Tales From the Otherwood
A monthly podcast exploring the folk tales and folklore of the East Midlands and beyond. Dylan Knight acts as both our guide and storyteller as we explore these stories from Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire as well as the lore and legends behind them.
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Tales From the Otherwood
The Holbeach Gamesters
It’s an old classic- three men walk into a bar and decide to give their dead friend’s corpse one last card game- oh, wait! You mean you HAVEN’T heard that one?
This Lincolnshire story was based on something that really happened! Despite being kept from the 18th Century press, it seems local gossip about the event not only inspired different versions but even two poems by classical writers in the 19th Century!
This month's chat discusses the multiple variations of this tale as well as the two poems inspired by the story..... or did they inspire the tale as it is known today?
The following links were very helpful in my research:
https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk/article/the-tale-of-the-holbeach-gamesters/
https://lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/20/the-holbeach-gamesters/
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talesfromtheotherwood@gmail.com
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