According to legend, Bladud was a king of Britain who founded the city of Bath. He was also a wizard, and created magic wings to fly. However, like Icarus, Bladud flew too high, and his wings failed, so he fell to his death. His son was Shakespeare's King Lear.

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Sulis, a goddess of healing and curses, is one of the few deities mentioned in surviving British folklore. When Bladud (Britain's mythical wizard-king) discovered some hot springs with healing powers, he built the city of Bath over them, along with a temple to Sulis.

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Jack in the Green is an English folk custom, part of the May Day festival. A person is covered in a framework of green foliage, and then marches in a procession with musicians. It began in the 18th century, though some folklorists connect it with earlier imagery (such as the Green Man).

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Sulis (a goddess of healing and cursing) is one of the few Celtic deities mentioned in surviving British folklore. When Bladud (Britain's mythical wizard-king) discovered a group of hot springs with healing powers, he built the city of Bath over them, along with a temple to Sulis.

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In British folklore, the badger (like many other black-furred animals) is often seen as a bringer of bad luck. Such as in this centuries-old rhyme:

"Should one hear a badger call,
And then an owl cry,
Make thy peace with God, good soul,
For thou shall shortly die."

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According to legend, Bladud was a king of Britain who founded the city of Bath. He was also a wizard, and created magic wings to allow himself to fly. However, like Icarus, King Bladud flew too high, and his wings failed, so he fell to his death. His son was Shakespeare's King Lear.

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In the original version of Merlin's story, his only supernatural power is prophecy, and he otherwise relies on medieval "science." He uses "machinery" to move Stonehenge and "medicine" (presumably potions) to make King Uther Pendragon look like Duke Gorlois.

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The gods have punished Britannia for her colonial crimes in Oceania by sending Rupert Murdoch to drown her in his journalistic excrement.

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