@UKGSFestival @Hypnogoria Some references there I hadn’t spotted, but my research did suggest it’s clearly a pre-15th century origin, especially if we allow a bit of looseness around Christmas / winter’s tales. https://t.co/6R2EfjFWYd
@UofGFantasy @ProfTonyPollard @UofGlasgow @louisewelsh00 And it goes back much further than that! https://t.co/ufsBtfqyec And I wish I’d read Clarke’s Natural History of Ghosts when I wrote that, because he has some interesting relevant ideas and informati
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