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The Dark Side of Sheffield Folklore: Spectres and River Spirits
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There is much of the strange and haunting in Sheffield's folklore. Does that make it a haunted place?
There are stories of water gods in the River Don, demanding annual sacrifices, boggards in boggard lane, spectral visions of highwaymen, ghosts, and even Spring-Heeled Jack!
Let's find out more in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/sheffield-folklore/
Spring-Heeled Jack blog post and episode: https://www.icysedgwick.com/spring-heeled-jack/
RSVP for my Folklore of Magical Trees talk: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-folklore-of-magical-trees-tickets-912709648127?aff=erelexpmlt
Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/
Become a member of the Fabulous Folklore Family for bonus episodes and articles at https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595
Fabulous Folklore Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/fabulous_folklore
Enjoyed this episode and want to show your appreciation? Buy Icy a coffee to say 'thanks' at: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick
Pre-recorded illustrated talks: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick/shop
Request an episode: https://forms.gle/gqG7xQNLfbMg1mDv7
Get extra snippets of folklore on Instagram at https://instagram.com/icysedgwick
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Manage episode 427467170 series 3340847
There is much of the strange and haunting in Sheffield's folklore. Does that make it a haunted place?
There are stories of water gods in the River Don, demanding annual sacrifices, boggards in boggard lane, spectral visions of highwaymen, ghosts, and even Spring-Heeled Jack!
Let's find out more in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/sheffield-folklore/
Spring-Heeled Jack blog post and episode: https://www.icysedgwick.com/spring-heeled-jack/
RSVP for my Folklore of Magical Trees talk: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-folklore-of-magical-trees-tickets-912709648127?aff=erelexpmlt
Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/
Become a member of the Fabulous Folklore Family for bonus episodes and articles at https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595
Fabulous Folklore Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/fabulous_folklore
Enjoyed this episode and want to show your appreciation? Buy Icy a coffee to say 'thanks' at: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick
Pre-recorded illustrated talks: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick/shop
Request an episode: https://forms.gle/gqG7xQNLfbMg1mDv7
Get extra snippets of folklore on Instagram at https://instagram.com/icysedgwick
'Like' Fabulous Folklore on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fabulousfolklore/
Find Icy on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/icysedgwick.bsky.social
Tweet Icy at https://x.com/IcySedgwick
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