Land of Lore explores the use of short film in the telling of folklore. With the increased popularity of lore, largely due to the group of folklorists who started #FolkloreThursday, I was looking for a fresh approach to exploring the folklore and ghost stories of my adopted Cumbria, and sharing tales as told by my grandparents #AyrshireFolklore & #GallowayFolklore. In collaboration with Bardsea-Green Films, the journey begins.
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Folklore on Film
The Boggart in northern English folklore is either a type of Goblin, or a malevolent spirit, inhabiting the house, or outdoors in marshland or under bridges. Other names include Boggle, Hobgoblin.
Natland Boggarts, in lore are chained to the foundations of Hawes Bridge
The Janet Tree is the tale of the knitting witch of Shap
In legend, when Dyfnwal ab Owain, King of Strathclyde was defeated and killed in battle, his body was buried at Dunmail Raise, and his crown cast into Grisedale Tarn for safekeeping
The Red Lady of Woodland is an apparition I personally witnessed in 2019, a type of female ghost, similar to the White Lady
Alexander ‘Sawney’ Bean is a tale from my youth #AyrshireFolklore
Bard of Cumberland 