Category Archives: Somerset folklore

Uncanny Book Club: Ghost-lore goes art nouveau

I am a book nut. I keep buying the bloody things. I can’t help it. I just can’t see me ever really buying into the whole Kindle-type pretend book thing. I love the feel of a book, the design, the … Continue reading

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>Holy Thorn hacked down

> One of the Holy Thorn trees round Glastonbury Tor was cut down by vandals overnight in early December. This is/was the most famous of the Holy Thorns, on Wearyall Hill, the one believed by (fairly modern) folklore to be … Continue reading

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