Myths & magic (120 pages found in this category)


Hagstone

Pebble pierced by a naturally occurring hole, believed to possess magical properties.

Helen Duncan

Last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735, in 1944.

Hellish Nell

Redirected to Helen Duncan.

Inchdrewer Castle

16th-century tower house in the parish of Banff, Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland.

Incubus

Demon in male form that seeks to have sexual intercourse with a sleeping woman.

Isaac Fawkes

18th-century English conjuror and showman, considered by Harry Houdini to be the cleverest sleight-of-hand performer magic has ever known.

Jane Yorke

Last person to be prosecuted under the 1735 Witchcraft Act, in 1944.

Jennifer Westwood

British author, broadcaster and folklorist.

Jenny Greenteeth

Water spirit said to inhabit pools in Cheshire, Lancashire and Shropshire. If children venture too close, then she reaches out of the water and drags them in to their deaths.

Jessie Saxby

Author and folklorist from Unst, one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. She also had political interests and was a suffragette.