The Folklore of Discworld

by Terry Pratchett

  Haiti, zombies in, (i)

  Halloween, (i)

  Hammer Films, (i)

  Handel, George Frideric: Semele, (i)

  hare

  Easter Hare, (i)

  favoured shape for witches, (i)

  Harrison, Jane Ellen, (i)

  hats, witches’, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Hávamál (poem), (i)

  Hawkins, Jim, (i)

  Haxey Hood Game, (i)

  Hecate, (i)

  Hell, (i), (ii)

  Herakles (Hercules), (i), (ii), (iii)

  Herne the Hunted, (i)

  Herne the Hunter, (i)

  Herodotus, (i)

  Heroes, (i)

  and Descent to Underworld, (i)

  and dragons, (i)

  and gods, (i), (ii), (iii)

  attitudes to death, (i)

  Barbarian, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  First Hero, (i)

  Heir to the Kingdom, (i), (ii), (iii)

  of Ancient Greece, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii)

  Herrick, Robert: ‘Oberon’s Palace’, (i)

  Hiho Song, the, (i)

  hippopotamus: in Ankh-Morpork legend, (i)

  hiver, the, (i)

  hnefatafl (board game), (i), (ii)

  Hodgesaargh, (i)

  Hoffman, E. T. A., (i)

  Hoffman, Heinrich: Struwwelpeter, (i)

  Hogarth, William, (i)

  Hogfather, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)

  Hogmanay, (i); see also New Year

  Hogswatch traditions, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  Hoki the Jokester, (i)

  Holinshed, Raphael, (i)

  Holland, and St Nicholas tradition, (i), (ii)

  Holle, Frau (Frau Perchte/Berthe), (i)

  Holy Wood, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  Homer: Odyssey, (i)

  horns

  as comic symbols, (i)

  Holy Horns (symbol of Om), (i)

  horned gods, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Horn of Plenty, (i)

  of elf king, (i), (ii)

  Horseman’s Word, (i)

  horseshoes, protection against elves, (i), (ii)

  Howard, Robert E., (i)

  Hrun, (i)

  Hugo, Victor, (i)

  Hwel, (i)

  Hydra, the, (i)

  Ice Giants, (i), (ii)

  Iceland, see Norse legend, Scandinavian folklore

  Ichlos, (i), (ii)

  iele, (i)

  Igor (de Magpyr servant), (i)

  Igors, (i)

  appearance, (i)

  heirlooms among, (i)

  interest in surgery, (i)

  Io, Blind, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

  Ireland, Samuel, (i)

  Irish legend

  banshees, (i)

  Cailleach Dubh, (i)

  fairies in, (i), (ii)

  Fionn mac Cumhaill, (i)

  geissa, (i)

  Liafail, the, (i)

  iron, used against elves and fairies, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

  Ironfoundersson, Captain Carrot, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  Irving, Washington, (i)

  Ishtar, (i)

  Ishtar’s Descent, (i)

  Isidore of Seville, (i)

  Isis, (i)

  islands, intermittent, (i)

  Ixolite, (i)

  jackdaws, (i)

  Jack Frost, (i)

  James VI and I, King, (i)

  Jenny Greenteeth, (i), (ii)

  Jones, Captain, (i)

  Jonson, Ben: Christmas his Masque, (i)

  Joyce, James: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, (i)

  Kali, (i)

  keldas, see under Nac Mac Feegle

  Kêr-Is, (i)

  Kittelsen, Theodor, (i)

  Klatch, (i)

  Kligman, Gail, (i)

  knockers, (i)

  Knox, James, (i)

  kobolds, (i)

  Koom Valley: battle of, (i), (ii); Kings’ Cave, (iii)

  kruk (dwarf ‘mining law’), (i), (ii)

  Lady, The, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii)

  Lancre, (i), (ii)

  beliefs, (i)

  customs of, (i), (ii), (iii)

  elves in, (i), (ii), (iii)

  gnarly ground, (i)

  Lancre Caves, (i), (ii)

  Long Man, (i)

  Nac Mac Feegle in, (i), (ii)

  standing stones, (i)

  witches of, (i); see also under individual names

  Latham, Charlotte, (i), (ii)

  Lawrence, D. H.: ‘The Ship of Death’, (i)

  Leek, Mrs Sybil, (i)

  Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan, (i)

  Lemegeton, (i)

  Leonard of Quirm, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Leshp, (i), (ii)

  Level, Miss, (i)

  on witchcraft, (i)

  Leviathan, (i) Liber Paginarum Fulvarum, (ii)

