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

• Underground passages, [291].
• Urien, the Arthur of the North of England, [217].
• Ushas, see [dawn].

• Vampires, [232].
• Varuna, [14], [22], [26].
• Vedas and Vedic literature, [3], [16], [295].
• Vishnu, [41], [222].
• Vritra, [14], [22], [41], [47], [161].

• Wandering Jew, [157], et seq.
• Wash, the, [26].
• Wassail bowl, [60].
• Wells and water, superstitions respecting, [80], [87], [267], et seq.
• Were-wolves, [224], et seq., [289].
• Whales' bones, [110], [111].
• Wheel, sun type, [36], [40], [57].
• Whinney moor, a soul path, [180].
• Whistlers, seven, [157], [181], [237], [248].
• White doe, [154], [237].
• Whitsun ales, [88].
• Wild huntsman, [19], [69], [153], [187], et seq.
• Will-o'-whisp, [175].
• Wish-rod, [91], [155], [252], et seq.
• Wishtness, [155], [192].
• Witchcraft, [38], [45], [73], [91], [96], et seq., [126], [133], [184], [232], et seq., [255], [261], [274].
• Woodpecker, [235], [236], [242], [248], et seq.
• Wren, [237], [246].

• Yggdrasil, or cloud tree, [68].
• Yule tide and yule logs, [55], et seq., [85].

• Zwergs, [80], [139].

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