Robertson, Jeannie (informant), 117
Robertson, Peggy (informant), 101
Robin Goodfellow, ix, x. See also Puck
Robin Hood, xv–xvi
Rose, Frank (informant), 136
Saint Adelme: conception caused by cross, 77–78; conjures up spirits, 78
Saint Aloys: 78; takes leg off horse to reshoe it, 79
Saint Alphege, 76
Saint Dunstan: 76; as blacksmith pinches Devil’s nose with tongs, 77
Saint Eligius of Noyon. See Saint Aloys
Saint Peter: as gatekeeper of Heaven, 113, 114
Saints: come to Somerset, 80–81
Saint Withiel, 52
Saint Wulfric: gives food to the hungry, 74; gives food that is restored, 75
Saintyves, Pierre (French folklorist), 79
Salt: protection against bogey, 29; protection against evil, 46; protection against witches, 111; put on stones in harvest rite, 40–43
Sanderson, Stewart (English folklorist), xxviii, xxx, 99
Sandringham, 218
Satan, mentioned, 65. See also Devil
Saxons, 80
Scandinavian tradition, 33, 69. See also Danish, Norwegian, Swedish tradition
Scot, Reginald, ix, xix
Scotland: collecting in, xx; Märchen found in, vi
Scottish tradition, vii, 11, 57, 67, 119, 130
Sea-morgan: lures human beings to quicksand, 55
Sedgemoor, battle of, 73, 96, 107–108
Seki, Keigo (Japanese folklorist), 133
Sexton: dies in grave he has dug, 62; evil, digs open grave, 61; lazy, 112; robs newly buried, 89
Shakespeare, ix, xxiii–xxvi, 55, 90, 117
Shetland, 38
Shropshire, 66, 97, 129
Sicilian tradition, 130
Sikes, Wirt (American folklorist), 33, 38
Slavic tradition, 47
Slovenian tradition, 68
Small-Tooth Dog, xxiii, 3–5
Smith, Mary Ann (informant), 6
Somerset, xx, xxiii, xxvi, xxviii–xxix, 26, 28, 33, 34, 37, 38, 44, 50–51, 54, 55, 61, 62, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 78, 80, 86, 87, 88, 90, 92, 95, 96, 105, 106, 107, 109, 124, 129, 137, 138, 140, 147
Soul: as bird, 27–28; as pig, 65; conflict between Devil and parson over, 105–106; of witch as rabbit, 53; of witch saved, 54; sold to bogey, 29
Southey, Robert, ix, xii
