Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore / (Chiefly Lancashire and the North of England:) Their Affinity to Others in Widely-Distributed Localities; Their Eastern Origin and Mythical Significance.

by Charles Hardwick

• Abbeys, ruined, [290].
• Abracadabra, [255].
• Abury, [8].
• Adonis, [160].
• Æsir gods, the, [67], [169], [207].
• Æsculapius (Asklêpios), [51], [135], [154].
• Agni, [14], [16].
• Ahi, the Dragon, [14], [41], [44], [47], [51].
• Alchemy, [50].
• Alisaunder, Kyng, romance, [47].
• Allectricium, a precious stone, [135].
• Allegorical theory of Greek Myths, [211], [298].
• Allhalloween, [29].
• Amara, lake, [23].
• America, its ancient connection with Asia, [286].
• Apollo, [241], [249], [298].
• Apple howling, [66].
• Arthur, King, [50], [161], et seq., [211], et seq., [241], [248], [272].
• Aryan races, [2], [112], [162], [283], [289].
• Ash trees, [68], [117], [150], [253], et seq.
• Ashton black lad, [187], et seq.
• Asuras, [23], [44].
• Asvattha, [68], [257].
• Asvins, [25].
• Athenê, [245], [298].
• Athenian ghost, [140].
• Aubépine, see [thorns].
• Avalun, island of, [165].

• Baal, Bel, [6], [10], [28], [31], [38], et seq., [57], [67], [83].
• Baalbec, [8].
• Baker's daughter, the, [235].
• Baldr, [10], [67], [149], [159].
• Ball-playing, Easter, [72].
• Bargaist, [127].
• Bean-geese, [182].
• Bean-stalk, [68].
• Beans, [68], [79], [225].
• Bears, [231].
• Beauty and the Beast, [224].
• Belatucadrus, [11], [16].
• Belisama, [6], [12], [15], [18].
• Beltain fires, [31], [34], [83].
• Beltane-day, [38].
• Beowulf, [45], et seq., [213], [249].
• Besoms, [96], [101], [116].
• Bhrigus, [14].
• Bible, divination by, [262].
• Birds, lightning, [224], [235], [238], [242], et seq.
• Birds, sacred and ominous, [67], [101], [132], [136], [157], [237], [242], et seq.
• Black dog, see [hound].
• Black lad, Ashton, [187], et seq.
• Blossoming staffs, [91].
• Bluebeard, [195].
• Boadicea's hare, [114].
• Boars, [69], [111], [159], [163], [183], [255].
• Boggart Ho' Clough, [128], [147], [151].
• Boggarts, [124], et seq., [138], [184].
• Bones, huge fossil, [110].
• Bonfires, [30], [33], [40].
• Book of Sports, [88].
• Bottomless pools, [189], et seq, [213].
• Boulders, erratic, [162], [221].
• Boundary perambulation, [186].
• Braggat Sunday, [78].
• Brahmin temples at Java, etc., [290].
• Bramham rocks, Yorkshire, [34], [223].
• Brewing storms, [14], [17], [107], [114], [132], [156], et seq.
• Brigantes, [5], [12].
• Briony, [256].
• Bronze age, [10], [44].
• Broom, see [besoms].
• Brownies, [126].
• Brutus and his Trojans, [5], [23], [197].
• Buddhism, [4].
• Bugbear, [128].
• Bull or Bovine worship, [84], [112].
• Buns, see [cross-buns] and [cakes].
• Bush (Inn sign), [117].

• Cabalistic art, [119].
• Cakes, [75], [77].
• Calendar, the, [56].
• Candles, Christmas and Easter, [55], [60], [71].
• Carling Sunday, [78].
• Carols, Christmas, [56].
• Carr gulds, [186].
• Castles, ruined, [290].
• Cat, the white, [224].
• Cats, [96], [114], [164], [224], [232], [233].
• Cauldrons, [96], [107].
• Cavalcade of the dead, [176].
• Caverned heroes, [164], et seq.
• Chark, [24], [35], [91], [208], [257], [285].
• Charon, [15], [179].
• Chasse Maccabei, [157].
• Cheetham's, George, boggart, [128].
• Cheshire May games, [90].
• Chivalry, origin of, [221].
• Chives, [272].
• Christmas observances and superstitions, [53], et seq., [134], [144], [290].
• Church-builders, goblin, [127].
• Churches, sunken, [290].
• Cinderella, [210].
• Cloud-land, [68], [72].
• Cloud-maidens, [18], [47], [97].
• Cloud-water, [17], [110].
• Coach, black, legend, [171], [192].
• Coccium, [15].
• Cocidius, [14].
• Cockatrice, [136].
• Cocks and hens, see [fowls, barn door].
• Colt-hole at Preston, [186].
• Comets, [49].
• Coral, [255].
• Corpse candles, [266].
• Country Justice in 1618, [105].
• Cow-path, see [milky-way].
• Cows, dun, etc., [110], [112], [182].
• Cows, heavenly, [47], [182].
• Crickets, [274].
• Crocodiles, [235].
• Cromwell's castle battering, [290].
• Cross-buns and crosses, [73], [75], [262].
• Crows, [248].
• Cuckoo, [235], [237], [245], et seq.
• Cudgel, magic, [161].
• Cuerdale hoard, [252].
• Cushites, [6], [10], [203], [286], [289].
• Cyclopean cities, etc., [203].
• Cyclops, [203], [209].
• Cymri, [13].

