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According to the Goetia, Leonard is a demon lord who serves as grandmaster at many witches' banquets and orgies. He will mark each initiate with one of his three goat horns. In Leonard's spare time, he disguises himself as a handsome soldier to seduce women.
Louis Le Breton
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In Scottish legend, baobhan sith are fairies who appear as beautiful young women to seduce travelers with their kisses, and then drink their blood. They have deer hooves instead of feet (which are usually concealed by their dress), and can turn into ravens. Alfonso Pardo
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According to Welsh folklore, Merlin lives in an invisible tower of glass on Bardsey Island (off the Welsh coast). There he guards the 13 Treasures of the Island of Britain, including the fiery sword Dyrnwyn, King Arthur's invisibility cloak, and an enchanted chess set.
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@juergen_hubert Interesting. The idea of a sinister college of magic did seem to catch the imagination of numerous European cultures.
The Scholomance of European folklore was an infamous school of black magic located somewhere underground in Transylvania. Satan was the headmaster, and classes taught such sorcery as the speech of animals and weather control. In the original novel, Dracula was a student.
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According to legend, a herdsman stumbled on a cave in Britain in which King Arthur's warriors had been sleeping for centuries. One of the warriors opened his eyes, and asked if Arthur had returned yet. The terrified herdsman said no, so the warrior went back to sleep.
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