  Librarian, the, (i)

  Lilith (demon), (i)

  Lilith (Lily Weatherwax), (i), (ii)

  Littlebottom, Cheery, (i)

  Loew ben Bazalel, Rabbi Judah, (i)

  Loki, (i)

  Long Man (Lancre), (i)

  Long Man of Wilmington, (i), (ii)

  Lovecraft, H. P., (i), (ii), (iii); ‘Dagon’, (iv)

  Low King, (i), (ii)

  Luck see The Lady Luggage, the, (i), (ii), (iii)

  antecedents in Earthly luggage, (i)

  Lycaeon, King of Arcadia, (i)

  lycanthropy, see werewolves

  ‘Lyke-Wake Dirge’, (i)

  Lyonesse, (i)

  Mab, Queen, (i), 337 Mabinogion, (ii)

  Macaldus, (i)

  McGonagall, William, (i)

  Mcleod, Fiona, (i)

  Magpie (TV programme), ix, (i)

  magpies, (i)

  magpie rhyme, ix, (i), (ii)

  Malich, Alberto, see Albert

  Malory, Sir Thomas: Morte d’Arthur, (i)

  Marlowe, Christopher, (i)

  Martha, St, (i)

  Martin, St, (i)

  Maugham, Somerset, (i)

  Maurice, the Amazing, (i)

  Mazda (First Hero), (i)

  Mazda (Zoroastrian god), (i)

  menstruation, (i)

  Mexico, and Death, (i)

  mice, and milk teeth, (i)

  Middle-Earth Worm (Midgardsorm), (i)

  midwinter festival, (i); see also Christmas, Hogswatch, New Year, Saturnalia

  Milne, A. A., (i)

  Milton, John, (i); Comus, (ii); Paradise Lost, (iii), (iv), (v)

  mining law (of dwarfs), see kruk

  mistletoe, (i), (ii)

  ‘Mistletoe Bough, The’, (i)

  moon

  dragons on, (i)

  effect on werewolves, (i)

  Moore, Clement Clark: ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’, (i)

  Morris dancing, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  Dark Morris, (i), (ii), (iii)

  mumming plays, (i)

  Murray, Margaret, (i)

  myth-making process, (i), (ii), (iii)

  nachzehrer, (i)

  Nac Mac Feegle, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii)

  attitude to authority, (i), (ii)

  belief in afterlife, (i)

  clan structure, (i), (ii)

  crawstep, (i)

  fighting techniques, (i), (ii), (iii)

  gonnagles, (i)

  in Ireland, (i)

  in Scotland, (i), (ii), (iii)

  keldas, (i)

  on Discworld, (i)

  physical characteristics, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  speech, (i)

  use of birds, (i)

  names

  influence of, (i)

  knowledge of conferring power, (i)

  not to be spoken, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  use in magic, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  narrativium, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii)

  Nash, Thomas, (i)

  nature g
ods, (i)

  near death experience, (i)

  Necronomicon, (i)

  Necrotelecomnicon, (i), (ii)

  Newbolt, Sir Henry, (i)

  New Year traditions and observance, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Nicholas, St, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Nijel the Destroyer, (i)

  Nitt, Agnes, (i), (ii)

  Njal’s Saga, (i)

  Nobbs, Nobby, (i), (ii)

  Norns, the, (i), (ii)

  Norse legend, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

  dwarfs in, (i)

  Giants, (i)

  Midgardsorm (Middle-Earth Worm), (i)

  Norns, (i), (ii)

  Volund’s chest, (i)

  See also Scandinavian folklore

  Norway, see Scandinavian folklore

  nosferatu, (i)

  Nosferatu, (i)

  Notfaroutoe, Count (Arthur Winkings), (i)

  Noyes, Alfred, (i)

  Nuggan, (i), (ii)

  Nursery Bogeys, (i), (ii), (iii); see also Prohibitory Monsters

  Oats, Quite Reverend Mightily: on vampires, (i), (ii)

  Obby Oss (Padstow), (i)

  Oberon, (i), (ii), (iii)

  occult equipment, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

  octarine, (i)

  Odin, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  Odysseus (Ulysses), (i), (ii)

  Oedipus, (i)

  Offler, (i)

  Ogg, Gytha (Nanny), (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv)

  on Borrowing, (i)

  on elves, (i), (ii), (iii)

  on folk customs, (i)

  on gnarly ground, (i)

  on Long Man, (i)

  on Nac Mac Feegle, (i), (ii), (iii)

  on phoenix, (i)

  on vampires, (i)

  on witchery, (i)

