Sentence examples for many folklore from inspiring English sources

Fagunwa's works characteristically take the form of loosely constructed picaresque fairy tales containing many folklore elements: spirits, monsters, gods, magic, and witchcraft.

She did so in "Anthracite Fields," which won the Pulitzer Prize this year, and in "Steel Hammer" (2009), a work that distills the many folklore versions of John Henry — the legendary railroad steel driver who died after winning a contest of strength against a steam-powered hammer — into a compelling, unified image.

Different times and cultures made sense of the nightmare in their own ways, and wove these experiences into many rich folklore traditions.

The Tree of Life has been an enduring image in many cultures' folklore for thousands of years.

ACCORDING to popular folklore, many animals are smarter than they appear.

The patriotic defiance of cockney London during the Blitz is part of the national folklore many Britons, including me, grew up with.

While the queues which formed at recruitment offices have become part of Great War folklore, many refused to fight on account of their pacifist beliefs.

Pre-election Budgets are invariably controversial with many entering political folklore, although former Chancellor Ken Clarke has claimed that no Budgets "in living memory" have changed the outcome of a subsequent election.

Furthermore, Dolphin was noted to have confused fictional (bloodsucking) vampires with those of folklore, many of whom were not noted to drink blood.

Bugs have had many meanings in European folklore.

It has become a part of national folklore, and many spent Friday reminiscing about the event.