The Folklore of East AngliaRowman and Littlefield, 1974 - 192 pages |
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Enid Porter. contained , touched it and was convinced that it contained a human body . The murderers , fearful of discovery , fled deeper into the wood , hanged the body on a tree and then returned to Norwich to discuss what they should ...
Enid Porter. contained , touched it and was convinced that it contained a human body . The murderers , fearful of discovery , fled deeper into the wood , hanged the body on a tree and then returned to Norwich to discuss what they should ...
Page 133
... body into the thickest part of the woods at Eglesdene . When the departure of the Danes removed the terror which their presence had inspired , the East Anglians , prompted by affection for their late sovereign , assembled in ...
... body into the thickest part of the woods at Eglesdene . When the departure of the Danes removed the terror which their presence had inspired , the East Anglians , prompted by affection for their late sovereign , assembled in ...
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... body rotted away . It was because she had murdered her husband that the old woman was condemned to be burned . On the day of her death it was reported that a dog - shaped piece of flesh , which had grown on Mr Beale's body ever since ...
... body rotted away . It was because she had murdered her husband that the old woman was condemned to be burned . On the day of her death it was reported that a dog - shaped piece of flesh , which had grown on Mr Beale's body ever since ...
Contents
Cures and Remedies | 42 |
Fairies Ghosts and Black Dogs | 75 |
Giants JackoLanterns and The Devil | 93 |
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References to this book
Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions Gabrielle Hatfield No preview available - 2004 |
Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions Gabrielle Hatfield No preview available - 2004 |