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The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 320 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.09 � 221,352 ratings � published 2017
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 309 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.23 � 217,956 ratings � published 1812
Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 192 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 � 335,901 ratings � published 2017
Aesop’s Fables (Paperback)
by (shelved 184 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.05 � 128,079 ratings � published -560
The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 154 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.35 � 106,853 ratings � published 2017
The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 133 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.49 � 84,923 ratings � published 2019
American Gods (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 130 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 � 972,541 ratings � published 2001
Uprooted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.03 � 253,391 ratings � published 2015
Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2)
by (shelved 125 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.40 � 553 ratings � published 2018
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 119 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.04 � 5,771 ratings � published 1888
Spinning Silver (ebook)
by (shelved 109 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.19 � 142,956 ratings � published 2018
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.04 � 26,274 ratings � published 1975
Thistlefoot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.94 � 22,617 ratings � published 2022
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
by (shelved 101 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.98 � 168,490 ratings � published 2023
The Arabian Nights (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.03 � 79,924 ratings � published 800
The Complete Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 98 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.29 � 108,000 ratings � published 1850
Beowulf (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.49 � 334,785 ratings � published 1000
Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.23 � 1,235,889 ratings � published 2018
Italian Folktales (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.18 � 4,619 ratings � published 1956
Deathless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 95 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.94 � 22,212 ratings � published 2011
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
by (shelved 89 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.13 � 128,563 ratings � published 2013
The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.02 � 3,256 ratings � published 1893
Russian Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.19 � 4,641 ratings � published 1855
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.32 � 52,554 ratings � published 2009
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.06 � 18,370 ratings � published 1989
The Mitten (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.28 � 93,601 ratings � published 1989
The Mabinogion (Penguin Classics)
by (shelved 80 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.93 � 8,335 ratings � published 1400
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.89 � 73,312 ratings � published 2019
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.12 � 7,262 ratings � published 1973
Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 76 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.79 � 3,161 ratings � published 2018
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.09 � 1,569 ratings � published 1911
The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.93 � 6,524 ratings � published 2017
Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.12 � 88,068 ratings � published 1992
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.35 � 20,816 ratings � published 1987
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.13 � 43,657 ratings � published 1949
American Indian Myths and Legends (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.08 � 5,360 ratings � published 1984
The Skull (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 66 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.23 � 11,033 ratings � published 2023
The Power of Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.26 � 52,761 ratings � published 1988
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.09 � 83,861 ratings � published 2022
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.83 � 5,737 ratings � published 1904
The Kalevala (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.05 � 5,869 ratings � published 1835
The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.99 � 1,702 ratings � published 2014
The Golden Bough (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.02 � 8,567 ratings � published 1890
Perrault's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 � 14,914 ratings � published 1697
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.06 � 70,801 ratings � published 1981
The Lion and the Mouse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.22 � 24,329 ratings � published 2009
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.91 � 62,266 ratings � published 1979
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.83 � 6,125 ratings � published 1975
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.15 � 15,015 ratings � published 1220
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.32 � 194,108 ratings � published 1989
“Behind her gentle character, the strength of armor was found.”
― Fire & Ice: The Kindred Woods
― Fire & Ice: The Kindred Woods
“Allegorical stories of saints battling with giants, monsters and demons may be interpreted as symbolizing the Christian's fight against paganism. At Bwlch Rhiwfelen (Denbigh) St Collen fought and killed a cannibal giantess, afterwards washing away the blood-stains in a well later known as Ffynnon Gollen. In Ireland, the tales of saints slaying giant serpents may have the same meaning; alternatively they (or some of them) may refer to early sightings of genuine water monsters. St Barry banished a serpent from a mountain into Lough Lagan (Roscommon), and a holy well sprang up where the saint's knee touched the ground.”
― Sacred Waters
― Sacred Waters
