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A Missing Folk Tale?
This post’s comment section is specifically for you to discuss vanishing and missing folktales, or share the tales you know, but feel do not get enough attention. Update: this post now has a response from one of our guest bloggers, Virginia Crow, which you can read here. Many places in Lincolnshire feel like they should…
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The Stamford Bull-run
The Stamford bull-run was a town tradition from late medieval times until 1839, when this cruel practice was eventually banned. According to legend, the tradition started in the early thirteenth century, after two bulls were seen settling a romantic dispute over a lovely cow on what is now Town Meadows by William de Warenne, Early…
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Looking for Lincolnshire Authors
Looking for prose and poetry authors with a Lincolnshire connection to contribute to an anthology. Each successful contribution will receive an honorarium upon acceptance.
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The Grimsby Imp
A less famous counterpart to the Lincoln Imp, who according to legend caused mayhem in Lincoln Cathedral and was subsequently turned to stone. The Grimsby Imp is his supposed companion…
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Clubfoot
Clubfoot is the nickname given to an alleged ghost at former RAF Binbrook. He is said to be an Australian serviceman who fatally injured himself while trying to sabotage a Lancaster bomber, possibly in revenge for being injured by a careless pilot…
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Gainsthorpe: abandoned, or sacked?
Lincolnshire is full of deserted medieval village sites, one of the best preserved of which is Gainsthorpe. As Jim Snee notes in this beautiful blog post, which contains fact as well as fable, ‘According to legend, Gain[e]sthorpe was not just a village
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