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Legends  and  Beyond
 
 

William John Thomas coined " folklore" in 1846 which was a 
replacement for the awkward term "popular antiquities."  Since 
that time virtually all European languages have adopted the term. 
In its current use it has two applications which include the unrecorded 
traditions as they appear in popular fiction, custom and belief, magic, 
ritual and the science which prepossess to study these materials. 

From a historical perspective, it seeks to cast light on man's past; a 
science because it seeks to attain this goal, not by speculation or deduction 
from from "priori" principle, but by the inductive method used in all scientific 
research. The science of folklore is eminently valuable in the interpretation 
of historical documents, principally those bearding on the ancient Orient, 
which include, of course the Old Testament. 

One of the most difficult, but also fascinating problems of folklore, is the fact 
that virtually every corner of earth are origins of folklore.  From faerie tales
in the Eastern hemisphere including Indonesia and parts of Oceania to the 
ordinary types of local legends found over the entire European continent. 
While African, Asian, and even older cultures depended upon oral tradition 
and not in a written form, compilation is now progressing which further
supports universal application of folklore. 

In our folklore section we will seek all of the variant forms from all corners 
of our earth.  Present them in a fashion which will both inform and delight. 
Hopefully you dear reader will gain a greater appreciation for "fantasy" 
which in folklore are facts, not fiction