The Folklore of Discworld

By: Terry Pratchett, Jacqueline Simpson

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Paperback | 1 October 2009 | Edition Number 1

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Terry Pratchett joins up with a leading folklorist to reveal the legends, myths and customs of Discworld, with helpful hints from Planet Earth.

A non-fiction guide to the real folklore that influenced Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld series. Go beyond the novels to discover more about the fantastically funny and gloriously inventive world of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

NOW UPDATED to include material on the Discworld books up to Raising Steam.

Most of us grow up having always known to touch wood or cross our fingers, and what happens when a princess kisses a frog or a boy pulls a sword from a stone, yet sadly some of these things are now beginning to be forgotten. Legends, myths, fairytales- our world is made up of the stories we told ourselves about where we came from and how we got there. It is the same on Discworld, except that beings which on Earth are creatures of the imagination - like vampires, trolls, witches and, possibly, gods - are real, alive and in some cases kicking on the Disc.

In The Folklore of Discworld, Terry Pratchett teams up with leading British folklorist Jacqueline Simpson to take an irreverent yet illuminating look at the living myths and folklore that are reflected, celebrated and affectionately libelled in the uniquely imaginative universe of Discworld.

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One of the most interesting and critically underrated novelists we have... The Folklore of Discworld - co-authored with the eminent folklorist Jacqueline Simpson - emphasises his irreverence and drollery * The Times *
Pratchett is, like Mark Twain, or Jonathan Swift, not just a great writer but also an original thinker... funny, exciting, lighthearted and, like all the best comedy, very serious * Guardian *
Simpson provides depth to the real-world analogues of the Discworold characters, and the text becomes a neatly integrated discussion of folklore, belief systems and the like in both worlds... well written and will raise a smile... a fine Hogswatch present. * Fortean Times *

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Introduction
Introduction
The Cosmos: Gods, Demons and Things	p. 3
Dwarfs	p. 37
The Elves	p. 53
The Nac Mac Feegle	p. 71
Trolls	p. 85
Other Significant Races	p. 97
Beasties	p. 121
The Witches of Lancre	p. 151
The Land of Lancre	p. 183
The Witches of the Chalk	p. 213
The Chalk	p. 235
Heroes!	p. 259
Lore, Legends and Truth	p. 281
More Customs, Nautical Lore and Military Matters	p. 313
Kids' Stuff ... You know, about 'Orrid Murder and Blood	p. 329
Death	p. 357
Bibliography and suggestions for further reading	p. 373
Index	p. 377
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