In early modern folklore they became associated with the fairies of Romance culture.
Despite being dismissed by experts, the link gained media attention and entered popular modern folklore.
Urban legend normally refers to a modern folklore, compelling stories often thought to be factual by those who circulate them.
This short story would go on to be the inspiration for the famous David Lang disappearance often found in modern supernatural folklore.
Alexander features prominently in modern Greek folklore, more so than any other ancient figure.
The modern folklore is not good evidence for the origin of the association of the sun, Elias, and mountaintops.
This cannot be confirmed by any original documents, however it has passed into Hungarian modern folklore.
The tooth fairy is a mythical figure found in modern folklore.
Many of his short poems became modern folklore.
But he is not quite the talking head that modern folklore says will guarantee the wrath of the ratings gods.