The Fairies of Hackpen Hill | Folklore of the Ridgeway
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- The Fairy Mound of Hackpen Hill
A shepherd strays into a fairy hill in the county of Wiltshire, England.
This is part of my "Songline's of the Ridgeway" Series, where I track the storied history of Britains oldest road.
This is a common type of folklore story about the wee folk which was first recorded by the antiquarian and folklorist John Aubery in 1645.
John Aubrey got from an old man called Ambrose Browne the tale of 'a hinde goeing upon Hack-pin with corne' who was led a dance by the fairies to the village, '& so was a shepherd of Winterbourne Basset.' The shepherd reported that the ground opened and he was taken into 'strange places' underground, where music was being played on viols and lutes. The shepherd got no good of his visit to the fairy mound, for 'never any afterwards enjoy themselves'.
Underground realms are a common theme in much Mythology and Folklore, from the Elysian Fields of Greek Myth, to the realms of the Sídhe in Celtic and Irish Myths.
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Absolutely mesmerising! Love your physicality as a teller, your slightly unhinged chuckle and the depth of your respectful scholarship. Hurrah for you :)
You are a very good story teller. thank you very enjoyable ❤👍
Yup this realm is a simulation, a school for souls,.. Earth as school is the hardest place to experience.. Multidimensional beings we are... Portals to other worlds.. Thanks for your storytelling 😁🤗
☝️ this guy knows 😉
Thanks Story Crow! Another great story. Love your storytelling ❤
i heard my GreatGrand Uncles on my Dad's side were Sheep herders in New Mexico. They homesteaded the land under a Civil War land grant. I don't know if they were both drummer boys [but it makes a good story]. Their only neighbors were the Ute Indians, who befriended them.
They would shear the sheep and sell off their wool every year, and come back to Chicago, see the Family, buy supplies and squander the rest. They died from the Spanish Flu in 1918. My Dad inherited the property from his Father, and I've gotten it from him.
Thank you I really enjoyed the story. I have a lot of weird dreams but I've never had one about fairies maybe I will sometime
Thankyou.
In all the madness of the matrix - some light & positivity & happiness appears in the form of a story from the beacon that is the story Crow - thank you
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Long live the bards! Keep telling tales, and we'll keep eating them up.
Who knows, perhaps some of us will tell these tales to others, who will tell tyem to others, who will remember them to their grandchildren long in the future, to a different world and new ears... and connect the old to the new.
Sorry to wax all poetic.
I love stories, is all.
Yesss my friend, pass the tales on ! Blessings on your beards 🙏🍻
@@TheStoryCrow thank you! I have Bragi inked on my arm, so that's doubly appreciated!
Amazing
Thank you for your storys they have been something i look forward to since i found your show. I live on Vancouver Island bc in Canada and the first Nations here also have stories of little people and other similar phenomenon. There are sacred places around here that also have incredibly interesting energies, and few places to be avoided as well. Thank you for your content.
Ah, somewhere I’ve always wanted to visit. Love the First Nations folklore and always amazed how much of it resonates with my part of the world.
Thanks for watching and for the comment too ☺️🙏
Thank you for the story! I occasionally have prophetic dreams and those are the only ones that I remember perfectly. The events in the dream always happen within the next several years. The spirit world has an interesting way of communicating with us: sometimes it is direct and sometimes it is not. Your story reminds me of a book I had as a child relating tales of elves, brownies, fairies, mermaids, and leprechauns.
Love ur content brother...thank u💚🌳🙏
Wonderful story, thank you! I love catching the feeling of a place. The vibe, if you will. I haven't been to Hackpen Hill, but I could feel the curious unease, the whispers of it in your story.
Glad that came across, it’s a very whispery place! 🙏
That was great thank you. 🙂
Cheers ☺️🙏
Songline of the Ridgeway video coming soon folks. This is a teaser.
I'll drop iut on patreon first.
Watch out for them fairies!
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Must be countless examples down the ages of folk accidentally taking a hallucinogenic. Having an unexpected trip must have been very disturbing, particularly in the absence of knowledgable folk.
You reminded me of something I read - someone visiting Temple? Hill, sitting down and having a snooze and having a vivid dream, maybe of Jerusalem? I can't remember the details but it made a big impression.
I love your integration of sound effects in your stories. You remind me of C3PO in Return of the Jedi regaling the Ewoks with heroic tales, perfectly mimicking the roar of TIE fighters or the labored breath of Darth Vader.
Haha! I remember that bit in return of the Jedi! Hilarious 😆
I now am on fire to camp there. :D
He most definitely was! And another great story 🍻
Wow! Sounds like he was tripping on lsd, lol...Love it when you say u r a wiltshire man (land of my ancestors)..The 1st time I saw Salisbury Cathedral, I almost fell to the ground in awe..Keep up the great work, keeping it alive!!! (all that seem a dream within a dream..Poe) Blessed Be :)
That may have been my own layer of interpretation 😂
Thanks word your words 🙏✨🌙🌳
Such a wonderful story! I am loving watching your stories, thank you! ❤️
I found your channel very recently and it brings me much joy. I love your storytelling, your mischievous twinkle and your generous sharing of knowledge.
Glad you’ve found something to tickle you. Thanks for watching ☺️
Blesse be brother ,so glad i found your chanell thanks the Fae .)O( Subscribed of course
Thanks friend, welcome aboard 🙏☺️ 🧚♀️
That's a great story.
It went well with my breakfast..
Cheers.........☕️
Glad you enjoyed it ☺️🙏
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Wonderfully narrated... thankyou.
Serendipity is strange...only a couple of hours ago I was researching John Aubrey, and thinking I'd like to look into his folktales 🤗.
Interesting man 😉...his Oxbridge education opened a lot of esoteric doors.
I suspect he might have visited Ambrose's underground realm, without the need of hallucinogens 🤔
Get that feeling he has trying to get back 😢😂
Love this one. Sounds like an inner earth experience.
Does doesn’t it ✨
or he ate some mushrooms lol
@@Raxfyr Maybe even just touched them with his skin? It's a gateway nonetheless...
Been there Mate and I suspect you have too! 🍄
Oh yes 😉
I'll have some of whatever Ambrose was on....he sounds like a fungi 😂😂
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Lots of crop circles there over the years. Very magikal place.
Yup. Some folk swear they’ve seen em open right up on the hill below em before their very eyes 🌞 🌾 ⭕️
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UAP encounters are the modern Fey experiences.
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I recognise them shrooms that have always taken the knowing to the otherworlds
☝️ this fun guy knows 🍄
it sounds like he went to the 4th dimension and saw a bunch of stuff collapse in on itself
Totally
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Sounds like he may have consumed some wonky mushrooms, Im thinkin'...😊
I’m thinkin’ you might be right 😉
don't you mean the right type of mushroom?
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