At the beginning of the 21st Century monsters still roam the remote, and sometimes not so remote, corners of our planet. It is our job to search for them. The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] is - we believe - the largest professional, scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals. Since 1992 the CFZ has carried out an unparalleled programme of research and investigation all over the world. Since 2009 we have been running the increasingly popular CFZ Blog Network, and although there has been an American branch of the CFZ for over ten years now, it is only now that it has a dedicated blog.

Tuesday 9 December 2014

MINE SPIRITS OF CORNWALL

In Cornwall in Britain the mines are said to be populated with  diminutive creatures called Knockers.  Cornish miners brought their traditions to the United States, where the beings were given the elongated name of Tommyknockers.  The Cornish are culturally and racially distinct from the rest of England, being descended from the Celts rather than the Anglo-Saxons.  Their language is now extinct, but efforts are being made to revive it.

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