Old Moss
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Old Moss was a fairy queen who appears in Shantooe Jest, a 19th-century poem by Thomas Shaw inspired by Yorkshire and Lancashire folklore. She flees the sound of church bells to live with a giant named Todmore, and they eventually settle in the location of Todmorden.
When
- First attested
- 1800 CE
- Attested period
- 1800 – 1899
- Historical notes
- Appears in 19th-century poem Shantooe Jest by Thomas Shaw inspired by Yorkshire and Lancashire folklore.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Janet, Joan the Wad, Nicneven, Thomas the Rhymer's Fairy Queen, Penelope La Gard, Clíodhna, Oonagh, Finvarra, Aibhell, Ainé, Morgan le Fey, Tam Lin's Fairy Queen, King Philip, Queen Bahee, Gwenhidw, Gwydion ab Don
- allied with
- Todmore
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Old Moss the fairy queen appears in Shantooe Jest, a 19th-century poem by Thomas Shaw inspired by Yorkshire and Lancashire folklore. She flees the sound of the church bells to live with a giant named Todmore”
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