FOLK-LORE
A QUARTERLY REVIEW
OF
MYTH, TRADITION, INSTITUTION, & CUSTOM.
[Incorporating The Archæological Review and
The Folk-Lore Journal.]
VOL. III.—1892.
LONDON:
DAVID NUTT, 270, STRAND.
1892.
LONDON : CHAS. J. CLARK, 4, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, W.C.
CONTENTS.
I.—(March 1892.)
PAGE
Opening Address to the Folk-Lore Society for the Session 1891-92. G. L. Gomme - 1
The Lai of Eliduc and the Märchen of Little Snow-White. Alfred Nutt - 26
Magic Songs of the Finns, IV. Hon. John Abercromby - 49
Guardian Spirits of Wells and Lochs. Rev. Walter Gregor 67
Manx Folk-lore and Superstitions, II. Prof John Rhys - 74
Discussion - 88
Folk-lore Tales of Central Africa. Rev. D. Elmslie - 92
Report on Folk-tale Research, 1890-91. E. Sidney Hartland - - - - - - III
Folk-Lore Society. Fourteenth Annual Report of the Council 130
II.—(June 1892.)
The Sin-Eater. E Sidney Hartland - 145
Samoan Tales, II. Hon. John Abercromby - 158
German Christmas and the Christmas-Tree. Dr. Alexander Tille - 166
The Baker of Beauly: a Highland version of the Tale of the “Three Precepts”. Alex. MacBain and W. A. Clouston 183
Divination among the Malagasy, together with Native Ideas as to Fate and Destiny. Rev. Jas. Sibree - 193
The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Mrs. Eliza Gutch - 227
“First Foot” in the British Isles. Prof John Rhys and T. W. E. Higgens - 253
Folk-Lore Society. Proceedings at Evening Meetings - 272
III.—(September 1892.)
Queries as to Dr. Tylor’s Views on Animism J. S. Stuart-Glennie ..... 289
An Analysis of Certain Finnish Myths of Origin. Hon. John Abercromby ..... 308
Bantu Customs and Legends. Rev. James Macdonald - 337
Importance du Folk-lore pour les Études de l’Ancien Français. M. Wilmotte - 360
Folk-lore Miscellanea. Prof. John Rhys - 375
Celtic Myth and Saga. Report upon the Progress of Research during the past two years. Alfred Nutt - 387
IV.—(December 1892.)
The Easter Hare. Chas. J. Billson - 441
The Bodleian Dinnshenchas. Edited and translated by Whitley Stokes 467
Index to Places - 516
Balochi Tales, I. M. Longworth Dames 517
Recent Greek Archæology in its relation to Folk-lore. Cecil Smith - 529
Title-page and Contents for Vol. III.
Notes and News - 139, 270, 433, 554
Review: Paul's Grundriss. Alfred Nutt - 425
Correspondence:
Chained Images, Miss G. M. Godden - 137
The Widow's Son; and Greek Folk-lore, Miss L. M. Garnett 265
Ethnologists and Anthropologists, J. S. Stuart-Glennie - 267
Branchos, A. E. Crawley - 267
The Buck's Leap, Miss C. S. Burne - 427
The Flat-foot Question, Karl Blind - 429
Chained Images, E. S. Hartland - 546
Mr. Hartland's "Sin-Eater", and Primitive Sacraments, Miss G. M. Godden - 546
Christmas Mummers, T. F. Ordish 550
Folk-Songs and Music, Miss L. E. Broadwood - 551
Errata in the September Number - 553
Miscellanea:
Churn Charm, and Sympathetic Bees, Alfred Nutt - 138
Exorcism in Wales, Griffith Evans - 274
The Three Precepts: a Norse Variant, W. A. Clouston - 556
Folk-lore from South-East Suffolk, Lady Camilla Gurdon 558
Folk-lore Bibliography - 141, 278, 435, 561
Indexes: Articles—Bibliography - 569