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

• Kelpies, water, [278], [280].
• King's evil, touching for, [81].
• Kings, divine right of, [8], [81].
• Kjökkenmöddings, [243].
• Kuyava, the harvest spoiler, [41].

• Lady-bird, [250].
• Lake dwellings, [114], [276].
• Lakes, sacred and medicinal, [276], et seq.
• Lambton worm, [44].
• Lent-Mid, Sunday, [76].
• Lifting of women at Easter, [74].
• Lituus, or Augur's staff, [261].
• Lizards, huge fossil, [52].
• Luck of Eden Hall, [19].
• Lykanthropy, [240].

• Magpies, [248], [250].
• Maidens, imprisoned, [47].
• Mandrakes, [144], [255].
• Mare's nest, [114].
• Marriage, [36], [67], [75], [91], [146].
• Maruts, [19], [153], [176], [184], [188], [240].
• May-day superstitions and ceremonies, [74], [83], et seq., [97], [113].
• Mead, [17], [260].
• Medicines, [50], [68], [80], [94], [102], [112], [136], [271], et seq.
• Merlin, [48].
• Mermaids, [231].
• Mersey, river, [25].
• Metempsychosis, [224], et seq.
• Midsummer fires, [38].
• Milesians, [13].
• Milk, red cow's, [111].
• Milky-way, [182], [238].
• Mimosa catechu, [257].
• Miocene flora, migration of, [288].
• Mistletoe, [67], [149], [255].
• Mithras, [9], [16], [43].
• Moa, remains of, [52].
• Monkey tribes, [197].
• Monsters, see [dragons] and [giants].
• Moon and Sun, African notions of, [32].
• Morris dancing, [88].
• Mother goddesses, [107].
• Mothering Sunday, [76].
• Mysteries, moralities, or miracle plays, [72], [91].
• Myths, growth of, [26], [98], [114], [159], [165], [176], [183], [209], [298], et seq.

• Nativity, time of the, [55].
• Need-fire, see [fire].
• New Year, [56], et seq.
• New Year's day superstitions, [62].
• New Year's gifts, [58].
• Nickers, "Old Nick," [46], [73], [194], [208], [278].
• Nightmare, [184], [233].
• November fires, [32].

• Oak, the, [67], [75].
• Obolus, [179], [181].
• Odin, [8], [14], [16], [19], [46], [75], [155], et seq., [279].
• Ogres, [206], [222].
• Oguisi (African spirit), [35], [169], [239].
• Orion, [154].
• Oromasdes, [9], [16].
• Orpheus, [184].
• Osmunda regalis, [149].
• Owls, [193], [235], [243].

• Pace-egging, [73].
• Palm Sunday, [78].
• Pani, [47], [220].
• Pantomimes, [54].
• Peas, [68], [78].
• Pennygent, mountain, [18].
• Personifications, mythical, [16], et seq., [183], [209], [298].
• Phallic worship and emblems, [20], [36], [75], [83], [88], [92], [216], [262], [286].
• Phœnicians, [6], [203].
• Picumnus, [249].
• Pilumnus, [249].
• Pitris, or fathers, [139], [240].
• Plague stones, [213].
• Plants, lightning, [67], [69], [80], [144], et seq., [252], et seq.
• Plovers, [237].
• Poison, ordeal by, [122].
• Polyphêmos, [210].
• Predictions, or Prophecy, [49], [50], [65], [119], [245], [248].
• Prometheus (Pramathas) [35], [249].
• Puck, [124], et seq., [225].
• Pyanots, [248].
• Pythagoras, [79], [225].

• Quetzalcoatle, Mexican god, [285].

• Rain, [17], [23], [26].
• Râkshasas (demons), [206].
• Ramayana, [197].
• Rats, [250].
• Ravens, [165], [168], [247], et seq.
• "Raw head and bloody bones," [131].
• Red thread, berries, etc., [110], [112], [138].
• Ribble, the, [6], [15], [18].
• Ribhus, [25], [66], [184], [188].
• Riding Hood, Little Red, [224], [241].
• Rings, fairy, [141].
• River worship, [18], [275], et seq.
• Robin, [237], [242].
• Roby's traditions, [128].
• Rods, divining, etc., [91], [155], [252], et seq.
• Round table, see [table, round].
• Rowan, see [ash trees].
• Rudra, [153], [247].
• Rush-bearing, [71], [87].

• Sailors' superstitions, [115], [116], [250].
• St. John's eve, [39], [144].
• St. John's-wort superstitions, [143], et seq.
• Salt, [181].
• Samson, a Mohammedan, [292].
• Sangreal, [20], [217], [219].
• Sanscrit, [3], [5], [293].
• Seals, [231].
• Seasons, wet and dry, [68], [282].
• Secret passages, [290].
• Semitic races, [2], [11], [112], [289].
• Serpents, [24], [41], [45], [51], [286].
• Sesha, serpent, [23], [44].
• Setantii, [5], [14], [23].
• Setantiorum, Portus, [10], [23].
• Seven Whistlers, see [whistlers].
• Shere Thursday, [80].
• Sieves, [96], [108].
• Simnels, [76], et seq.
• Skriker, [173], [175].
• Solar myths, [43], [98], [208], [211].
• Soma, [16], [18], [23], [31], [42], [44], [68], [108], [117], [257].
• Soul bringers, [243], [249].
• Souls, damned, wandering or unquiet, [158], [170], [179], [231].
• Speaking god at Manitobah, [294].
• Spectre huntsman, see [huntsman].
• Spectre-hound, see [hound].
• Spiritualism and Spirit-rapping, [96], [129], [131].
• Springwort, see [St. John's-wort].
• Stone weapons, [10], [43], [162].
• Stonehenge, [6].
• Stork, [237], [242].
• Storm brewing, [14], [17], [107], [132], [156], et seq.
• Style, old and new, [58], [65].
• Sun-dancing, [70], [83].
• Sun-worship, [8], [28], [32], et seq., [57], [70], see [Fire-worship].
• Swallows, [243], [247].
• Swan maidens, [19], [230].
• Swords and spears, mythical, [161].

• Table, round, [214], et seq., [262].
• Taliesin, Romance of, [227].
• Tarquin's castle at Manchester, [168], [213].
• Teanla fires, [31], [34].
• Templars, Knights, [116].
• Thor, [16], [26], [57], [64], [75], [80], [92], [107], [150], [160], [242], [262].
• Thorns, sacred, [69], [72], [86], [91], [258].
• Three, magic number, [255], [273].
• Thunder, Anglo-Saxon notions of, [42], [49].
• Thunderstorms [49], [67], [156], et seq.
• Tom Thumb, [222].
• Torchlight processions, [34], [39].
• Transmigration, [113], [222], [224], et seq., [289].
• Trash, dog-fiend, [173].
• Treasures, hidden or buried, [41], [46], [195], [252], [262].
• Trees, sacred or lightning, [67], [252], [259].
• Tregeagle, [187], et seq., [210].
• Trident, [255], [257], [262].
• Trimürtti or Triad, [16], [273].
• Trolls, see [giants].
• Tyrant lord or magistrate, [187], et seq., [222], [290].