British folklore creatures

“Mythical Creatures of the British and Irish Isles. Image: NeilParkinsonMakes #AncientMaps”

The British Isles are a handful of islands that make up the Isle of Great Britain, the Island of Ireland, and a host of smaller islands in that vicinity (Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, and the like). The culture of the Isles stretches back to the days of the ancient Celts and is amazingly rich

✨The golden gryphon✨ Happy folklore Friday guys! These creatures can be found throughout mythologies, but for this field note I wanted to… | Instagram

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The Knucker(Draco troglodytes.) bizarrely dwells in damp holes instead of caves. It has been incorrectly claimed that the Knucker is just a juvenile European Dragon. They are 3 to 6 high and 30 feet long. They have vestigal wings and are coloured brown, dull red or a greenish blue. Their skin is leathery and their head is small. The call is a low gurgling or a bark in the mating season. They eat small animals though larger specimens have been known to take children. On average,they live for…

One of the more benign creatures in Scottish folklore is the brownie. These creatures usually attached themselves to a family and performed household tasks for them such as cleaning the kitchen, ti…

From boggarts to banshee, there's a good chance you might have a real-life fantastic beast living in your house. These are the creatures you might find...