Myths & magic (120 pages found in this category)


Mary Bolles

17th-century Yorkshire woman uniquely created a baronetess in her own right.

Mermaid of Zennor

Mermaid who enticed a chorister from the local parish church to live with her in the sea.

Minsden Chapel

Grade II listed ruined 14th-century chapel near Preston, Hertfordshire, reputedly haunted.

Morton Ghost

Redirected to Cheltenham Ghost.

Mother Red Cap

Redirected to Jinney Bingham, Mother Damnable

Myrmecoleon

Usually considered to be a mythical creature of legend, it has also been identified as a rock hyrax.

Necromancy

Form of magic in which the dead are re-animated and able to communicate with the sorcerer who invoked them, just as they would if they were alive.

Nuckelavee

Horse-like demon from Orcadian mythology that shares some of the characteristics of humans.

Nuggle

Mythical water horse of mainly Shetland folklore where it was also referred to as a shoepultie or shoopiltee in some areas of the islands

Ordsall Hall

Large former manor house in the historic parish of Ordsall, Lancashire, England, now part of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester.