Thanks for the note. I've been tied up with a back-and-forth with copy edits for by forthcoming book on Cornish folklore. And in the midst of that, I found the inspiration (and somehow the time!) to complete

A nice discussion - well done! As always!

This is a great question, to which there is no solid answer. Stories sometimes "flip" gender roles, so it is not impossible that they two could be historically/genetically related. On the other

I suspect you are not unique in that desire. According to the stories, however, it doesn't usually end well.

Just to make things clear here - some of this text was borrowed from a book that will be released in a few months - I don't want this blog to seem to be plagiarized. This is an excerpt from my book, "The

Just to make things clear here - some of this text was borrowed from a book I published - I don't want this blog to seem to be plagiarized. I deal with this in my book, "Trolls: From Scandinavia to

Thanks. Very kind. Steemit offers an excellent opportunity to post little nuggets!

Great question. I doubt it, but that is not based on any information. I attempted to find another example of piskey/fairy balls, but I couldn't find anything. The idea here is that the jovial piskies could

Nice work!

That's a great idea. As I'm sure you know, Skinners has used the knockers on its labels and for its names. It's about time that the Tommyknocker comes home for a visit!

Thanks. The knockers (also known as knackers and buccas) are the mining counterparts of the fairies/elves aboveground - which the Cornish call piskies (among other things). Because the traditional mine