The Folklore of Discworld - Summary

Summary

The book is divided into 16 sections

  • The Cosmos: Gods, Demons and Things - Discusses the known gods on the Discworld and their relationships with the gods of Earth.
  • Dwarfs - Explores the customs of the dwarfs and the similarities between dwarf culture and mining cultures on Earth; also certain Earthly religious cultures.
  • Elves - Considers the elven race and what is known about them both on Earth and the Disc.
  • The Nac Mac Feegle - Discusses the Feegle and their 'Pictsies' equivalents on Earth.
  • Trolls - Documents the customs and thoughts of the silicon based lifeform and our beliefs regarding them on Earth.
  • Other Significant Races - Covers a variety of other races including Vampires and Igors and their equivalents on Earth.
  • Beasties - Dragons, chimeras, the sphinx, etc., including the Luggage.
  • The Witches of Lancre - Explores similarities and contrasts between the Lancre witches and the Wise Women and witches of Britain and Ireland.
  • The Land of Lancre - The landscape legends, customs and beliefs in lancre set alongside their counterparts on earth (mainly British).
  • The Witches of the Chalk - Compares material in the Tiffany trilogy with beliefs and customs of Earth.
  • The Chalk - Explores the similar customs and way of life between Tiffany's home and the sheep-rearing areas of Southern England in past generations.
  • Heroes! - Deals with the parallels of Mazda/Prometheus, Carrot as the Lost Heir, and Cohen in relation to Alexander the Great, Tamurlaine, the aged Ulysses, and heroic defiance.
  • Lore, Legends and Truth - Concentrates on 'folklore' as recalled by inhabitants of Ankh-Morpork; includes sections on rat-charming, sinking islands, and wizardry.
  • More Customs, Nautical Lore and Military Matters - More urban traditions, also ghost ships and female soldiers.
  • Kids Stuff... You know, about 'Orrid Murder and Blood - Children's lore (e.g. Frighteners, and the Tooth Fairy); comparison of the Hogfather with father Christmas/Santa Claus.
  • Death - Well, death, obviously.
Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Novels
  • The Colour of Magic
  • The Light Fantastic
  • Equal Rites
  • Mort
  • Sourcery
  • Wyrd Sisters
  • Pyramids
  • Guards! Guards!
  • Faust Eric
  • Moving Pictures
  • Reaper Man
  • Witches Abroad
  • Small Gods
  • Lords and Ladies
  • Men at Arms
  • Soul Music
  • Interesting Times
  • Maskerade
  • Feet of Clay
  • Hogfather
  • Jingo
  • The Last Continent
  • Carpe Jugulum
  • The Fifth Elephant
  • The Truth
  • Thief of Time
  • The Last Hero
  • The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
  • Night Watch
  • The Wee Free Men
  • Monstrous Regiment
  • A Hat Full of Sky
  • Going Postal
  • Thud!
  • Wintersmith
  • Making Money
  • Unseen Academicals
  • I Shall Wear Midnight
  • Snuff
  • Raising Steam
Short stories
  • Troll Bridge
  • Theatre of Cruelty
  • The Sea and Little Fishes
  • Death and What Comes Next
  • A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices
  • A Blink of the Screen
Other books
  • The Discworld Companion
  • The Science of Discworld
  • The Science of Discworld II: The Globe
  • The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch
  • The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day
  • The Pratchett Portfolio
  • The Art of Discworld
  • The Unseen University Challenge
  • The Wyrdest Link
  • The Streets of Ankh-Morpork
  • The Discworld Mapp
  • A Tourist Guide to Lancre
  • Death's Domain
  • Nanny Ogg's Cookbook
  • The Discworld Almanak
  • Where's My Cow?
  • The Unseen University Cut Out Book
  • The Discworld Diaries
  • Once More* With Footnotes
  • The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld
  • The Folklore of Discworld
  • The World of Poo
Games
  • The Colour of Magic
  • Discworld MUD
  • Discworld
  • Discworld II
  • GURPS Discworld
  • Discworld Noir
Films and TV series
  • Welcome to the Discworld
  • Soul Music
  • Wyrd Sisters
  • Hogfather
  • The Colour of Magic
  • Going Postal
  • Unseen Academicals
  • The Watch
Characters
  • Tiffany Aching
  • Death
  • Hex
  • Moist von Lipwig
  • Nanny Ogg
  • Rincewind
  • Susan Sto Helit
  • Havelock Vetinari
  • Sam Vimes
  • Granny Weatherwax
  • more...
Races and creatures
  • Auditors of Reality (characters)
  • Dwarfs (characters)
  • Elves
  • Gods
  • Golems (characters)
  • Nac Mac Feegle (characters)
  • Trolls (characters)
  • Undead (characters)
  • Igors
  • Other races
  • Flora and fauna of the Discworld
Locations
  • Discworld
  • Discworld geography
  • Ankh-Morpork
  • Other dimensions
Organisations
  • Assassins' Guild (members)
  • Other Guilds
  • City Watch (members)
  • History Monks (members)
  • Unseen University (members)
  • The Witches
Other
  • Technology of the Discworld (Inventors)
  • Religions of the Discworld (characters)
  • Games of the Discworld
  • Book:Discworld
  • Portal:Discworld
Works by Terry Pratchett
Discworld
Novels
  • The Colour of Magic
  • The Light Fantastic
  • Equal Rites
  • Mort
  • Sourcery
  • Wyrd Sisters
  • Pyramids
  • Guards! Guards!
  • Eric
  • Moving Pictures
  • Reaper Man
  • Witches Abroad
  • Small Gods
  • Lords and Ladies
  • Men at Arms
  • Soul Music
  • Interesting Times
  • Maskerade
  • Feet of Clay
  • Hogfather
  • Jingo
  • The Last Continent
  • Carpe Jugulum
  • The Fifth Elephant
  • The Truth
  • Thief of Time
  • The Last Hero
  • The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
  • Night Watch
  • The Wee Free Men
  • Monstrous Regiment
  • A Hat Full of Sky
  • Going Postal
  • Thud!
  • Wintersmith
  • Making Money
  • Unseen Academicals
  • I Shall Wear Midnight
  • Snuff
  • Raising Steam
Short
stories
  • "Troll Bridge"
  • "Theatre of Cruelty"
  • "The Sea and Little Fishes"
  • "Death and What Comes Next"
  • "A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices"
  • A Blink of the Screen
Other
books
  • The Discworld Companion
  • The Science of Discworld
  • The Science of Discworld II: The Globe
  • The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch
  • The Pratchett Portfolio
  • The Art of Discworld
  • The Unseen University Challenge
  • The Wyrdest Link
  • The Streets of Ankh-Morpork
  • The Discworld Mapp
  • A Tourist Guide to Lancre
  • Death's Domain
  • Nanny Ogg's Cookbook
  • The Discworld Almanak
  • Where's My Cow?
  • The Unseen University Cut Out Book
  • Discworld Diary
  • Once More* With Footnotes
  • Wit and Wisdom of Discworld
  • The Folklore of Discworld
  • The World of Poo
Johnny Maxwell
  • Only You Can Save Mankind
  • Johnny and the Dead
  • Johnny and the Bomb
The Nome Trilogy
  • Truckers
  • Diggers
  • Wings
Other novels
  • The Carpet People
  • The Dark Side of the Sun
  • Strata
  • Good Omens
  • Nation
  • The Long Earth
  • Dodger

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