"the stuff of folklore" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It typically refers to a story, event, or person that has become part of a particular culture's traditional beliefs or customs. Here are some examples: - The legend of King Arthur and his knights is considered the stuff of folklore in England. - The story of the Loch Ness Monster is the stuff of Scottish folklore. - The mysterious creature known as Bigfoot has become the stuff of American folklore. - The ancient city of Atlantis remains a topic of fascination and debate, often seen as the stuff of legends and folklore. - The story of Robin Hood and his band of merry men is considered the stuff of folklore in England.
He never laid claim to being the most stylish defender in the Football League but he was ferociously committed to his work, and his juggernaut tackles – many of the long-distance, sliding variety and nearly all, it should be emphasised, strictly within the laws of the game – became the stuff of folklore at both Brisbane Road and Highbury.
Though he is a member of a wealthy family and received about $1 million a year until he was cut off in 1994, Mr. bin Laden never received the $300 million inheritance that has become the stuff of folklore, the report said.
Across the centuries, they have been stitched into our Britishness as the stuff of folklore, poetry, song – from Robert Herrick's account of Corinna going a-Maying to the belief that eating primroses would allow a person to see fairies, via Shakespeare's talk in Hamlet of "A violet in the youth of primy nature,/ Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting,/ The perfume and suppliance of a minute".
His intellect is the stuff of folklore, and so is his personal life.
Kamala and Gopal Singh are pioneers and I am sure that their work will be stuff of folklore inspiring many others with means, compassion and imagination to follow their path.
An old-fashioned antibiotic tonic, it was the stuff of farmer folklore, and Miller's last shot.
That so many men, women and children could simply vanish has become the stuff of American folklore.
As that may indicate, some firsthand sources used in "Lone Star Nation" are considerably more florid and genteel than the usual stuff of Texas folklore.
As is so often the case in California, where the 1978 property tax revolt led by Howard Jarvis became the stuff of political folklore, a new and unpredictable chapter may be opening.
It might not have been after a broken neck in 2000 forced his retirement but his full recovery and return to competition two years later has been the stuff of showjumping folklore.
But last night, Archie Gemmill, whose mazy run to score the winning goal for Scotland in their pyrrhic victory over the Dutch at the group stage is the stuff of Scottish folklore, insisted Cruyff's presence would have made little difference in that match at least.
