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The Encyclopedia Mythica Open in a new browser windowEditor's Pick
   On-line encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend, containing definitions of deities, fabulous creatures and places, as well as images and stories.
   http://www.pantheon.org/

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Windsor Castle Open in a new browser window  
   Extensive collection of traditional and modern wisdom, tales and lore (in Norwegian and English).
   http://oaks.nvg.org/index.html
Traditional Literature Open in a new browser window  
   Outlines the origins and characteristics of folktales, and the various genres of traditional literature.
   http://nosferatu.cas.usf.edu/lis/lis6585/class/tradlit.html
Ring Of Folklore And Urban Legends Open in a new browser window  
   Webring for sites on urban legends and folklore, including sites that carry collections of jokes, riddles, songs, and stories, or sites that debunk myths of science, history, and daily life.
   http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1401/urbanlegends.html
Forms of Traditional Literature with Links Open in a new browser window  
   Provides some definitions of common forms of traditional literature, such as folktales, tall tales, fables, proverbs, myths, and epics.
   http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/form2.htm
Oral Lore Open in a new browser window  
   Listing of categories and examples of oral lore.
   http://virtual.park.uga.edu/~clandrum/orallist.html
The Solar Wheel Award Open in a new browser window  
   List of links to 1998 and 1999 award winning websites for folklore, myth and legend.
   http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/2791/
Fool's Paradise - Tons-o-Trickster! Open in a new browser window  
   Bibliography and large list of links exploring the complex mythic/archetypal figure of Trickster.
   http://members.aol.com/pmichaels/glorantha/foolsparadise.html
Becka's Mythology Pages Open in a new browser window  
   Covering mythical creatures, retellings of folktales, and a section on lost lands.
   http://www.rebecca.sutton.care4free.net/
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Open in a new browser window  
   Study by Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1896) into the history of childhood (PDF files).
   http://www.cwru.edu/UL/preserve/stack/Child.html
Children's Folklore Open in a new browser window  
   Multicultural and multilingual anthology published on the web by children, parents and teachers from around the world; contains rhymes, customs, and games.
   http://digilander.libero.it/cfgames2000/
Folklore and Myth, Fables and Tall Tales Open in a new browser window  
   Folktales and proverbs from around the world, and reference lists of deities and legendary creatures and lands.
   http://folkloreandmyth.netfirms.com/
Small Forms of Verbal Folklore Open in a new browser window  
   Discussing several minor forms such as proverbs, riddles, oaths and calls, with examples from Lithuanian folklore.
   http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/verbalf/smallfolk.html
My Folklore Courses Home Page Open in a new browser window  
   Online course materials including overviews and definitions, from the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
   http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~zharuna/
Folklore Open in a new browser window  
   Online course materials by Mary Magoulick, Georgia College and State University.
   http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~mmagouli/folklore.htm
Folklore Home Page Open in a new browser window  
   Online course materials offered by the College of Siskiyous.
   http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/engl12/
Terror and Taboo in Russian Childlore Open in a new browser window  
   Course materials on Russian and American folklore, focussing on childlore, to determine the role of folklore in society.
   http://wsrv.clas.virginia.edu/~jl2j/Terror/slfk203.htm
Forms of Folklore, The Verbal Arts Open in a new browser window  
   Arizona University lecture course examining form and function of the traditional verbal arts.
   http://www.elearn.arizona.edu/sfair/eng449home.html
Oral History Online Open in a new browser window  
   Research tool indexing oral history collections in English around the world, linking through to the full text where available.
   http://www.alexanderstreet2.com/oralhist/
An Introduction to Folktales Open in a new browser window  
   Discusses the dichotomy between myths, legends, and fairy tales with examples of each.
   http://www.geocities.com/folk_king2003/

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