ENGLISH MYTHOLOGY

England has a long and elaborate history of invasion and settlement by many diverse cultures. Over the years, the traditions brought by the influx of new settlers, melded together with existing English customs to form a culture uniquely "English".

England is home to several distinctive mythical folk heroes and legends, many of which are taken directly from historical fact: King Arthur, Hereward the Wake, Robin Hood, the lost land of Lyonesse, to name a few. 

There is a great deal of regional variation, and this reflects the historical sense of geographical separation which pre-existed today's transport systems. In Cornwall, for example, there are a number of faery species including the piskeys, and the spirits of the mine-shafts, the knockers, and these are known nowhere else in England.

	BRITISH (ENGLISH) ELVES (ADDLER): They were divided into two classes — the rural Elves, inhabiting the woods, fields, mountains, and caverns; and the domestic or house-spirits, usually called Hobgoblins and Robin Goodfellows.
	BRITISH (ENGLISH) FAERIES: The Faerie in England is a blending of the Germanic dwarf-elf people and the Celtic people of the hills.