Dee Dee Chainey is an archaeologist by training, and author of A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe from National Trust Books. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday, a popular website and Twitter account that brings fascinating tales and traditions from all corners of the globe to its followers every Thursday.Willow Winsham is a historian of witchcraft, specialising in English witchcraft cases. She is author of Accused: British Witches Throughout History and England’s Witchcraft Trials. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday.Joe McLaren graduated from the University of Brighton in 2003, and now lives and works in Rochester, Kent. He previously taught Foundation Illustration at Central Saint Martins. A superbly talented illustrator, Joe's clients include Penguin Random House, Faber, Orion, Folio, John Murray, Oxford, The Times, The Guardian and The Financial Times.

• Authors’ NoteIntroductionSeas & RiversTreasures, Seduction and Death: The Lure of the Ocean Waves The Seas and OceansFamous FloodsMermaids, Selkies and Spirits of the DeepMonsters from the DeepMaui, Demi-God and Creator of IslandsClaimed by the Waves: Underwater WorldsScheherazade’s Tales: One Thousand and One NightsTop Seven Tales from the Seven SeasRed Sky at Night: Sailor Superstitions from Across the GloveWhat Lurks Beneath: Sacred Rivers & Mysterious Lakes Rivers and LakesSacred RiversRivers of the UnderworldWaterfall FolkloreThe Mysterious Waters of ScotlandWater Horses: Majestic and Malevolent Creatures from the DepthsHumped Serpents and Vicious Eels: Loch Ness and the World’s Most Fearsome Lake MonstersThe Folklore of Swamps and MarshesThe Shapeshifting Pink Dolphin of the Amazon RiverBe Careful Where You Rest: The Insatiable Appetite of the Irish Joint EaterWell FolkloreThe Fountain of YouthMyth and Mystery: The Lady of the LakeWoodlands and ForestsIntroductionInto the Trees The World TreeTrees of Myth and Mystery from Around the WorldThe Marvellous Mushrooms of the Forest FloorThe Trees of ChristmasWoodland Creatures Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?Bears, Gods and Heroes,Virgins, Huntsmen and Jesus Christ: The Quest for the UnicornJackalopes and Wolpertingers: The Most Fearsome of CrittersFolk of the Forests A Giant Among Lumberjacks: Paul Bunyan and the North American Lumber CampsLords of the WildAt One with the Trees: Tree Nymphs and SpiritsForest Hags from Around the WorldFearlessness in the ForestsStars & SkiesA Journey through the SkiesStars and Heavens Solar Deities: Gods and Goddesses of the SunA Fateful Flight: Daedalus and IcarusSun-Got-Bit-By-Bear: Eclipses of the SunHina: The Woman in the MoonMan, Rabbit, or Jack and Jill? The Many Faces of the MoonThe Morning Star and the Evening Star: A Romanian TaleThe Seven Sisters: Orion and the PleiadesHow the Milky Way Came to BeSoaring Souls and Shooting Stars: Star Superstitions from Around the WorldSumptuous Skies Stallions of the Skies: Pegasus and Other Soaring SteedsBirds of Myth and LegendThe FirebirdCome Rain or Shine: Weather Lore and SuperstitionsSomewhere Over the Rainbow: Rainbows in Myth and LegendThe Lucky Rainbow and the Indalo MythShimmering Lights and Walrus Heads: The Folklore and Legends of the AurorasFlying CryptidsConclusionAcknowledgementsReferencesIndex

‘A whimsical collection’

Dee Dee Chainey is an archaeologist by training, and author of A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe from National Trust Books. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday, a popular website and Twitter account that brings fascinating tales and traditions from all corners of the globe to its followers every Thursday.Willow Winsham is a historian of witchcraft, specialising in English witchcraft cases. She is author of Accused: British Witches Throughout History and England’s Witchcraft Trials. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday.Joe McLaren graduated from the University of Brighton in 2003, and now lives and works in Rochester, Kent. He previously taught Foundation Illustration at Central Saint Martins. A superbly talented illustrator, Joe's clients include Penguin Random House, Faber, Orion, Folio, John Murray, Oxford, The Times, The Guardian and The Financial Times.

