Atropa belladonna - A Plant of Fate and Witches

Atropa belladonna – A Plant of Fate and Witches

August 7, 2018 (Folklore) - “He knows her shifts and haunts, And all her wiles and turns. The venom’d plants Wherewith she kills! where the sad Mandrake grows, Whose groans are dreadful! the dead-numming Nightshade! The stupefying Hemlock! Adder’s-tongue! And Martagan!” – Ben Jonson, The Sad Shepherd: Or, A Tale of Robin Hood
What Is Folklore?

What Is Folkore?

July 13, 2018 (Folklore) - Folklore is a complicated topic. It’s complicated because, contrary to popular belief, it encompasses many different things, and its definition often seems to be amorphous and ever-changing, depending on who you ask.