magical pearl, that brings good luck to whomever finds it
more: "Folklore of the Lake District"
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#nature #folklore #booksky
📷 Alan McFadyen
in lore, fox carries a magical pearl, that brings good luck to whomever finds it
more: "Folklore of the Lake District"
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#nature #folklore #booksky
📷 Alan McFadyen
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Thanks to @thefolklorepress.bsky.social for bringing to my attention these quirky illustrations by Slovak illustrator Peter Klúcik for an unpublished edition of The Hobbit. They’re simply delightful! It’s as if Roald Dahl grew a very long beard and relocated to Middle Earth! #TolkienDay
January 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Thanks to @thefolklorepress.bsky.social for bringing to my attention these quirky illustrations by Slovak illustrator Peter Klúcik for an unpublished edition of The Hobbit. They’re simply delightful! It’s as if Roald Dahl grew a very long beard and relocated to Middle Earth! #TolkienDay
Huan, the Hound of Valinor, was a great wolfhound, one of the hunting dogs of Oromë the Hunter. It was prophesied that Huan could not be killed, unless by a werewolf.
#BookWormSat #TolkienDay
#BookWormSat #TolkienDay
January 3, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Huan, the Hound of Valinor, was a great wolfhound, one of the hunting dogs of Oromë the Hunter. It was prophesied that Huan could not be killed, unless by a werewolf.
#BookWormSat #TolkienDay
#BookWormSat #TolkienDay
Peter Klucik's illustration for an unpublished version of "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien #botd 1892
#TolkienDay #TheHobbit
#TolkienDay #TheHobbit
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Peter Klucik's illustration for an unpublished version of "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien #botd 1892
#TolkienDay #TheHobbit
#TolkienDay #TheHobbit
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The first full moon of 2026 will illuminate the skies on 3 January. Known as the #WolfMoon, it will be the fourth supermoon in a row; and the first of 13 full moons this year.
Named by both Europeans and Indigenous Peoples due to the lupine howling that haunted midwinter.
Named by both Europeans and Indigenous Peoples due to the lupine howling that haunted midwinter.
January 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The first full moon of 2026 will illuminate the skies on 3 January. Known as the #WolfMoon, it will be the fourth supermoon in a row; and the first of 13 full moons this year.
Named by both Europeans and Indigenous Peoples due to the lupine howling that haunted midwinter.
Named by both Europeans and Indigenous Peoples due to the lupine howling that haunted midwinter.
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I'm currently writing a folklore of Scotland:
"Not the seed of Adam are we,
Nor is Abraham our father,
But of the seed of the Proud Angel,
Driven forth from Heaven"
In the Highlands, there was a belief that faeries were fallen angels.
#faeriefriday #folklore #booksky
"Not the seed of Adam are we,
Nor is Abraham our father,
But of the seed of the Proud Angel,
Driven forth from Heaven"
In the Highlands, there was a belief that faeries were fallen angels.
#faeriefriday #folklore #booksky
January 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I'm currently writing a folklore of Scotland:
"Not the seed of Adam are we,
Nor is Abraham our father,
But of the seed of the Proud Angel,
Driven forth from Heaven"
In the Highlands, there was a belief that faeries were fallen angels.
#faeriefriday #folklore #booksky
"Not the seed of Adam are we,
Nor is Abraham our father,
But of the seed of the Proud Angel,
Driven forth from Heaven"
In the Highlands, there was a belief that faeries were fallen angels.
#faeriefriday #folklore #booksky
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The January 2026 edition of 'Cumbria and Lakeland Walker magazine' is out now
It includes my regular article on Cumbrian folklore, and this month, ghost stories
cumbriamagazine.co.uk
#folklore #ghoststories #Cumbria
It includes my regular article on Cumbrian folklore, and this month, ghost stories
cumbriamagazine.co.uk
#folklore #ghoststories #Cumbria
January 2, 2026 at 9:13 AM
The January 2026 edition of 'Cumbria and Lakeland Walker magazine' is out now
It includes my regular article on Cumbrian folklore, and this month, ghost stories
cumbriamagazine.co.uk
#folklore #ghoststories #Cumbria
It includes my regular article on Cumbrian folklore, and this month, ghost stories
cumbriamagazine.co.uk
#folklore #ghoststories #Cumbria
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Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 💚
May the warmth of the sun, nurture you;
The cool waters, cleanse you;
Nature's bounty, replenish you;
The song of the trees, comfort you;
The knowledge of the bees, guide you.
~ Druid Blessing by Stephen G. Rae
May the warmth of the sun, nurture you;
The cool waters, cleanse you;
Nature's bounty, replenish you;
The song of the trees, comfort you;
The knowledge of the bees, guide you.
~ Druid Blessing by Stephen G. Rae
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 💚
May the warmth of the sun, nurture you;
The cool waters, cleanse you;
Nature's bounty, replenish you;
The song of the trees, comfort you;
The knowledge of the bees, guide you.
~ Druid Blessing by Stephen G. Rae
May the warmth of the sun, nurture you;
The cool waters, cleanse you;
Nature's bounty, replenish you;
The song of the trees, comfort you;
The knowledge of the bees, guide you.
~ Druid Blessing by Stephen G. Rae
Scottish Wildcat, or the Highland Tiger
A Wildcat lives in The Underworld, he's called Little Cat and guards a vast treasure. For any would-be thief, Little Cat transforms into a flaming arrow reducing said thief to ashes!
#bookologythursday #folklore
📷 Tony Hamblin
A Wildcat lives in The Underworld, he's called Little Cat and guards a vast treasure. For any would-be thief, Little Cat transforms into a flaming arrow reducing said thief to ashes!
#bookologythursday #folklore
📷 Tony Hamblin
January 1, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Scottish Wildcat, or the Highland Tiger
A Wildcat lives in The Underworld, he's called Little Cat and guards a vast treasure. For any would-be thief, Little Cat transforms into a flaming arrow reducing said thief to ashes!
#bookologythursday #folklore
📷 Tony Hamblin
A Wildcat lives in The Underworld, he's called Little Cat and guards a vast treasure. For any would-be thief, Little Cat transforms into a flaming arrow reducing said thief to ashes!
#bookologythursday #folklore
📷 Tony Hamblin
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 🎊
Thank you for following us and for all the book purchases. Coming in 2026 is a Folklore of Scotland, so as they say north of the border:
"Lang may yer lum reek!"
Thank you for following us and for all the book purchases. Coming in 2026 is a Folklore of Scotland, so as they say north of the border:
"Lang may yer lum reek!"
January 1, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 🎊
Thank you for following us and for all the book purchases. Coming in 2026 is a Folklore of Scotland, so as they say north of the border:
"Lang may yer lum reek!"
Thank you for following us and for all the book purchases. Coming in 2026 is a Folklore of Scotland, so as they say north of the border:
"Lang may yer lum reek!"