Peculiarities of the Mythological Images of the British Folklore

Аннотация

It is known that mythological images exist in the literature of all nations throughout the world. They serve as the main characters of myths and legends and have been passed down from generations to generations both orally and written forms. Though different nations have various types of mythological images, there can be found some similar images as well. British folklore is also rich in mythological images which have survived through centuries. Most of these images have positive characteristics but there are some with negative characteristic traits as well. Fairies, elves, goblins, dragons, trolls and other mythological images are very popular in British folklore and some of above mentioned images such as fairies and dragons can be found in Uzbek folklore too.