Joan the Wad

Joan the Wad is a mythological character in Cornish folklore. She is the Queen of the Pixies, which are tiny mythical creatures usually associated with the counties of Cornwall and Devon in England. Wad is an Eastern Cornwall colloquial term for torch or bundle of straw.

Joan the Wad

Joan the Wad is a mythological character in Cornish folklore. She is the Queen of the Pixies, which are tiny mythical creatures usually associated with the counties of Cornwall and Devon in England. Wad is an Eastern Cornwall colloquial term for torch or bundle of straw.