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Welsh folklore and fairy mythology

Wirt Sikes

1836 – 1883

William Wirt Sikes was an American journalist appointed U.S. Consul at Cardiff, Wales in 1876. During his tenure he conducted field research into Welsh folk belief, producing British Goblins: Welsh Folk-Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1880), a foundational text of Celtic folklore scholarship that drew on oral accounts gathered directly from local informants.

Folk MagicEuropean folkloreWelsh FolkloreCoblynau (Mine Fairies)Puca & Bwbach LoreMythologyfolk divinationEnglish folk magicEthnographyFolklore practicesfolk customsAmulets and charmsDescription of fairy beingsFolklore StudiesCeltic traditionFolkloreWestern Anthropological / FolkloreFolk traditionFolklore & SuperstitionProtective magic

Archive Paths

Folk Magic

Folk magic texts and practical traditions covering charms, cures, household rites, prayers, talismans, and vernacular magical practice.

Comparative Mythology

Comparative mythology texts on gods, hero cycles, symbolic patterns, classical myth, Indo-European myth, and cross-cultural mythic structures.

Folklore Studies

Folklore studies texts on folk tales, fairy belief, superstition, regional customs, oral tradition, and the collection of vernacular belief.

Astrology and Divination

Astrology and divination texts on zodiacal symbolism, astrological doctrine, geomancy, dream interpretation, and related predictive arts.

Works in the Archive1 volume

British Goblins

British Goblins

1880

Intermediate

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