# A Book of Folklore/Index

INDEX
* Aachen Cathedral, 230.
* Allées couvertes, 124–125.
* Alversleben family, 216.
* Ancestor worship, 184.
* Andernach, baker boys of, 12.
* Ankou, 66–67.
* Arabian Nights, 57, 196.
* Arthur, King, 191.
* Aryan stock, and myths, 19, 41, 48, 57, 72, 119, 126, 159, 164, 234, 236.
* Attacotti, 62, 64, 235.
* Baby’s first visit, 235.
* Baden custom of inheritance, 246.
* Ballyrawney, 13.
* Bee, soul takes form of, 36–37.
* Bee— — —, sacred insect, 14, 15.
* Bee— — — study, 11–15.
* Berserks, 207.
* Bettiscombe skull, 188–189.
* Björn and Bera, 60–61.
* Blindfolding a corpse, 141.
* Bödvar Bjarki, 49.
* Bogies, 85–86.
* Bond between living and dead, 133–134.
* Boy baptized before a girl, 235.
* Brân the Blessed, 191, 194–195.
* Bremen, 119.
* Brendan the Voyager, 11.
* Bride capture, 257–258.
* Bridge-building for souls, 151–152.
* Bridge of Souls, 151–152.
* Brig of Dread, 87.
* Broadwood widges, 78–79.
* Brownies, 198–214, 223, 246–248.
* Buddha, 43.
* Bug, 85.
* Burton Agnes skull, 193–194.
* Cairbre, 195–196.
* Cairn fires, 31.
* Candle in loaf of bread, 30.
* Candles cast to a dead man, 142.
* Cannibalism, 62–63.
* Canwyll Gorph, 21.
* Carnal interment, 122–141, 145.
* Chalybii, 210–213.
* Changelings, 246–249.
* Chapel-en-le-Frith skull, 190.
* Chilton Cantelo skull, 199.
* Church pigs, lambs, dogs, etc., 117–120.
* Classenwell pool, 117.
* Coach, Death, 66–68, 70.
* Coins under foundations, 117.
* Companions, dark and light, 165–166.
* Corn man, 93–99, 121.
* Cornwall, sacrifices in, 90.
* Corpse candles, 21–29.
* Counting-out rhymes, 104–113.
* Couvade, 239–242.
* Crying a neck, 94–96.
* Dead, cult of, 126.
* Dead— — —, suspended life of, 126–144.
* Dead— — —, land of the, 66–67.
* Death coach, 66–68, 70.
* Death— — —, Goddess of, 65–71.
* Death— — —, mystery of, 122.
* Deuce, 73.
* Devil’s Bridge, 231–232.
* Devon, sacrifice in, 87, 91–92.
* Divinities, ancient, 65–87.
* Doorstep washed, 256.
* Doubles, 170–175.
* Dreams mistaken for realities, 145.
* Dressing of dead men, 143.
* Dwarfs, 198–214.
* Elves, 202–203, 204, 215.
* Ethnology of Folk-lore, 10.
* Falling stars regarded as souls, 20, 31.
* Fetches, 165–174.
* Fireball, 32–33.
* Firstborn sacrificed, 233–234.
* First to be baptized, cross a bridge, etc., 229–232.
* Flame, soul as, 20–33.
* Flowers on graves, 126.
* Flying Dutchman, 161–164.
* Foundations, burial under, 117–121.
* Frankfort Bridge, 231.
* Frî, 80–81.
* Gabriel hounds, 76.
* Genii, 166–167.
* Glück, 172.
* Green children, 16.
* Green— — —, colour unlucky, 15–17.
* Grettis, 146.
* Guntram, King, 34–35.
* Hai Ebn Yokdhan, 20.
* Hallstadt, 214.
* Hammer, 70–71.
* Hare, transformation into, 45.
* Harlequin, 75.
* Harlyn Bay finds, 225–228.
* Hedinger, 172–174.
* Henry, Archbishop, Mainz, 84.
