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Nov 302 min read
THE HOLBEACH GAMESTERS
The story of the Holbeach Gamesters is one of Lincolnshire’s most infamous tales, but is there some truth to it?
Oct 194 min read
ST GUTHLAC: THE TRIPPING SAINT
When we think of saints, we usually picture peaceful, glowing people doing their best to look holy, maybe healing the odd leper, maybe...
Oct 64 min read
WHAT THE F*#K IS A YELLOW BELLY?
Exploring where the term Yellow Belly comes from when referring to people from Lincolnshire and The Fens.
Oct 52 min read
EELS! EELS! EELS!
Imagine this: The Fens, this sprawling, watery landscape, teeming with eels. We’re talking about so many eels that the city of Ely is...
Oct 53 min read
THE TOAD MEN OF THE FENS: MAGIC, MADNESS, AND MARSHLAND MYSTERIES
In the Fens, Toad Men wielded magic to control animals and see in the dark, all thanks to a mystical bone from a toad.
Oct 12 min read
RABBIT REBELS: HOW FLUFFY INVADERS HAVE SHAPED OUR LAND AND LORE
Rabbits went from luxury pets to folklore legends, reshaping the land, tied to witches, omens of death, and even feared by sailors.
Sep 131 min read
KERN BABY, KERN!
The original harvest protector, crafted from straw to guard against the thunder, lightning, and whatever else the sky might throw.
Aug 83 min read
PIGEON-LORE OF THE FENS
Pigeons in the Fens: Feathers that trap the soul, omens of death. and folklore's strange dance with mortality
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