A spirit or
pixy that is said to roam,
bogs,
swamps, lonely roads and
heaths of
England.
The Will O' The Wisp is a mischievous spirit that likes to
trick night travellers into following his glowing,
misty form into
ditches, forests and swamps where they eventually get completely lost and helpless.
The actual
scientific explanation of the
Wisp is
spontaneous ignition of '
Marsh Gas'.
Of course, this wasn't known in the 1500's , so people believed that it was
naughty spirits playing
tricks on humans to spite them.
Also referred to as : '
Friar's Lanthorn', 'Sylham Lamp', '
Elf Fire' and '
Fire Drake'.