Iron in folklore
Iron has an important role in folklore.
Europe[change | change source]
Cold Iron means weapons. Later, it came to mean horseshoes & fences.
- If you have a horseshoe, you’ll repel evil spirits. Later, it gave good luck.
Tibet[change | change source]
In Tibet, iron from meteors is precious. Tibetan gods used weapons made from meteoric iron. Because Tibet is so high, Tibet had many meteors fall.