To protect someone from evil magic, an English wise woman or cunning man would create a "witch bottle," which contained the person's urine, hair, and nail clippings along with other ingredients. Spells would get sucked into the bottle rather than harm their victim.

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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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In the original English ballads, Robin Hood robbed from the rich but he didn't give to the poor - he kept the money. Robin was a folk hero not because he actively helped the poor but just because he harassed the greedy people who the poor wished they could harass.
🎨 H. M. Brock

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At the behest of the devil, his imps were once sent to England to cause trouble. While one of these imps was wreaking havoc inside Lincoln Cathedral, an angel put an end to his mischief by turning him to stone. The petrified imp can still be seen in the cathedral. #WyrdWednesday

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After purchasing all the meat from a butcher who was passing through Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood went to Nottingham in the butcher's place where, disguised as another butcher, he proceeded to sell the meat the poor of the city at a deep discount. #FolkyFriday

🎨: Howard Pyle

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