• Darvell Gatheron, [37].
• Davenport Brothers, [129].
• Dawn, the, [47], [95], [111].
• Dead, food for the, [61].
• Deæ Matres, [107].
• Dee, river, [21].
• Demon pigs, [163].
• Deva, [21], [44], [298].
• Devil, [21], [97], [100], [130], [137], [144], [163], [178], [181], [190], [194], [206], [278], [289].
• Dew, [94].
• Diamonds, male and female, [94].
• Divination, [30], [64], [91], [134], [155], see [wish-rod], [218], [252], et seq., [269], et seq.
• Dogs, [130], [171], et seq., [240], [244].
• Dorsocision, [288].
• Dosmery pool, [189].
• Dowzing rod, [263].
• Dragon slayers, [43].
• Dragons, [40], et seq., [80].
• Druids, [6], [11], [29], [34], [67], [98], [221], [224], [246].
• Dwarfs, [130], [139], [211], [222].

• Eagles, [235], [238].
• Easter superstitions and ceremonies, [70], et seq.
• Eden, river, [18].
• Egg, the, a sun-type, [71], [161].
• Eggs, Easter, [71], [73], [114].
• Elephants, fossil, [204].
• Elves, [19], [25], [184].
• Eôs, see [dawn].
• Equinox, vernal, [83].
• Erratic boulders, [162], [221].
• Evil, see [king's evil].

• Fairies, [92], [107], [124], et seq., [143].
• Falcons, [257].
• Familiar spirit, transfer of, [123].
• Fates, the, [97].
• Feathers, cock and pigeon, [138].
• Fern-seed, [143], et seq., [258].
• Fetiches, [240], [259].
• Fire, need, [24], [36], [71].
• Fire-worship, [9], [16], [28], [38], et seq., [267], [285].
• Floralia, flowers, and well-dressing, [74], [83], [87], [93], [122], [275].
• Fortune telling, [119].
• Fossil bones, gigantic, [204].
• Fowls, barn-door, [132], et seq., [253], [285].
• Freyja, [19], [67], [113], [115], [149], [177].
• Friday, Good, [75], [101].
• Frost giants, [19], [26], [169], [231].
• Furious host, [153], et seq.

• Gabriel Ratchets, [153], [181].
• Gaels, [5], [13].
• Gallows, [160], [256].
• Garland, the, [44], [87].
• Geoffrey of Monmouth, [5], [22].
• Gertrude's bird, [236].
• Ghosts, [92], [130], [134], [140], [151], [171], [179].
• Giants, [17], [111], [162], [186], [197], et seq., [290].
• Gipsies, [118].
• Gjallar bridge, and horn, [166], [182].
• Glastonbury thorn, [91].
• Gnostics, [43], [116].
• Goblin church builders, [163].
• Gogmagog, [199], [208].
• Goodfellow, Robin, variations of, [124], [138].
• Gorillas, [198], [239], [259].
• Greenteeth, Jenny, [279].
• Grendel, [46], [213].
• Gunpowder Plot, [32].
• Guy of Warwick, [110].

• Hakelberg, [156], [162], [164].
• Halloween, [30], [38].
• Halter, magic, [233].
• Hares, [96], [113], [228], [243].
• Hart, white, [154], [177].
• Harvest blaster, [41], [48].
• Havelock the Dane, lay of, [77].
• Hecate, [109], [115].
• Hel or Hela, [177], et seq., [240].
• Helmwind, the, [166].
• Heorot (Hartlepool), [45], [191].
• Heriot, [182], [194].
• Heroes, caverned, [164], et seq.
• Hobgoblin, [128].
• Hopkins, witchfinder, [105].
• Horseshoes, [38], [255].
• Hound, Odin's, and the headless, [171], et seq., [192].
• Howling dog, see [hound].
• Huli, Indian festival, [58], [85].
• Humber, river, [24].
• Huntsman, Spectre, [153], et seq., [290].

• Idunn, the goddess of youth, [19].
• Indra, [8], [16], [22], [41], [45], [153], et seq., [222], [298].
• Invisibility, [80], [143], et seq.
• Iron forgers, mythic, [281].
• Ituna Estuarium, [18].

• Jack and the Bean-stalk, [68], [71].
• Jack, the Giant-killer, [210], et seq.
• Jackdaws, [248].
• Jew, Wandering, [157], et seq., [237].
• Jewish temple at Ribchester, [292].