| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Bebhinn" | Britain | A goddess of the underworld and daughter of its ruler and a breathtakingly beautiful giantess with long golden hair. Britain |
| King name "Dagonet" | Britain | In the romance La Mort d' Arthure he is called the fool of king Arthur, and was knighted by the king himself. Britain |
| King name "Elidure" | Britain | A legendary king of Britain, advanced to the throne in place of his elder brother, Arthgallo, supposed by him to be dead. Arthgallo, after a long exile, returned to his country, and Elidure resigned to him the throne. |
| King name "Excalibur" | Britain | Liberated from the stone. The sword which Arthur drew out of the stone, whereby he proved himself to be the king. Britain |
| King name "Galapas" | Britain | The giant slain by king Arthur. Britain |
| King name "Lear" | Britain | A legendary king of Britain, who in his old age divided his kingdom between Goneril and Regan, two of his daughters, who professed great love for him. These two daughters drove the old man mad by their unnatural conduct. |
| King name "Locrin" | Britain | Or Locrine. Father of Sabrina, and eldest son of the mythical Brutus, king of ancient Britain. On the death of his father he became king of Loegria. |
| King name "Lud" | Celtic / British | London; so called from Lud, a mythical king of Britain. Ludgate is, by a similar tradition, said to be the gate where Lud was buried. Celtic / British |
| God name "Melwas" | Britain | God of the underworld and the "king of the Summer Country". cornwall, Britain |
| King name "Molmutius" | Britain | A mythical king of Britain, who promulgated the laws called the Molmutine, and established the privilege of sanctuary. |
| King name "Thrummy Cap" | Britain | A sprite described in Northumberland fairy tales as a "queer-looking little auld man," whose exploits are generally laid in the cellans of old castles. Britain |
| King name "Vivien" | Britain | Lady of the lake. Vivien, mistress of Merlin, the enchanter, who lived in the midst of an imaginary lake, surrounded by knights and damsels. Tennyson, in the Idylls of the king, tells the story of Vivien and Merlin. Britain |
| King name "Waking a Witch" | Britain | If a witch was obdurate, the most effectual way of obtaining a confession was by what was termed "waking her." For this purpose an iron bridle or hoop was bound across her face with four prongs thrust into her mouth. The "bridle" was fastened behind to the wall by a chain in such a manner that the victim was unable to lie down; and in this position she was kept sometimes for several days, while men were constantly by to keep her awake. Britain |
| Spirit name "Yeth-Hounds" | Britain | Dogs without heads, said to be the spirits of unbaptised children, which ramble among the woods at night, making wailing noises. Devonshire, Britain |
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