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davem · 11-12-2003, 03:44 AM

Interesting investigation of this subject in:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...273945-1518215

The authors relate the River Woman with various river spirits/hags, like Jenny Greenteeth or Peg Powler:
http://kaedrin.com/ia/beings/powler.html

This connects her to one of the oldest figures in British Folklore

11-12-2003, 03:44 AM	#9
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Interesting investigation of this subject in: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...273945-1518215 The authors relate the River Woman with various river spirits/hags, like Jenny Greenteeth or Peg Powler: http://kaedrin.com/ia/beings/powler.html This connects her to one of the oldest figures in British Folklore __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."