The witch has infiltrated various other mediums, from the music of heavy metal band Amorphis, to video games, such as the ...

From the bloodthirsty Chedipe to the enigmatic Baba Yaga, explore how ancient witch legends reveal deep-seated fears and societal beliefs. Francisco Goya’s 18th-century painting, The Witch’s ...

The legends of the winter goddess and the locations and ancient Irish folklore, including Saint Brigid, the goddess of summer, are linked to her. The Cailleach, or the hag, has been feared and ...

Much of the folklore around the mystical properties of hag stones centers around the holes themselves. One theory holds that looking through the hole of a hag stone will allow you to see a witch ...

What followed once they arrived has become part of the folklore of Erik ten Hag’s tenure so far — a 13.8km run for each and every member of the squad that had suffered through the indignity of ...

100 years on A key figure from Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga certainly fulfils the requirements of the wicked witch – she lives in a house that walks through the forest on chicken legs, and ...