Bluecap
In the modern world, Bluecap has been a topic of constant debate and a central point of interest for millions of people around the world. From its emergence on the public scene to its impact on society, Bluecap has captured the attention and interest of academics, activists, political leaders, and everyday people alike. Its influence extends across different spheres of life, from popular culture to the global economy, and its meaning and relevance continue to evolve as we enter this new millennium. In this article, we will fully explore the impact and importance of Bluecap in today's world, analyzing its history, its repercussions, and its potential to shape the future.
| Grouping | Mythological creature Fairy |
|---|---|
| First attested | In folklore |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | England |
| Details | Mines |
A bluecap is a mythical fairy or ghost in English folklore that inhabits mines and appears as a small blue flame. If miners treat them with respect, the bluecaps lead them to rich deposits of minerals.[1] Like knockers or kobolds, bluecaps can also forewarn miners of cave-ins. They are mostly associated with the Anglo-Scottish borders.[2]
Bluecaps were regarded as hard workers and it was said that they were expected to be paid a working man's wages, equal to those of an average putter (a mine worker who pushes the wagons). This payment was left in a solitary corner of the mine, and they would not accept any more or less than they were owed. The miners would sometimes talk of having seen a flickering bluecap settle on a full tub of coal, transporting it as though "impelled by the sturdiest sinews".[3]
Another being of the same type (though less helpful in nature) was called "Cutty Soames"[4] or Old Cutty Soames,[5] who was known to cut the rope-traces or soams by which the assistant putter was yoked to the tub.[4]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Allen (2005), p. 24
- ^ Katherine Mary Briggs, The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature
- ^ Briggs (1976), pp. 27–28
- ^ a b Labour and the Poor in England and Wales, 1849–1851: Northumberland and Durham, Staffordshire, the Midlands, Jules Ginswick, Routledge, 1983, ISBN 0-7146-2960-X, 9780714629605, pp. 65-66
- ^ Character Sketches Of Romance, Fiction And The Drama, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Marion Harland, The Minerva Group, Inc., 2004, ISBN 1-4102-1335-8, ISBN 978-1-4102-1335-8, page. 119
Bibliography
- Allen, J. (2005), Fantasy Encyclopedia, Kingfisher Publications
- Briggs, Katharine (1976), An Encyclopedia of Fairies, Pantheon Books, ISBN 0394409183
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