Benedictine monk who became the first European aviator when between 1000 and 1010 AD he jumped from the summit of a tower with wings fastened to his hands and feet, gliding for a distance of about 600 ft.
Eleanor Cobham
English noblewoman and alleged sorcerer, forcibly divorced from her husband and sentenced to life imprisonment for treasonable necromancy.
Eleanor cross
Series of 12 crosses, one built at each place where the funeral cortège of Eleanor of Castile, wife of King Edward I, stopped for the night.
Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick
Physics researcher, activist for the higher education of women, Principal of Newnham College of the University of Cambridge, and a leading figure in the Society for Psychical Research.
Eleanor Stewart
Scottish trade unionist and political activist (born 1889).
Eleanor Thornton
Inspiration for the Rolls-Royce flying lady mascot.
Electric Brae
Antigravity hill on the coast of south-west Scotland.
Electrum
Naturally occurring amalgam of gold and silver used in the production of early coins.
Elemental
Type of primitive spiritual entity from the pagan past, perhaps the manifestation of a race memory, usually associated with a single place.
Elfshot
Medical condition caused by invisible elves or witches shooting invisible arrows at people or animals.
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