  Tir Nani Ogg, (i)

  Ogg, Jason, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  O’Hara, John, (i)

  Olaf, King, (i)

  Olaf, St, (i)

  Olwen, (i)

  Om, the Great God, (i)

  Omnianism, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

  Omar Khayyám, Rubâíyát, (i)

  Ooser, Dorset, (i)

  Oozer, Lancre, (i)

  Orfeo, King, (i)

  Orpheus, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Osiris, (i)

  ouroboros, (i)

  Pan, (i), (ii)

  Pandemonium, (i), (ii)

  Paracelsus, (i), (ii)

  Patrick, St, (i)

  Pausanias, (i)

  Pechs, see Picts

  Pegasus, (i)

  Perdita, see Agnes Nitt

  Persephone, (i), (ii)

  Perseus, (i), (ii)

  Petronius: Satyricon, (i)

  phoenix, (i), (ii)

  Pickering, naming of, (i)

  Picts, xii, (i)

  pictsies, see Nac Mac Feegle

  Pied Piper, (i), (ii)

  pigs, and winter festivals, (i); see also Hogfather

  Pin, Mr, (i)

  pixies, (i), (ii)

  Plato, (i), (ii)

  Pliny, (i), (ii)

  Plutarch, (i), (ii)

  Polidori, John, (i)

  Polycrates of Samos, (i)

  Pomponius Mela, (i)

  Poons, Windle, (i)

  Pope, Alexander, (i), (ii)

  Prague, golem of, (i)

  Prohibitory Monsters, (i), (ii)

  See also Nursery Bogeys

  Prometheus, (i), (ii)

  Puck, (i), (ii)

  pyramids, (i)

  Quezovercoatl the Feathered Boa, (i)

  Quintessence, as fifth element, (i)

  Quisition, Omnian, (i), (ii)

  Quoth the Raven, (i)

  on Hogswatch hunts, (i)

  Ragnarok, (i)

  Ramkin, Lady Sybil, (i), (ii)

  rats, and Pied Piper, (i); Educated

  Rodents, (i)

  ravens

  serving gods, (i), (ii)

  See also Quoth

  Redcap, Mother, (i)

  reindeer, and Santa Claus, (i)

  ribbons, as symbols, xiv

  black, for reformed vampires, xiv, (i)

  yellow, xiv

  Richardson, Ruth, (i)

  Ridcully, Archchancellor Mustrum, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Rincewind, (i), (ii), (iii)

  on dragons, (i)

  on the gods, (i)

  on the Luggage, (i)

  Robin Hood, (i), (ii)

  Roland and Oliver, (i)

  Romania, (i)

  Black School in, (i)

  fairies in, (i)

  vampires in, (i)

  Vlad Dracul, (i)

  Romans, Ancient, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii)

  midwinter festivals, (i), (ii)

  Romulus and Remus, (i)

  Russian folklore, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Baba Yaga, xii, (i), (ii)

  elves in, (i), (ii)

  Koshchei the Deathless, (i)

  magpies in, (i)

  Ruthven, Lord, (i), (ii)

  Saga of Sturlaug Starfsama, (i)

  sailors’ tales, (i), (ii), (iii)

  salamanders, (i)

  salt, use of

  against evil spirits, (i)

  in laying out corpses, (i)

  on shed milk teeth, (i)

  Samedi, Baron, (i)

  Sandman, (i)

  Santa Claus, (i), (ii)

  sapient pearwood, (i)

  Sator Square, (i)

  Saturday, Baron, (i)

  Saturn, (i), (ii)

  Saturnalia, (i), (ii)

  Scandinavian folklore, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

  draug, (i)

  farm-elves, (i)

  forest elf-women, (i)

  Grims, (i)

  island of Utrøst, (i)

  Thirteen Christmas Lads, (i), (ii)

  trolls, (i), (ii)

  witches, (i), (ii)

  See also Norse legend

  Scissor Man, (i), (ii)

  Scone of Stone, (i), (ii)

  Scotland

  elves in, (i), (ii), (iii)

  hags, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Hogmanay, (i)

  Nac Mac Feegle and, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Seithenhin, (i)

  Seth, (i)

  Seven-Year Flitch (Lancre), (i), (ii)

  Shadlow, Betsey, (i)

  Shakespeare, William, (i), (ii), (iii)

  A Midsummer Night’s Dream, (i), (ii), (iii)

  and fairies, (i), (ii), (iii)

  and Herne the Hunter, (i), (ii)

  and witches, (i), (ii)

  King Lear, (i)

  Macbeth, (i)

  on phoenix, (i)

