Das Irrlicht, by Arnold Böcklin, 1882 Will-o’-the-wisps are little dancing lights sometimes seen on bogs and moorlands, and occasionally in forests.  Some have been reported to retreat from the viewer if followed, thus giving the impression that it was leading the viewer somewhere.  Unfortunately, because will-o’-the-wisps were often seen on bogs and marshes, people who … Continue reading “Tricksy lights”:  Will-o’-the-Wisps in Folklore & J.R.R. Tolkien