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This section has texts about the folklore and legends of England and other resources at sacred-texts about the British Isles.
Folklore
Many of these English folklore texts were originally redacted by Phillip Brown at his now-defunct belinus.co.uk website. These are indicated by [PB].
Hero-Myths and Legends of the British Race
by Maud Isabel Ebbutt [1910]
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads
by Francis James Child [1882-1898].This is the motherlode of ballad collections, including many variations on each ballad.
Robin Hood
by Paul Creswick, Illustrations by N.C. Wyeth [1902]
A Book of Old English Ballads
Illustrations by George Wharton Edwards,
Introduction by Hamilton W. Mabie
[1896]
The Origins of Popular Superstitions and Customs
by T. Sharper Knowlson [1910].This discusses mostly superstitions and customs of England. This text was contributed by Eliza Fegley at sacredspiral.com.
Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
by Joseph Strutt [2nd ed., 1903]A fascinating sourcebook on the folklore and social history of leisure activities in 'Olde England.'
Popular Romances of the West of England
by Robert Hunt [1903]. [PB]
English Fairy and Other Folk Tales
by Edwin Sidney Hartland, Illustrated by C.E. Brock [1890] [PB]
English Fairy Tales
by Joseph Jacobs, Illustrated by John D. Batten [1890] [PB]
More English Fairy Tales
by Joseph Jacobs, Illustrated by John D. Batten [1894] [PB]Fairies
The Coming of the Fairies
by Arthur Conan Doyle [1922]
A study of the famous Cottingley fairy photographs,
by the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Tales of the Dartmoor Pixies
by William Crossing [1890]. [PB]
A Peep at the Pixies, or Legends of the West
by Anna Eliza Bray, Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne [1854] [BP]
Ley Lines
Early British Trackways,
Moats, Mounds, Camps and Sites
by Alfred Watkins [1922]The seminal book about Ley Lines.
Anglo Saxon
The Complete Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Poetry
Beowulf (Modern English)
Beowulf (Anglo-Saxon)
262,705 bytesThe archetypal monster story...
Literature
The Faerie Queene
by Edmund Spenser [1596]
Stories from the Faerie Queene
by Mary Macleod [1916]
Arthurian
The matter of Arthur is not one text but a series of layered retellings of the same story, which stretches in an unbroken chain from Malory to Monty Python. Here are some of the most important texts of the Arthurian canon.
Le Morte d'Arthur
by Sir Thomas Malory
The Mabinogion
Lady Charlotte Guest, tr. [1877]The Mabinogion is a group of Welsh tales, many of which are set in the court of King Arthur.
Cliges
by Chretien DeTroyes
Erec et Enide
by Chretien DeTroyes
The High History of the Holy Graal
by Anonymous, based on Chretien DeTroyes.
From Ritual To Romance
by Jessie L. Weston [1920].This academic study of the roots of the Grail legend in the ancient Mystery initiations is a classic in its own right.
The Idylls of the King
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table
by Andrew Lang; Illustrations by H.J. Ford. [1902]An abridged version of the Arthur narrative by famous folklorist Andrew Lang; for 'children of all ages'.
The Champions of the Round Table
Written and Illustrated by Howard Pyle [1905]The legends of Sir Lancelot, Sir Tristram, and Sir Percival.
The Vita Merlini
by Geoffrey of Monmouth; tr. John Jay Parry [1925, copyright not renewed]
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