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*Julie Carthy. ''Folklore in the Oral Tradition, Fairytales, Fables and Folk-legend''. Yale-New Haven Teachers In *Williams, Eric (1993). ''History of the People of Trinidad & Tobago'', A&b Publishers Group

'''Slippry Skin''' is a Bigfoot-like creature figured prominently in many oral and written traditions of northern Vermont, especially Essex and Orleans Co In her book, "History of Lemington," Vermont historian Marion Daley writes that the creature move

...|popular belief]]s current among a particular population, comprising the [[oral tradition]] of that culture, [[subculture]], or [[group (sociology)|group]] ==History==

...ics. But alas, this remains a subject left to the forgotten pages of oral history.

...that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. Legend, ...ho might, though more likely not, have actually witnessed the "story" was "history". Legend is distinguished from the genre of chronicle by the fact that lege

...affirmed by him as fact or preexisting folklore through either local oral history or the media.

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=History= *Aboriginal stories about the bunyip may reflect oral traditions of the diprotodon, a rhinosceros-sized herbivore. Diprotodon was

...forms of folklore have survived among the Jewish people in all eras of its history. ...R. Mintz ''Legends of the Hasidim: An Introduction to Hasidic Culture and Oral Tradition in the New World'' Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1968

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...ial murder is generally regarded as a modern one, it can be traced back in history, albeit with a limited degree of accuracy. ...ologists have suggested that there may have been serial murders throughout history, but specific cases were not adequately recorded. Some sources suggest that

History of Wallachia Prior to Vlad III ...rs outside of the city of Tirgoviste. This gruesome sight is remembered in history as "the Forest of the Impaled."

When these oral narratives were first translated into English, a distinction between the "b =History/Beliefs=

== History == ...on the subject. The writer has reason to believe that they have the whole history at their finger-ends but, through interested motives, are induced to remain

...rpent creatures beings first depicted in ancient Vedic Hindu mythology and oral folklore from at least 5000 B.C. =History/Beliefs=

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...s friend. Regardless of how the name came to Stoker's attention, the cruel history of the Impaler would have readily loaned itself to Stoker's purposes. The e Given the history of the vampire myth in Europe it is perhaps natural that Stoker should plac