dragons Archives - Bone and Sickle

Master of the Wolves: Transylvanian and Balkan Wolf Lore

September 12, 2022 boneandsickle EPISODE, folklore, holidays, Master of the Wolves, Rome, saints, Transylvania, undead, werewolves, wolves

The Master of the Wolves is a supernatural figure central to Transylvania’s (modern Romania’s) voluminous body of wolf lore, a[…]

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#19 Worm Songs and Beastly Sucklers

January 28, 2019 boneandsickle curses, dragons, England, EPISODE, fairy tales, folk music, folklore, gothic literature, history, horror, Lair of the White Worm, Lambton worm, milk-hairs, snakes, superstition, The Wicker Man, troll-cats, witchcraft, worms

This episode examines the Lambton Worm, a dragon legend that inspired works by Bram Stoker and Ken Russel as well[…]

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