• Authors’ NoteIntroductionSeas & RiversTreasures, Seduction and Death: The Lure of the Ocean Waves The Seas and OceansFamous FloodsMermaids, Selkies and Spirits of the DeepMonsters from the DeepMaui, Demi-God and Creator of IslandsClaimed by the Waves: Underwater WorldsScheherazade’s Tales: One Thousand and One NightsTop Seven Tales from the Seven SeasRed Sky at Night: Sailor Superstitions from Across the GloveWhat Lurks Beneath: Sacred Rivers & Mysterious Lakes Rivers and LakesSacred RiversRivers of the UnderworldWaterfall FolkloreThe Mysterious Waters of ScotlandWater Horses: Majestic and Malevolent Creatures from the DepthsHumped Serpents and Vicious Eels: Loch Ness and the World’s Most Fearsome Lake MonstersThe Folklore of Swamps and MarshesThe Shapeshifting Pink Dolphin of the Amazon RiverBe Careful Where You Rest: The Insatiable Appetite of the Irish Joint EaterWell FolkloreThe Fountain of YouthMyth and Mystery: The Lady of the LakeWoodlands and ForestsIntroductionInto the Trees The World TreeTrees of Myth and Mystery from Around the WorldThe Marvellous Mushrooms of the Forest FloorThe Trees of ChristmasWoodland Creatures Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?Bears, Gods and Heroes,Virgins, Huntsmen and Jesus Christ: The Quest for the UnicornJackalopes and Wolpertingers: The Most Fearsome of CrittersFolk of the Forests A Giant Among Lumberjacks: Paul Bunyan and the North American Lumber CampsLords of the WildAt One with the Trees: Tree Nymphs and SpiritsForest Hags from Around the WorldFearlessness in the ForestsStars & SkiesA Journey through the SkiesStars and Heavens Solar Deities: Gods and Goddesses of the SunA Fateful Flight: Daedalus and IcarusSun-Got-Bit-By-Bear: Eclipses of the SunHina: The Woman in the MoonMan, Rabbit, or Jack and Jill? The Many Faces of the MoonThe Morning Star and the Evening Star: A Romanian TaleThe Seven Sisters: Orion and the PleiadesHow the Milky Way Came to BeSoaring Souls and Shooting Stars: Star Superstitions from Around the WorldSumptuous Skies Stallions of the Skies: Pegasus and Other Soaring SteedsBirds of Myth and LegendThe FirebirdCome Rain or Shine: Weather Lore and SuperstitionsSomewhere Over the Rainbow: Rainbows in Myth and LegendThe Lucky Rainbow and the Indalo MythShimmering Lights and Walrus Heads: The Folklore and Legends of the AurorasFlying CryptidsConclusionAcknowledgementsReferencesIndex

‘A whimsical collection’

Dee Dee Chainey is an archaeologist by training, and author of A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe from National Trust Books. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday, a popular website and Twitter account that brings fascinating tales and traditions from all corners of the globe to its followers every Thursday.Willow Winsham is a historian of witchcraft, specialising in English witchcraft cases. She is author of Accused: British Witches Throughout History and England’s Witchcraft Trials. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday.Joe McLaren graduated from the University of Brighton in 2003, and now lives and works in Rochester, Kent. He previously taught Foundation Illustration at Central Saint Martins. A superbly talented illustrator, Joe's clients include Penguin Random House, Faber, Orion, Folio, John Murray, Oxford, The Times, The Guardian and The Financial Times.

• Authors’ NoteIntroductionSeas & RiversTreasures, Seduction and Death: The Lure of the Ocean Waves The Seas and OceansFamous FloodsMermaids, Selkies and Spirits of the DeepMonsters from the DeepMaui, Demi-God and Creator of IslandsClaimed by the Waves: Underwater WorldsScheherazade’s Tales: One Thousand and One NightsTop Seven Tales from the Seven SeasRed Sky at Night: Sailor Superstitions from Across the GloveWhat Lurks Beneath: Sacred Rivers & Mysterious Lakes Rivers and LakesSacred RiversRivers of the UnderworldWaterfall FolkloreThe Mysterious Waters of ScotlandWater Horses: Majestic and Malevolent Creatures from the DepthsHumped Serpents and Vicious Eels: Loch Ness and the World’s Most Fearsome Lake MonstersThe Folklore of Swamps and MarshesThe Shapeshifting Pink Dolphin of the Amazon RiverBe Careful Where You Rest: The Insatiable Appetite of the Irish Joint EaterWell FolkloreThe Fountain of YouthMyth and Mystery: The Lady of the LakeWoodlands and ForestsIntroductionInto the Trees The World TreeTrees of Myth and Mystery from Around the WorldThe Marvellous Mushrooms of the Forest FloorThe Trees of ChristmasWoodland Creatures Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?Bears, Gods and Heroes,Virgins, Huntsmen and Jesus Christ: The Quest for the UnicornJackalopes and Wolpertingers: The Most Fearsome of CrittersFolk of the Forests A Giant Among Lumberjacks: Paul Bunyan and the North American Lumber CampsLords of the WildAt One with the Trees: Tree Nymphs and SpiritsForest Hags from Around the WorldFearlessness in the ForestsStars & SkiesA Journey through the SkiesStars and Heavens Solar Deities: Gods and Goddesses of the SunA Fateful Flight: Daedalus and IcarusSun-Got-Bit-By-Bear: Eclipses of the SunHina: The Woman in the MoonMan, Rabbit, or Jack and Jill? The Many Faces of the MoonThe Morning Star and the Evening Star: A Romanian TaleThe Seven Sisters: Orion and the PleiadesHow the Milky Way Came to BeSoaring Souls and Shooting Stars: Star Superstitions from Around the WorldSumptuous Skies Stallions of the Skies: Pegasus and Other Soaring SteedsBirds of Myth and LegendThe FirebirdCome Rain or Shine: Weather Lore and SuperstitionsSomewhere Over the Rainbow: Rainbows in Myth and LegendThe Lucky Rainbow and the Indalo MythShimmering Lights and Walrus Heads: The Folklore and Legends of the AurorasFlying CryptidsConclusionAcknowledgementsReferencesIndex

‘A whimsical collection’