The Pirate of Porlock | English Folklore
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2020
- Welcome to my channel! Here you'll find folklore from across the British Isles. This is an old ghost story from the coastal village of Porlock in the English county of Somerset. Here we see a local priest challenge the phantom to a riddle contest when traditional 'laying' (exorcism) does not work.
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CHALLENGE: There are a few riddles towards the end of this video. Why don't you try pausing after they're read out and see if you can work them out! If you enjoy my content and would like to support my work, you can help me out via PayPal, which is much appreciated:
Your genuine appreciation and reverence for our folklore is reflected in your narration and truly brings the accounts to life. This channel is a goldmine of content! Keep it up mate!
Thank you for creating this. I'm born and raised in Somerset and have started a family project with my kids to explore the folklore of Somerset. I've heard a very similar version this. Just the riddles were replaced with the ghost challenged to eat a holy wafer! Thank you for helping keep these stories alive.
The riddle dual reminds me of an old Appalachian ballad called, "The Devil's Nine Questions". (Yes, I know those old ballads trace back to Britain.) :)
It's nice to see Somerset getting the recognition it deserves! The south-west of England is such an overlooked part of the country (besides Cornwall, being one of the Celtic nations means it gets special treatment from Americans)
Thanks for this delightful riddle tale, one which I'd never heard before. Though I'd also never heard any of the riddles before, I got five of the six correct. As a clergyman, I'm a bit chagrined that the one I missed was the one about the man who was born before his father ... I guessed the first two parts, but the'sister' part flummoxed me complerely
Beautiful artwork throughout 💙
This channel is the gift that keeps on giving!!! Thankyou for ur awesome storytelling and for being an integral part of the English folklore revival. Keep it up 😀👍👊🏴
One of your best. Thanks, as always, for your work. Shared.
This video inspired me to learn and solve some german riddles today. I`m furthermore motivated to learn more about the history of riddles. May treebeard help me in this endeavour.
Nice one Duke. Got myself an old copy of A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson. Although most people believe it was actually written by Daniel Defoe but he wanted to protect his sources. Most of what we know about the most famous pirates comes from this book.
Second!
Great work again... Love these old tales.
The priest's last riddle was brilliant I thought about it for quite a while lucky enough the answer came near the end of the story else I might be still stuck for an answer . Nice one Duke . Have a like .
A fabulous story indeed, beautifully told. 🌟👍
I absolutely love Porlock ❤
I just love these stories, spooky ☠️👽
One of my favorite topics
well done on the pics of my village
Great stuff