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Kern-baby or mell-doll, 89
Key, see Bible and key
Kielkropfs, Martin Luther on, 7
Killmoulis: a kind of brownie haunting mills—has no mouth but enormous nose—thrashes corn and rides for the howdie, 252; aids in divination by the “blue clue,” 253
King’s evil, dried leg of toad on neck, a charm for (Devonshire), 205; formerly known as St. Marcoul’s evil, 305; see St. Marcoul
Kirkegrim, see Kyrkogrim
Kirkstall Abbey: tale of buried treasure at, guarded by cock and black horse, 320–1
Kludde of Brabant and Flanders: an evil spirit of protean character, 272–3
Knives: coming back “laughing” after being lent, 28; placed in cradle of unbaptized child, 14, 230; it severs love to give them, 118; Gay and Rev. S. Bishop quoted, 118–19
Kraken mentioned, 284
Kyrkogrim or church-lamb of Sweden and Denmark; betokens death of a child, 274
Lacemakers’ festival on St. Andrew’s Day, 97
Ladybird, child’s charm for, 26
Lamb: the first seen in spring, its position portentous, 120; Satan cannot take its form, 277
Lambton worm, The: particulars collected by Sir Cuthbert Sharpe in Bishoprick Garland, 287: in the fourteenth century the young heir of Lambton, fishing on Sunday, cursed his ill-luck; caught a worm of unsightly appearance; flung it into a well; soon out-grew well; rested on rock in Wear during the day and twined round a hill, still known as the Worm Hill, by night; became terror of neighbourhood; sucked the cows’ milk, devoured cattle, and laid waste the district, 288; approached Lambton Castle; pacified with stone trough of milk; knights fought it in vain; heir of Lambton returns from Holy Land; takes advice of a wise woman, 289; covers his armour with spear-heads; vows to kill first living thing met after victory, 290; worm killed by self-inflicted wounds; the victor met by his father, kills a hound, but the vow broken, and for nine generations no lord of Lambton dies in his bed, 291; stone trough still shown and piece of worm’s skin, 292
Lammer-bead (amber bead), used for curing sore eyes and sprained limbs, 145
Land, patch of: formerly dedicated to the devil in Scottish villages; set apart in Devonshire and called gallitraps, 278
Langley hall, the Headless Coach at, 326
Lariston, the laird of, slew the Linton worm, 295–6
Lawson (Rev. W. de L.) on Capelthwaites, 276
Lead, divination in Denmark by melted, 105
Leaven, dangerous to give it away; the belief obtains also in Spain, 217
Lee Penny: a charm for disease in cattle; £5,000 offered for it, 164
Leetholm, wise man of, consulted, 232–3
Left foot on threshold when entering a house unlucky, 116
