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...monstrous antagonists, along with Grendel's mother and the dragon, in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 700–1000). ...nd Grendel are descendants of Cain and were regarded as foes of God in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, which Beowulf leaves Geatland in order to find and destroy G

...y came to be syncretised with [[Jupiter]]. He is likely connected with the Anglo-Saxon god Þunor, the [[:Category:Norse mythology|Norse]] [[Thor]], [[Ambisagrus] The reconstructed lexis of the Proto-Celtic language as collated by the University of Wales [http://www.wales.ac.uk/documents/ex

...o Anglophone North American folklore which is essentially identical to the Anglo-Saxon ''mæra'' - a being with roots in ancient Germanic superstition, and closel ...tak also is used metaphorically to refer to "nightmare " in Modern Persian language.

...o Anglophone North American folklore which is essentially identical to the Anglo-Saxon ''mæra'' – a being with roots in ancient Germanic superstition, and clos ...also is used metaphorically to refer to "[[nightmare]]" in Modern Persian language.

...e same family. The Fomorians were a completely separate race with separate language and customs. Although they do intermarry with the Tuatha De Danann in many ...gs. However the mór element may derive from a word meaning "terror", whose Anglo-Saxon cognate "maere" survives in English "nightmare", but not in "morbid" which

...n cynocephalus ''dog-head'', which derives from Greek: ''κῠνοκέφᾰλοι''. In Anglo-Saxon England, the Old English word ''wulfes heafod'' (wolf’s head) was a techn ...e rest of the Indians with whom they associate. They understand the Indian language but are unable to converse, only barking or making signs with their hands a

...-inn'' which derives from the Proto-Germanic ''*-innja'').<ref>'''Elves in Anglo-Saxon England: Matters of Belief, Health, Gender and Identity''' By [[Alaric Hall ...rms with this weak declension were aluen(e) and eluen(e). <ref>'''Elves in Anglo-Saxon England: Matters of Belief, Health, Gender and Identity''' By Alaric Hall,

...' and Latin ''celare''="to hide, to cover" (all from [[Proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] ''[[wiktionary:*kel-|*kel-]]''). The [[Muslim]] belief in ''[[jahannam]]'' (in [[Arabic Language|Arabic]]: جهنم) (similar to Hebrew ''ge-hinnom'' and resembles that of

: [[Albanian mythology]] - [[Anglo-Saxon polytheism|Anglo-Saxon mythology]] - [[Basque mythology]] - [[Catalan myths and legends|Catalan my ...ricdigests.org/1996-4/mythic.htm Using Mythic-Archetypal Approaches in the Language Arts. ERIC Digest.]

There are suppositions that the name "Talos" in the old Cretan language meant the ''Sun'', and that Zeus was known in Crete by the similar name of

...' is consequently well established. This aside, its origins predating the Anglo-Saxon era constitute the major substance of debate regarding its history. Most p ...it.com Nzo Quimbanda 'Casa dos Ventos' ]Quimbanda House in Europe, English language page on Afro-Brazilian Witchcraft

...ands, and would have fed its young, as birds do, on regurgitated food. Its language would have sounded somewhat like birdsong.

...y of Current English''" the name is probably derived from the Anglo-Norman language ''gobelin'' (medieval Latin ''gobelinus''), which is probably a diminutive

...n 1995 and 1997. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A41966-2003Oct3?language=printer] ...', Volume XIV, 1905: 451) claim that "Cannibal" meant "valiant man" in the language of the Caribs. [[Richard Hakluyt]]'s ''Voyages'' introduced the word to Eng