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By Region (229)
Directories (7)
Fables (42)
Fabulous Creatures (117)
Fairy Tales (369)
Ghost Stories (39)
Graffiti (8)
Jokes and Anecdotes (11)
Journals (4)
Legends (140)
Lore (8)
Myths (497)
Poetry (15)
Proverbs and Sayings (107)
Rhymes (45)
Riddles (46)
Superstitions (17)
Tales (773)
Urban Legends (71)
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    Arts > Literature > Myths and Folktales  (646)
    Arts > Performing Arts > Storytelling  (382)

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An Introduction to Folktales http://www.geocities.com/folk_king2003/
Discusses the dichotomy between myths, legends, and fairy tales with examples of each.
Folklore http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~mmagouli/folklore.htm
Online course materials by Mary Magoulick, Georgia College and State University.
Folklore and Myth, Fables and Tall Tales http://folkloreandmyth.netfirms.com/
Folktales and proverbs from around the world, and reference lists of deities and legendary creatures and lands.
Folklore Home Page http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/engl12/
Online course materials offered by the College of Siskiyous.
Fool's Paradise - Tons-o-Trickster! http://members.aol.com/pmichaels/glorantha/foolsparadise.html
Bibliography and large list of links exploring the complex mythic/archetypal figure of Trickster.
Mysteries of Canada http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/
Stories of mysterious Canadian history, geography, myths, and legends. Features searchable story index, investigator profiles, researcher tips, and links of interest.
Oral Lore http://virtual.park.uga.edu/~clandrum/orallist.html
Listing of categories and examples of oral lore.
Small Forms of Verbal Folklore http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/verbalf/smallfolk.html
Discussing several minor forms such as proverbs, riddles, oaths and calls, with examples from Lithuanian folklore.
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought http://www.cwru.edu/UL/preserve/stack/Child.html
Study by Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1896) into the history of childhood (PDF files).
The Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org/
On-line encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend, containing definitions of deities, fabulous creatures and places, as well as images and stories.
The Gold Scales http://oaks.nvg.org/
Extensive collection of traditional and modern wisdom, tales and lore (in Norwegian and English).
The Solar Wheel Award http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/2791/
List of links to 1998 and 1999 award winning websites for folklore, myth and legend.

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