Historian Answers Folklore Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
Medieval historian Dr. Juliette Wood joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about folklore. How did unicorns become a symbol of little girl cuteness? Are mermaids and sirens the same? Has anyone ever actually found a razor blade in their Halloween candy? What are the origins of Slenderman? How did the legend of the Mothman come about? How are Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Yeti and the Abominable Snowman related? Why do so many famous fairytales have bleak endings if they’re meant for children? Answers to these questions and many more await on Folklore Support.
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Folklore Support
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Unicorns
2:30
Lil guys
3:15
Magic wands
4:16
Memes as “internet folklore”
4:33
Halloween candy horror stories
5:25
Mermaids and Sirens
6:43
Team Edward vs Team Jacob
7:59
Mothman
9:20
The Cottingley Fairies photographs
10:20
Wendigo
11:07
Vlad the Impaler and Dracula
12:09
Red Rover
12:51
Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Yeti and the Abominable Snowman
13:50
Fairy shrinkage
14:57
Zombies, man.
16:35
Nessy
18:08
The Tooth Fairy
18:53
Lucky rabbit’s foot
20:00
Slenderman: Origins
21:17
Full moons and werewolves
22:02
The B-tier creatures
23:08
Women and witchcraft
23:55
Twilight vampires
24:50
The Grim Reaper
25:19
The Brothers Grimm
26:39
Famous fairy tales with bleak endings
27:49
Banshees
28:47
Gremlins in the engines
29:17
Devil and pitchfork
29:46
The proper burial tree to avoid a fae snatching
30:25
The Little Mermaid
31:31
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