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
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