  Romeo and Juliet, (i)

  The Merry Wives of Windsor, (i)

  shambles, (i)

  shape-shifting

  by Greebo, (i)

  by vampires, (i)

  by witches, (i)

  Transformation Combat, (i)

  See also Borrowing, werewolves

  shepherds, (i)

  and Granny Aching, (i), (ii), (iii)

  counting system, (i)

  funeral customs, (i)

  ships, (i)

  Shoe, Reg, (i), (ii), (iii)

  shop, shifting, (i)

  Sigmund the Volsung, (i), (ii)

  Sigurd (Siegfried), (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  silver: effect on werewolves, (i); to shoe unicorn, (ii)

  Silver Horde, the, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  Simon (student wizard), (i)

  Sindbad the Sailor, (i)

  Slant, Mr, (i)

  sleeping warriors, xii, (i), (ii)

  smiths

  blacksmiths, (i), (ii), (iii)

  dwarfs as, (i), (ii)

  see also Jason Ogg, Volund

  Snorri Sturluson, (i)

  Solomon, King, (i), (ii)

  soul, external, (i)

  soul, separation from living body, (i); see also Borrowing

&nb
sp; soul cake, (i)

  Soul Cake Days, (i), (ii)

  Soul Cake Tuesday Duck, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Snapperly, Mrs, (i)

  Sphinx, the, (i)

  standing stones, (i)

  Dancers, the, (i), (ii)

  dancing, x, (i)

  reluctance to be counted, (i)

  Standing Stone (Lancre), (i)

  stone circles, (i), (ii), (iii)

  stepmothers, wicked, (i)

  Stevenson, Robert Louis: Treasure Island, (i)

  Sto Helit, Susan, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Stoker, Bram, (i), (ii)

  Stonehenge, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Stone of Scone, (i)

  Stone of the Footprints, Islay, (i)

  Stubbes, Philip: Anatomie of Abuses, (i)

  Stukeley, William, (i)

  suicide

  haunting as result of, (i)

  Summer Lady, (i)

  summoning

  of Death, (i); Rite of AshkEnte, (ii)

  of demons, (i), (ii), (iii)

  of Things from the Dungeon Dimensions, (i)

  sunken cities, (i)

  ‘Sweet Polly Oliver’, (i)

  Swires, Buggy, (i)

  swords

  Excalibur, (i), (ii)

  Gram, (i)

  Kring, (i)

  of barbarian heroes, (i)

  of Death, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  of lost heirs, (i), (ii)

  Tak, (i), (ii)

  Taliesin, (i)

  Tam Lin, (i)

  Tammuz, (i)

  Tarot, (i)

  Tennyson, Alfred, Lord: ‘Ulysses’, (i)

  Teppic, Prince (Teppicymon XXVIII)

  and Fertile Feet, (i)

  and Sphinx, (i), (ii)

  Teppicymon XXVII, (i), (ii), (iii)

  Tethis (sea-troll), (i), (ii)

  Thief of Baghdad, A, (i)

  Things from the Dungeon Dimensions, (i)

  Thomas the Rhymer, (i)

  Thor, (i), (ii)

  three, importance of number: Fates, (i), (ii); goddesses, (iii); paths, (iv), (v); witches, (vi)

  Thud (board game), (i), (ii)

  thunder gods, (i)

  Thutmose, Prince, (i)

  Tick, Miss Perspicacia, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii)

  Time, Old Father, (i)

  Timur-I-Lenk (Tamurlane), (i)

  Tir nan Og, (i)

  tooth fairy, (i), (ii)

  Topsell, Edward: Historie of Serpents, (i)

  tortoises, (i)

  and eagles, (i)

  Great God Om as, (i)

  in Hindu cosmology, (i)

  treacle mines, (i)

  Treason, Miss Eumenides, (i)

  Trickle-Treating, (i)

  Troll Bridge (Lancre), (i)

  trolls, (i)

  created by Tak, (i)

  cultural tradition, (i)

  death, (i)

  Diamond King, (i), (ii)

  dislike of druids, (i)

  feud with dwarfs, (i), (ii)

  gargoyles, (i)

  hostility to churches and Christians, (i), (ii)

  in Scandinavia, (i)

  intelligence, (i)

  names, (i)

  Night-trolls, (i)

  physical nature and appearance, (i), (ii), (iii)

  sea-trolls, (i)

  traditional occupations, (i)

  Tulip, Mr, (i)

  turtles

  in Chinese mythology, (i)

  in Discworld cosmology, (i), (ii), (iii)