Spirits of the corn (grain) fields from the United Kingdom to Russia have been imagined as embodiments of the harvest and guardians of the fields, sometimes evolving into fantastically cruel fear-figures in the process. We begin with a look at the Scottish and English ballad “John Barleycorn,” first appearing as a broadside in 1568. The …
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