Perhaps one of the most renowned musical interpretations of a fairytale is Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird. Premiered ...

When Europeans arrived at the island's coastal villages to trade, they heard tales of fearsome beasts lurking inland, but ...

IN his brief preface, Mr. Yearsley modestly denies himself any claim to originality. His object is to bring together in a concise and popular form the salient points in the science of fairy-tales.

With hundreds of small islands and crystal clear water, Fairy Lake got its name from a legendary love story about a fairy and a young man. The story was recorded in The Anecdotes about Spirits and ...

Fairy rings have a rich history in European myths and folklore. Across Europe, different countries have their own versions of tales regarding the origin of fairy rings.

Irish folklore, like the island itself, is littered with tales of earth mounds known as fairy forts. The ancient ringforts date back to the Iron Age and have long been entwined with tales of the ...

Notts So Faraway marks the return of a Nottingham favourite, Dukki, which used to have a shop in the city centre before ...

Folklore and fairy tales like The Giant Killer, Robin Hood and the Loch Ness monster are in danger of dying out – because parents aren’t passing them on to their kids, it has emerged.

Folklore and fairy tales like Robin Hood, King Arthur and the Loch Ness monster are in danger of dying out - because parents aren't passing them on to kids, it has emerged. News you can trust since ...