<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:09:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Twain and the Myth of the Wild West]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Twain did not invent the Myth of the Wild West, but he certainly exploited and advanced it. Roughing It, one of his earliest books (1872), described his Western sojourn beginning in 1861 during the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/mark-twain-and-the-myth-of-the-wild-west</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/mark-twain-and-the-myth-of-the-wild-west</guid><category><![CDATA[twain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQbiaxt7XA3KgxqFT4B9rfDDT5aARFLicrY9x5rbMoQZZyRLmcfCQVv3KLzsbnE47Rodvr8oqAW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bagpipes!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This example of a set of Croatian bagpipes reveals something that is often not widely known, namely that there are dozens of species of this instrument spread from the Celtic fringe of Britain and Ireland,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/bagpipes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/bagpipes</guid><category><![CDATA[britain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:07:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQMTB16tfeN3aRZc63jjY3Ve7rhBpT9yQ4kT9v7HVTfrvs6Z57uTAg8j5J27CKo5AjoVQHyvicn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Folklore, Trump, and the Screwup Fairy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today on Facebook, this image appeared. It is an expression of folklore as it appears within the context of the internet. This image is a descendent of what Alan Dundes (1934-2005) once called Xerox lore,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/folklore-trump-and-the-screwup-fairy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/folklore-trump-and-the-screwup-fairy</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:48:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiRWSPbTXDA8LRZPAC6kJuF2uUBoQJqpGVhcYnpGPGCHYFAyospqgPvPkD3in5nsqqkEU9zY5DbpeLQpPTKG6e7bkDzpnCJb8Jqu1g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did elves emigrate with people in the crossing of the Atlantic?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are really two questions here: did elves survive the crossing of the Atlantic? (occasionally they did) and why didn't they usually thrive? (the degree of survival generally can't be called thriving).]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/did-elves-emigrate-with-people-in-the-crossing-of-the-atlantic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/did-elves-emigrate-with-people-in-the-crossing-of-the-atlantic</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 23:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2GsWDwLsSS8HgSpwjBtfbtMXB7jVghRQcV9KmmfkG9kU7qjQUHtCpsJExPkAY3Dw71ADXiYsSPgWPBaQq5jBcdqY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When and why did fairies "shrink"?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volumes could be written on this and it's not easy to finesse a concise answer. First, let's restrict ourselves to the Northern European supernatural beings with the peculiar characteristic of living in]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/the-origin-of-elves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/the-origin-of-elves</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 11:55:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bwjPJtcJJmZusPtExyx3sTaZakhzEpUsY21nnjXVZp6RnpgHPaHMAmpDmueyhSwN1MT7wpWSaarrWXoY3Pa6mj38KDvkcpUNP4jjGeAAWKEb5daiWizZJj6Yw786jigZs3KTSXMbRFyddMJcL1Gz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tolkien and his elves]]></title><description><![CDATA[The origin of J. R. R. Tolkien’s elves are as varied as the sources he knew and as unfathomable as imagination itself. Tolkien was a well-read medievalist; not surprisingly, he drew heavily from period]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/tolkien-and-his-elves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/tolkien-and-his-elves</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:11:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGUPNn2z3DKBXsf3LmSsRhqAtncRpNThhee8W2uviNhoC8es9kjbWZRD9Vo8g9XyxTksqanZ6HF3chDEYxVrTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indoeuropeans and gods that come in threes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A first-century sculpture from Homesteads on Hadrian’s Wall is a Roman-era image that refers to the local Celtic religion. These are three manifestations of the same god, Genii Cucullati, the hooded deities]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/indoeuropeans-and-gods-that-come-in-threes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/indoeuropeans-and-gods-that-come-in-threes</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 22:11:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqjwxfz8GNQQU7Rv6mDu9Mbhf9eZ577VvMxVzgtf9XZVRD1vRFGBB6reZModDm6dgaLefCCmtTgrmwfUnCAfcHmhHiUUBe6L3hezcBHMj6PywiEvLzNVmpuFAzBHifFg6AFC8m3RHSiWiJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Metal Smiths]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Anglo-Saxon Franks Casket dates to roughly 700 CE. The front panel depicts the Adoration of the Magi on the right. Runes above the three men spell the word “Magi.” The star of Bethlehem is above them]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/magic-metal-smiths</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/magic-metal-smiths</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsnPKKEXb5nz4B39b6g2MTbBTcHs4aWycB2tfVAMpAwzR7AdvjyRdjW4o5F9dCH4pejoFG8vLL9nac6z9Ub7SWoNHGPbYbN4NyTmh3rEQpVCJ5dpTbevcW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Corpse for a Bridegroom?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A widely-distributed story, common in Europe and represented in the folklore collections from Cornwall, draws on an array of popular beliefs and motifs. In most of Europe, the tale involved a devoted young]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/a-corpse-for-a-bridegroom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/a-corpse-for-a-bridegroom</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:19:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89vYTB4C26py4bkB5BgmBfgsFUnzUHPdKJycmvvnepdmLQKMcuxhnYv3phAMwJAxizdLHPsU5RaiS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mermaids!