The Pirate of Porlock | English Folklore
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- čas přidán 11. 10. 2020
- Welcome to my channel! Here you'll find folklore from across the British Isles. This is an old ghost story from the coastal village of Porlock in the English county of Somerset. Here we see a local priest challenge the phantom to a riddle contest when traditional 'laying' (exorcism) does not work.
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CHALLENGE: There are a few riddles towards the end of this video. Why don't you try pausing after they're read out and see if you can work them out! If you enjoy my content and would like to support my work, you can help me out via PayPal, which is much appreciated: www.paypal.com/paypalme/dukeofavalon?locale.x=en_GB
Your genuine appreciation and reverence for our folklore is reflected in your narration and truly brings the accounts to life. This channel is a goldmine of content! Keep it up mate!
That means a lot mate, thank you :-)
The riddle dual reminds me of an old Appalachian ballad called, "The Devil's Nine Questions". (Yes, I know those old ballads trace back to Britain.) :)
This channel is the gift that keeps on giving!!! Thankyou for ur awesome storytelling and for being an integral part of the English folklore revival. Keep it up 😀👍👊🏴
my pleasure mate, means a lot :-)
Thank you for creating this. I'm born and raised in Somerset and have started a family project with my kids to explore the folklore of Somerset. I've heard a very similar version this. Just the riddles were replaced with the ghost challenged to eat a holy wafer! Thank you for helping keep these stories alive.
Glad you enjoyed mate!
It's nice to see Somerset getting the recognition it deserves! The south-west of England is such an overlooked part of the country (besides Cornwall, being one of the Celtic nations means it gets special treatment from Americans)
English Revival I’ve never been to the south west but I’d love to go soon!
I have ancestors from Somerset on my mother's side and ancestors from Cornwall on my dad's side. I have yet to go there but I am anxious to see them in person. As you say, they are regions of England which are often overlooked yet the history and culture are so rich.
One of your best. Thanks, as always, for your work. Shared.
Cheers fella, thanks for sharing as always :-)
Nice one Duke. Got myself an old copy of A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson. Although most people believe it was actually written by Daniel Defoe but he wanted to protect his sources. Most of what we know about the most famous pirates comes from this book.
Nice one fella. I’ve got a cope of that. I did a piracy module when at uni.
Beautiful artwork throughout 💙
wish I could take credit for painting them aha
A fabulous story indeed, beautifully told. 🌟👍
This video inspired me to learn and solve some german riddles today. I`m furthermore motivated to learn more about the history of riddles. May treebeard help me in this endeavour.
find any good ones?
@@TheJollyReiver Yes sir.
www.raetselstunde.de/text-raetsel/vers-raetsel/vers-raetsel-001.html
I think it makes for a great way to improve ones use and understanding of language. It`s an uncommon way of thinking as well.
Thank you very much!
Great work again... Love these old tales.
glad to hear it mate
I just love these stories, spooky ☠️👽
I absolutely love Porlock ❤
The priest's last riddle was brilliant I thought about it for quite a while lucky enough the answer came near the end of the story else I might be still stuck for an answer . Nice one Duke . Have a like .
cheers Robert
Second!
Well, I solved the first two riddles (piano & egg), but then was stumped! Especially by the last one!
good effort fella!
@@TheJollyReiver riddles like these keep my mind working! 😊
Well, John, you spoiled it for the rest of us!
One of my favorite topics
well done on the pics of my village
A local saying 'Ave Um met moi muvver and moi sister? Ere she comes now!
Only just come across this! Great video, and a Somerset tale I didn't know! Funnily enough, I'm in Porlock in the video that's getting released this weekend. But not looking for anything pirate related ;)
Looking forward to it! I’d love to visit!
Ty nice
Oh, my!
Great stuff
thanks fella
What is the music accompanying the story?
I love this story of pirates
What is the soundtrack used
a bell has a clapper i can't see how it has a tongue
I'm gonna find that box....
That's what I was thinking lol
If i may shed some light.... The lovly pirate only came to get his last rites.. But the thieving priest stole his gold.. Not doing his duty.😱👻👻👻👻👻👻👻 ☠
Why does marrying his sister mean becoming a priest? I didn't understand that part.
Married her = performs the wedding service and marries her to her husband
is anyone from the village mentioned in the video
7:56 what? I thought along the lines of was orphaned and married his adopted sister. Became a priest? Lol
Helpful tip-- you may possibly pray a person into heaven,,, you can always make a case for it.
First.
Not very Christian of a priest to lock an ole chap in a box forever lol