European folklore

In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek ), is an individual who can shapeshift into a wolf or therianthropic hybrid wolf–humanlike creature, either voluntarily or involuntarily due to a curse or other affliction. In modern fiction, especially film, transformations are often depicted as triggered by the full moon and transmitted by a bite or scratch from another werewolf. Early sources for belief in this ability or affliction, called lycanthropy, are Petronius (27–66) and Gervase of Tilbury (1150–1228).

thumb|upright=1.35|The Will o' the Wisp and the Snake by Hermann Hendrich (1854–1931)

A castell (; literally "castle") is a human pyramid built traditionally at festivals in southern Catalonia (Spain), now also found in the rest of Catalonia, and in the Balearic Islands.

European Christian legendary figure of a Jew who taunted Jesus and was cursed to immortally walk the Earth until the Second Coming

thumb|upright=1.2|Der Wechselbalg by Henry Fuseli, 1781

natural trace of the circular growth front of mushroom mycelium

North Caucasus epic poem

sculpture motif

fable that vicious people often hurt others despite their self-interest

European folk story

thumb|Ankou in La Roche-Maurice, Finistère

mythological serpent from Lithuanian folklore

well where wishes are thought to be granted

in German legends, a Jewish nation that would invade Europe during the tribulations leading to the end of the world

dried and pickled hand of a man who has been hanged

Baltistics, also referred to as Baltic studies, is a multidisciplinary study of the language and culture (history, literature, folklore and mythology) of the Baltic nations. Baltistics by its subject splits into Lithuanistics, Latvistics, Prussistics, etc. Special attention is paid to the language studies, especially to the reconstruction of the Proto-Baltic language, which some linguists have argued is the same as the Proto-Balto-Slavic language, while others (V. Toporov, V. Ivanov, V. Mažiulis etc.) have believed that the Proto-Slavic language has formed out of from the Proto-Baltic peripher

traditional festival in Algemesí, Spain

bridge built by or named after the devil

traditional figure, used to parade during processions

folklore of the Western world

nightmare creature originating in German folklore

literary work

examples, orgins, and histories various parts of english folklore.

Witch's supposed ritual greeting upon meeting with the Devil

character from European folklore

Mythological Mountain of Venus

witch doll

thumb|A German chapbook version printed in 1559. The title page shows a [[compass rose with the names of twelve winds.]] Elucidarium (also Elucidarius, so called because it "elucidates the obscurity of various things") is an encyclopedic work or summa about medieval Christian theology and folk belief, originally written in the late 11th century by Honorius Augustodunensis, influenced by Anselm of Canterbury and John Scotus Eriugena. It was probably complete by 1098, as the latest work by Anselm that finds mention is Cur deus homo. This suggests that it is the earliest work by Honorius, written

medieval romance attached to the Carolingian circle

thumb|250px|Old publication of Karel ende Van Elegast. Elegast (elf spirit) is the hero and noble robber in the poem Karel ende Elegast, an early Middle Dutch epic poem that has been translated into English as Charlemagne and Elbegast. In the poem, he possibly represents the King of the Elves. He appears as a knight on a black horse, an outcast vassal of Charlemagne living in the forest. The original Dutch poem uses the name Elegast, while translated versions of the poem commonly use the name Elbegast in German and English, or Alegast in the Scandinavian ballad.

thumb|Carriers below the giant couple in front of the town hall thumb|Gayant and Marie Cagenon thumb|Family of Gayant of Douai (1780) by [[Louis Joseph Watteau in Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai.]] thumb|Gayants in 1910.

learned society

' (pronounced [ˈoːʂgɔŋ]) is an archaic form of Swedish divination. It is sometimes translated as the year walk or yearly round'.

speculative archetype of modern studies of folklore and mythology which has been popularized in some Neopagan religions