Welcome
I am a folklore researcher, author and broadcaster. I began my career as a journalist at the Sheffield Star and spent four years working as a Press Officer. But my passion was always for folklore and in 1999 I completed a PhD in Folklore at the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, University of Sheffield. I moved to Sheffield Hallam University in 2005 where for two decades I taught journalism and media law before I was promoted to Associate Professor. Working with colleagues who shared my interest in folklore, I co-founded the Centre for Contemporary Legend research group at SHU in 2018. I was Project Lead the AHRC-funded National Folklore Survey for England until I left the university in 2026 to return to full-time writing and broadcasting. My books include The Angel of Mons, How UFOs Conquered the World and Space Age Folklore that will be published by Reaktion in 2027. Contact me by email at furnival.news at googlemail.com
Tag Archives: six day war
The Angel of the Golan Heights
As the centenary of The Angels of Mons, the greatest urban legend of WW1, approaches, I am on the look out for rumours and stories about supernatural intervention in modern warfare. So I was pleased to read a contemporary story in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged angel Gabriel, Angel of Mons, angels, angels of mons, Arab-Israeli conflict 1967, battle of Mons, battle of the frontiers 1914, Dome of the Rock, From Gabriel to Lucifer, Golan Heights, golden figures, Great War, Herotodus, In the Shadow of the Sword, Jerusalem, Jibra'il, London Evening News, Mecca, Phyllis Campbell, Robin Bennett, six day war, supernatural intervention in war, The Guardian Review, The Old Testament, The Temple, Tom Holland, UFOs, Valery Rees
4 Comments