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馃嚝馃嚪 FranceLady of the LakeDame du Lac
A water spirit who raises knights and captures wizards in Arthurian talesFigure 路 Protection 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 5 moreConcealed shoes
Shoes hidden in building structures as folk charms for protection and fertilityCharm 路 Protection 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical
馃嚞馃嚙 United KingdomDavid Devant
English magician and early film exhibitor known for witty stage presentationIllusion 路 Wonder and entertainment Historical
馃嚞馃嚙 United KingdomPixie
A mischievous sprite of British folklore from the southwest countiesBeing 路 Wonder and entertainment Legendary
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 4 moreMummers' play
A folk drama featuring a fight and a resurrection, performed by amateur troupes in the British Isles.Rite 路 Luck and prosperity 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Revived
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 3 moreRowancaorann
A Northern Hemisphere tree believed to ward off witches and protect travellers.Substance 路 Protection 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
馃嚞馃嚙 United KingdomHarry Price
A British psychic researcher and conjurer who investigated paranormal claims and exposed fraudulent mediums.Tradition 路 Wonder and entertainment Historical
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 1 moreSamuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
British occultist and co-founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden DawnFigure Historical
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 5 moreDruidry
A modern nature religion inspired by ancient Celtic priests and Romantic idealsTradition 路 Protection 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
馃嚞馃嚙 United KingdomFumsup
A small figurine charm believed to bring good luck, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Charm 路 Luck and prosperity Historical
馃嚞馃嚙 United KingdomBritish big cats
Urban legends and reported sightings of large wild cats in the United KingdomBelief 路 Wonder and entertainment Fading
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 2 moreAetherius Society
A new religious movement blending theosophy, UFO claims, and spiritual healing to aid humanity.Tradition 路 Protection 路 Healing Living
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 2 moreOrder of Nine Angles
A British Satanic network linked to neo-Nazism and violent extremismTradition 路 Cursing and harm 路 Power and authority Living
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Lady of the Lake: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, source
- Rowan: Taken by me, Jonik , on August 25, 2004., CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Harry Price: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- Druidry: TheJaySpearing, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- British big cats: Midnightblueowl at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aetherius Society: Hjamesberglen, CC0, source
- Order of Nine Angles: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
- Concealed shoes: Edmund Patrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- David Devant: Simon Edwards Esq, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pixie: John D. Batten, Public domain, source
- Mummers' play: Aladjov, CC BY 3.0, source