Jacqueline Simpson studied English and medieval Icelandic in London and became a leading scholar of local legend in England and Scandinavia. She has held senior roles in the Folklore Society, which awarded her its Coote Lake Medal in 2008. With Steve Roud she wrote A Dictionary of English Folklore, and with Terry Pratchett she wrote The Folklore of Discworld.
Jacqueline Simpson
Folklorist; A Dictionary of English Folklore
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- Born
- 1930
Further reading: Wikipedia