* Holy mawle, 70–71.
* Horbury Bridge, 147–148.
* Hugh Miller, 86.
* Incineration, 122–123, 143–144.
* Iron working, 211–219.
* Ivar the Boneless, 191–192.
* Jephtha, 234.
* Joseph and his brethren, 245.
* Jötuns, 203.
* Juniper tree tale, 45–48.
* Khonds, sacrifice among, 101–103.
* King and Greek physician, 196.
* Laugerie Basse, 7.
* Life a flame, 20.
* Lityertes, 99–100.
* Llandeilo, 186.
* Logne, 44.
* Lot, 104–106.
* Luminous bodies, 33–34.
* Luxemburg, 43.
* Lycaon, 51.
* Marriage customs, 249–258.
* Matriarchy, 236.
* Meavy, 87.
* Metal workers, 205–216.
* Metempsychosis, 42–64.
* Mining, 217–218.
* Monoliths, symbols of Life, 71–72.
* Mull, Isle of, 89.
* Mystery of Death, 122–164.
* Nick, Old, 73, 76.
* Nuts, hazel, 253–254.
* Old shoe cast, 255–256.
* Owl, soul as, 88.
* Petronius, 52.
* Pfeffel of Colmar, 27–29.
* Pixies, 198–228.
* Plough Monday, 80.
* Polyandry, 237–238.
* Prehistoric races, 64, 120, 198, 201–204, 225–228, 234, 249.
* Pythagoras, 42.
* Races, various, in England, 9.
* Rainbow, 151.
* Red hunter, 251.
* Reflection, 165–166.
* Ribbon race, 256–257.
* Riddles, solving of, 135–137.
* Riding the stang, 249–251.
* River demands a life, 114.
* Road of souls, 151.
* Sacrifice, 87–122.
* Sacrifice— — —, human, 93–122.
* Saint Martin’s Eve, 174–175.
* Saturday, 83–84.
* Scotland, sacrifices in, 89, 92–93.
* Scratch, old, 84.
* Sea demands a sacrifice, 114.
* Sex, change of, 55–56.
* Shadow, 164–165.
* Shadow— — — of Ashlydiat, 68–69.
* Ship of the Dead, 155–156.
* Shipping the dead, 156–158.
* Skulls, 176–198.
* Soul as a bee, 36–37.
* Soul— — — as a blackbird, 39.
* Soul— — — as a flame, 20–34.
* Soul— — — as an owl, 38.
* Soul— — — as a serpent, 34–35.
* Soul— — — as a swan, 38–39, 50.
* Souls in the wind, 149–151.
* Souls— — —, land of, 159–161.
* Spell with Thor’s hammer, 77.
* Stag hunt, 252.
* Stone balls, 180.
* Stratification of Folk-lore, 9.
* Sutur, 84.
* Swan forms, 38–39, 50.
* Swords, famous, 205–209.
* Swords— — —, how fashioned, 215, 218–219.
* Thor, the thunder god, 77–79.
* Transformation myths, 48–64.
* Transformation— — —, voluntary, 48–57.
* Transformation— — —, involuntary, 57–62.
* Tresmarrow, skull at, 187.
* Trevelyan family, 12.
* Types, human, 236–237.
* Tyrfing, 205–209.
* Unquiet grave, 134.
* Ursula (S.), Cologne, skulls in, 184.
* Vampires, 127–133, 146–147.
* Velund the smith, 50, 182–183, 215.
* Viglund, see Velund.
* Völsunga Saga, 50–51.
* Wadden, skull at, 187–188.
* Warbleton, skull at, 189–190.
* Wardley Hall, skull at, 192–193.
* Washfleld, 125.
* Water of Life story, 243.
* Weasel, soul seen as, 35.
* Well of the world’s end, 58.
* Werewolves, 51–54.
* White Cat story, 242.
* White Lady, 80–83.
* Wild huntsman, 73–76.
* Will-o’-the-wisp, 30.
* Youngest son inherits, 242–246.
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