Folk lore

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People, no matter from which era and what traditions, have always felt the need to explain their surroundings. After all, the greatest fear is the fear of the unknown. Before science did better explanations, myths, and mythical creatures fulfilled the need to know what, why, and how our reality exists.

Tylwyth Teg are Welsh fairies. NIA JONES takes a look at the compelling folklore surrounding the fair folk

The POOKA is a solitary Irish fairy presented variously in a large body of lore collected in the 19th century. In the works of T. Crofton Croker (1825–7), the pooka is malevolent and demonic, spoiling blackberries, and taking the form of a horse and offering unsuspecting mortals a dangerous ride. In Lady Wilde's Ancient Legends (1887), the pooka is benevolent and helpful, like the Scottish brownie. Known also as the phouka or púca, a common speculation links the pooka to the English folk…

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