The eastern counties have a rich and colourful history of very strange tales. For instance, does a phantom black dog haunt the coastlines and countryside? Did this same dog attack Bungay church in 1577? Centuries earlier, did green children from a subterranean world visit the Suffolk village of Woolpit? More recently, why did the owls of Swaffham suddenly start to glow in the dark? And does the ghost of a monk haunt the stage of the Maddermarket Theatre? There are plenty more apparitions of ghosts, plus numerous tales of giants, rains of fish and periwinkles and other assorted unidentified flying objects. This course will explore the most intriguing of these stories: the strangest, the spookiest and the just plain daft. It will attempt to separate the folklore from fact while trying to get to the truth of what really happened. As the phrase goes: the truth is out there…
Course aim
To introduce some of the strangest stories from East Anglian history and folklore while attempting to find the truth behind these tales.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- This course is for beginners
- This course is for improvers
- This course is for beginners and improvers
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- To describe the strangest stories from East Anglian history and folklore.
- Evaluate the credibility of these stories.
- Analyse the cases by using psychology.
- Analyse the stories by using sociology and contemporary history.
- Question the limits of human knowledge.
What else do I need to know?
Nothing is needed, just curiosity!
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