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Suggested Reading

  • Alexander, M. 2002. A Companion to the Folklore, Myth & Customs of Britain. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 0-7509-2359-8

  • Baker, M. 1988. Folklore and Customs of Rural England. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles Publishers plc. ISBN: 0-7153-9249-2

  • Bord, J. & Bord, C. 1996. The Enchanted Land: Myths and Legends of Britain's Landscapes. Loughborough: Heart of Albion Press. ISBN: 1-872883-91-5

  • Branston, B. 1974. The Lost Gods of England. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. ISBN: 0-500-11013-1

  • Carver, M., Sanmark, A., Semple, S. (eds.) 2014. Signals of Belief in Early England: Anglo-Saxon Paganism Revisited. Oxford: Oxbow Books. ISBN: 978-1-84217-395-4

  • Chandler, J. 2010. A Wessex Nativity: Celebrating Midwinter in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. East Knoyle, Wiltshire. ISBN: 978-1-906978-22-8

  • Dunn, M. 2009. The Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons c.597-c.700 - Discourses of Life, Death and Afterlife. London: Continuum UK. ISBN: 978-14411-1013-8

  • Ellis Davidson, H. R. 1958. Folklore Volume 69: Weland the Smith. London: William Glaisher Ltd. (for the Folklore Society)

  • Ellis Davidson, H. R. 1978. Patterns of Folklore. Ipswich: D. S. Brewer. ISBN: 0-85991-042-3

  • Ellis Davidson, H. R. 1998. The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England: it's Archaeology and Literature. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press. ISBN: 978-0-85115-716-0

  • Federation of Old Cornish Societies, the. 1992. Crying the Neck: A Harvest Celebration. St. Columb: The Federation of Old Cornish Societies. ISBN: 0-902660-33-0

  • Freeman, R. 2006. Explore: Dragons. Loughborough: Explore Books - Heart of Albion Press. ISBN: 1872883931

  • Gundarsson, K. 2007. Elves, Wights, and Trolls: Studies Towards the Practice of Germanic Heathenry: Vol. 1. Lincoln, Nebraska: iUniverse. ISBN: 978-0-595-42165-7

  • Hackwood, F. W. 1985. Inns, Ales and Drinking Customs of Old England. London: Bracken Books. ISBN: 0-946495-25-4

  • Hall, A. 2009. Elves in Anglo-Saxon England: Matters of Belief, Health, Gender and Identity. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press. ISBN: 978-1-84383-509-7

  • Harte, J. 2004. Explore Fairy Traditions. Wymeswold, Loughborough: Explore Books. ISBN: 1-872883-61-3

  • Hawke, K. 2013. Cornish Sayings Superstitions and Remedies. Redruth, Cornwall: Truran. ISBN: 978-185022-204-0

  • Herbert, K. 2002. Looking for the Lost Gods of England. Hockford-cum-Wilton, Norfolk: Anglo-Saxon Books. ISBN: 1-898281-04-1

  • Herbert, K. 2009. Peace-Weavers & Shield-Maidens: Women in Early English Society. Swaffham, Norfolk: Anglo-Saxon Books. ISBN: 978-1-898281-11-5

  • Hooke, D. 2010. Trees in Anglo-Saxon England. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. ISBN: 978-1-84383-829-6

  • Hunt, R. 2017. Cornish Legends. Redruth, Cornwall: Tor Mark. ISBN: 978-085025-409-9

  • Lecouteux, C. 1995 (Trans. 2015). Demons and Spirits of the Land: Ancestral Lore and Practices. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International. ISBN: 978-1-62055-399-2

  • Lecouteux, C. 1999 (Trans. 2011). Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Dead. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International. ISBN: 978-1-59477-436-2

  • Lecouteux, C. 2000 (Trans. 2013). The Tradition of Household Spirits: Ancestral Lore and Practices. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International. ISBN: 978-1-62055-105-9

  • Lecouteux C. 2001 (Trans. 2003). Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International. ISBN: 0-89281-096-3

  • Mills, J. 1846. Christmas in the Olden Time, or, the Wassail Bowl. London: H. Hurst

  • Moser, C. & Feldman, C. (ed.) 2014. Locating the Sacred: Theoretical Approaches to the Emplacement of Religion. Oxford: Oxbow Books. ISBN: 978-1-78297-616-5

  • Motz, L. 1997. Saga Book of the Viking Society Volume 24: The Germanic Thunderweapon. London (for the Viking Society)

  • Newland, R. J. 2007. Dark Dorset: Calendar Customs. Bideford, Devon. ISBN: 978-1-905723-18-8

  • Norman, M. 2016. Black Dog Folklore. London: Troy Books Publishing

  • Opie, I. & Tatem, M. (eds.) 1989. A Dictionary of Superstitions. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0-19-211597-9

  • Owen, G. R. 1996. Rites and Religions of the Anglo-Saxons. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. ISBN: 0-88029-9046-3

  • R. I. Page, Ma, PhD. 1964. Journal of the British Archaeological Association 3rd Series Vol. 27: Anglo-Saxon Runes and Magic (for the British Archaeological Association)

  • Palmer, R. 1991. Britain's Living Folklore. Newton Abbot: David & Charles plc. ISBN: 0-7153-9384-7

  • Pollington, S. 2010. The Meadhall 2nd. Ed. Ely, Cambridge: Anglo-Saxon Books. ISBN: 9781898281542

  • Pollington, S. 2011. The Elder Gods: The Otherworld of Early England. Ely, Cambridge: Anglo-Saxon Books. ISBN: 9781898281641

  • Purkiss, D. 2007. Fairies & Fairy Stories: A History. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus Publishing Limited. ISBN: 978-0-7524-4073-6

  • Rackham, O. 1990 (2001). Trees & Woodland in the British Landscape: The Complete History of Britain's Trees, Woods & Hedgerows. London: Phoenix Press. ISBN: 978-1-8421-2469-7

  • Reed, S. 2013. Wassailing: The British Midwinter Blessing Custom. London: Troy Books Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-909602-04-5

  • Roud, S. 2008. The English Year: A Month-by-Month Guide to the Nation's Customs and Festivals, from May Day to Mischief Night. London: Penguin Books. ISBN: 978-0-141-02106-5

  • Russell, J. C. 1994. The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity: A Sociological Approach to Religious Transformation. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0-19-510466-8

  • Sandbach, F. E. 1906. The Heroic Saga-Cycle of Dietrich of Bern. London: David Nutt.

  • Simek, R. 2007. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-85991-513-7

  • Street, A. G. 1933. Country Days: A Series of Broadcast Talks. London: Faber and Faber Ltd.

  • Westwood, J. 1987. Albion: A Guide to Legendary Britain. London: Paladin Books. ISBN: 0-586-08416-9

  • Westwood, J. & Simpson, J. 2006. The Lore of the Land: A Guide to England's Legends from Spring-Heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys. London: Penguin Books. ISBN: 978-0-141-02103-4

  • Wood, M. 2005. In Search of the Dark Ages. BBC Books, BBC Worldwide Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-563-52276-8

  • Wordsworth Reference. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Ware, Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions Ltd. ISBN: 978-1-84022-310-1

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