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  1. Redcaps are a type of murderous goblin that soak their hats in the blood of their victims. According to Sir Walter Scott’s 'Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border,' “Every ruined tower in the south of Scotland is supposed to have an inhabitant of this species.” #BookologyThursday

    📷: Damien Ramage

    #Folklore #Redcap #Goblin #SirWalterScott #MinstrelsyOfTheScottishBorder #Scottland #ScottishFolklore #BorderFolklore

  2. Redcaps are a type of murderous goblin that soak their hats in the blood of their victims. According to Sir Walter Scott’s 'Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border,' “Every ruined tower in the south of Scotland is supposed to have an inhabitant of this species.” #BookologyThursday

    📷: Damien Ramage

    #Folklore #Redcap #Goblin #SirWalterScott #MinstrelsyOfTheScottishBorder #Scottland #ScottishFolklore #BorderFolklore

  3. Redcaps are a type of murderous goblin that soak their hats in the blood of their victims. According to Sir Walter Scott’s 'Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border,' “Every ruined tower in the south of Scotland is supposed to have an inhabitant of this species.” #BookologyThursday

    📷: Damien Ramage

    #Folklore #Redcap #Goblin #SirWalterScott #MinstrelsyOfTheScottishBorder #Scottland #ScottishFolklore #BorderFolklore

  4. Redcaps are a type of murderous goblin that soak their hats in the blood of their victims. According to Sir Walter Scott’s 'Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border,' “Every ruined tower in the south of Scotland is supposed to have an inhabitant of this species.” #BookologyThursday

    📷: Damien Ramage

    #Folklore #Redcap #Goblin #SirWalterScott #MinstrelsyOfTheScottishBorder #Scottland #ScottishFolklore #BorderFolklore

  5. Redcaps are a type of murderous goblin that soak their hats in the blood of their victims. According to Sir Walter Scott’s 'Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border,' “Every ruined tower in the south of Scotland is supposed to have an inhabitant of this species.” #BookologyThursday

    📷: Damien Ramage

    #Folklore #Redcap #Goblin #SirWalterScott #MinstrelsyOfTheScottishBorder #Scottland #ScottishFolklore #BorderFolklore

  6. The Brown Man of the Muirs is a dwarf-like protector of nature in the folklore of the Scottish Borders. Clad in brown clothing with fiery red hair, he has a particular hatred for hunters. Those that cross him often meet a grizzly end due to the Brown Man's wrath. #FolkyFriday

    📷: Gary Ellis

    #Folklore #BrownManOfTheMuirs #Dwarf #Fairy #Scotland #ScottishFolklore #BorderFolklore