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea that the sea is home to half-human, half-animal creatures is widespread, with examples from the ancient world and from nineteenth-century folklore collections. All the examples are not necessarily]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/mermaids</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/mermaids</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 13:54:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs761uQbHtV129ZiRngFfx1YrgKvNeDuD3B2qKzw1st3KtbZP9pbhkMj9JTqyK3KaKgbexq1GLcsu4wciW1iGvXQhAS1KRLA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The origin of elves and fairies]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the origin of elves, fairies, and other similar supernatural beings? This is a difficult question to answer. (This image is from the British Museum, dating to 1792) One of the reasons why this]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/the-origin-of-elves-and-fairies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/the-origin-of-elves-and-fairies</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 13:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6pu4ZRycQdDWezzYuk9QQk5myGwXv66QaMf8cduYaFh6ej2DdLPkp8tFHbdaXcXHAwNuBGdEscjWa9MNKcKNpWdtCaKqtNZhbXUsiLH7ZfUcdGd9WoSQY2MpxuEjoD3ZCEdijPqLXZwyLrKZKkkeAk7VtQ32nXWvDCzQ9kqjAbNQNSEe6Kk2fQ5tsBpP5LzQhAV7L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Trouble with Trolls]]></title><description><![CDATA[The word "troll" entered mainstream English in 1859 with the translation of a collection of Norwegian folktales published by Sir George Webbe Dasent (1817-1896). His "Popular Tales from]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/the-trouble-with-trolls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/the-trouble-with-trolls</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:49:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75PQcxyaMoEqE6q5bWGeszfgyWgsBPkTmrEh77sF9pSe5ezZTw9yGBjt4ZSm5CKsPYqkB68snturgGmj97fJqE8yhYKvCv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairy balls]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a convention that maintains that belief in fairies, elves, trolls, and other similar supernatural beings are a thing of the past. Evidence suggests that the folk have always seen their beliefs]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/fairy-balls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/fairy-balls</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:46:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA1vguv1RGqRBDJMpvptNThar5XFokNKyinhkZeYAzs6wYTFujPpZ4bwjgGYKKWpk8STVcxRCjN8Afkr1QF6RStv56SDLJVL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Original Grateful Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[The origin of the name of "The Grateful Dead" is sometimes disputed: some claim it came from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, but almost certainly it originates with a common European folktale,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/the-original-grateful-dead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/the-original-grateful-dead</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:19:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn9zStGz3Az5W4qRtiZBRRumqdydiEMzp7p3Kfe9ftzAjZn8phnbkJUNbbmZA9gPkpgdQztkwjgFfhQudGmkmwHNTzNci9fSwGhq9zWyYnwqGa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[JFK assassination folklore]]></title><description><![CDATA[In December 2006, I documented graffiti along the fence of the famed "Grassy Knoll" - the focus of conspiracy theories involving the JFK assassination. Graffiti can be an expression of folk beliefs]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/jfk-assassination-folklore</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/jfk-assassination-folklore</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 15:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg7yPNQEe5n8Nimt9qPECJjzf5bSsjpEzEtvoEpqHTRGoXywgGZpsM3CHCpZzg1mCobBkhd2JkEHR9g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[African magic in Wild West Saloon]]></title><description><![CDATA[These two coins were found beneath the floorboards of the Boston Saloon, an African American establishment operated by William Brown, a freeborn black from Massachusetts. who came to Virginia City, Nevada]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/african-magic-in-wild-west-saloon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/african-magic-in-wild-west-saloon</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9tRJJAuxMo3NBMUYZAJdfzFiiixTRwF9U773Ey8Xv6kiLiwVsHgeWEm6GLwajSULPewkiKjXT8C8HUgaaQtDcfQRUMet4sY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Megalith and magical rebirth]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Bottrell, the famed folklorist of Cornwall, used this image in his 1880, final volume on Cornish traditions, but he included little explanation as to what was being depicted. Traditional Northern]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/megalith-and-magical-rebirth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/megalith-and-magical-rebirth</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 15:58:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bwjPJtcJJmZusPtExyx3sTaZakhzEnNbrC8w9s2Lhd5PDArAdQHEWq8dJrK6KtVygg7P4f5y9Ffeq7wHL2bz3HmEYNky1MSk69h5FpHCrNjQM67nWDH8ErFdqybjhZNgyAWyrKyLzRBrNF8qEZxA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knockers, Ghosts, and Tommyknockers]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a one-of-a-kind illustration of Cornish knockers from the nineteenth century. It comes from William Bottrell's 1873 book on the folklore of Cornwall. 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The hot spring was sacred even before the Romans built a large complex at the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/wild-man-of-the-forest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@itsallfolklore/wild-man-of-the-forest</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itsallfolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 21:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKae8Zaj594qUJafNyNSBw9svATPAkZ7xZDXc1Le4khF2G6jJuQ1rkAwMz3hpVNN5CBvgLeSpgpnXB9b1aGUASbWU6PkPZg21BMzhTbkPf7SvByK8eHzv6csTa9P3HnHWfNA8j9sHPJxdFcQv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>