Enid Porter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3790723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Enid Porter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Enid |
| FAMILY NAME | Porter |
| SIGNATURE | PORTER E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1958 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Fen Skating
Early skates, in the form of shin bones of sheep or deer, are to be found in many English museums. Most examples have a hole drilled through the heel end to allow the insertion of a leather thong while the bases of the bones show, usually, signs of having been ground or worn smooth by friction. In the Guildhall Museum in London some of the bones have iron pegs in the heel to hold the strap. It is impossible to say definitely to what century any p…
Tales from the Fens
Folk Life and Traditions of the Fens
Some Folk Beliefs of the Fens
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Some Folk Beliefs of the Fens
Folk Life and Traditions of the Fens
Fen Skating
Early skates, in the form of shin bones of sheep or deer, are to be found in many English museums. Most examples have a hole drilled through the heel end to allow the insertion of a leather thong while the bases of the bones show, usually, signs of having been ground or worn smooth by friction. In the Guildhall Museum in London some of the bones have iron pegs in the heel to hold the strap. It is impossible to say definitely to what century any p…
Tales from the Fens
History (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Folklore (2 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (2 works) · Anatomy (1 works) · Anatomy (1 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Art history (1 works)