[{"n": "Bastian Pagez", "u": "/e/english-folklore/bastian-pagez/", "s": "French servant and entertainments designer for Mary, Queen of Scots."}, {"n": "Beating the bounds", "u": "/e/english-folklore/beating-the-bounds/", "s": "Ancient custom of walking boundaries to preserve communal memory."}, {"n": "Blackbeard in popular culture", "u": "/e/english-folklore/blackbeard-in-popular-culture/", "s": "Notorious English pirate of the early 18th century."}, {"n": "Bottle-kicking", "u": "/e/english-folklore/bottle-kicking/", "s": "Annual Leicestershire folk sport with pagan origins."}, {"n": "Brazen head", "u": "/e/english-folklore/brazen-head/", "s": "A legendary automaton that answered any question put to it."}, {"n": "The Buried Moon", "u": "/e/english-folklore/the-buried-moon/", "s": "A fairy tale of a moon trapped in a bog."}, {"n": "Charivari", "u": "/e/english-folklore/charivari/", "s": "A folk custom of noisy mock parades to shame community norm-breakers."}, {"n": "Charmer (folklore)", "u": "/e/english-folklore/charmer-folklore/", "s": "English folk healers who refused fees and avoided witchcraft cases."}, {"n": "Chime hours", "u": "/e/english-folklore/chime-hours/", "s": "Folklore of special powers granted by birth hour."}, {"n": "Church grim", "u": "/e/english-folklore/church-grim/", "s": "Guardian spirit of churches, often a spectral black dog."}, {"n": "The Crying Boy", "u": "/e/english-folklore/the-crying-boy/", "s": "Mass-produced print linked to a fire curse urban legend."}, {"n": "Cunning folk in Britain", "u": "/e/english-folklore/cunning-folk-in-britain/", "s": "Professional folk magic practitioners in Britain from medieval times."}, {"n": "Dark heart of Dunwich", "u": "/e/english-folklore/dark-heart-of-dunwich/", "s": "A once-major port lost to the sea through storms and erosion."}, {"n": "Denham Tracts", "u": "/e/english-folklore/denham-tracts/", "s": "A collection of folklore pamphlets by Michael Aislabie Denham."}, {"n": "Devil Whale", "u": "/e/english-folklore/devil-whale/", "s": "Legendary whale-like monster that swallows ships and mimics an island."}, {"n": "Dorset Ooser", "u": "/e/english-folklore/dorset-ooser/", "s": "A horned wooden head used in Dorset folk customs and moral humiliation."}, {"n": "The dragon (Beowulf)", "u": "/e/english-folklore/the-dragon-beowulf/", "s": "First fire-breathing dragon in English literature."}, {"n": "The Dream of the Rood", "u": "/e/english-folklore/the-dream-of-the-rood/", "s": "Old English dream poem about the Crucifixion from the Cross's perspective."}, {"n": "Dun Cow", "u": "/e/english-folklore/dun-cow/", "s": "A grey-brown cow of English folklore, tied to heroes, saints, and pubs."}, {"n": "Earl Brand", "u": "/e/english-folklore/earl-brand/", "s": "Pseudo-historical English ballad of doomed lovers."}, {"n": "Elfshot", "u": "/e/english-folklore/elf-arrow/", "s": "A supernatural ailment from elf arrows causing sudden pain."}, {"n": "English Folk Dance and Song Society", "u": "/e/english-folklore/english-folk-dance-and-song-society/", "s": "Organisation promoting English folk music and dance since 1932."}, {"n": "Fairyland", "u": "/e/english-folklore/fairyland/", "s": "Mythical realm of fairies, ruled by a queen, in folklore."}, {"n": "Father Christmas", "u": "/e/english-folklore/father-christmas/", "s": "English personification of Christmas, later synonymous with Santa Claus."}, {"n": "Katherine Ferrers", "u": "/e/english-folklore/katherine-ferrers/", "s": "English heiress and alleged highwaywoman known as the 'Wicked Lady'."}, {"n": "Flibbertigibbet", "u": "/e/english-folklore/flibbertigibbet/", "s": "A Middle English term for a flighty or gossipy person."}, {"n": "John Franklin", "u": "/e/english-folklore/john-franklin/", "s": "British Arctic explorer who died on his final Northwest Passage expedition."}, {"n": "Merlin", "u": "/e/english-folklore/merlin/", "s": "Mythical prophet and magician in Arthurian legend."}, {"n": "Blackbeard", "u": "/e/english-folklore/blackbeard/", "s": "English pirate known for his fearsome image and blockade of Charles Town."}, {"n": "Parish ale", "u": "/e/english-folklore/parish-ale/", "s": "Medieval English parish fundraising festival centered on ale."}]