Once upon a time... the moon came down to Earth to find out what lurked in the dark when she didn't shine. What did she find? Let's find out!
Episode 2 of Tales Over Tea explores another folk tale from the county of Lincolnshire, where the moon gets herself into a heap of bother. The Buried Moon is a wonderful story with an evocative landscape of fens and marshes — but its history as a folk story is hotly contested. Is it a legitimate Fenland tale or was it invented by the folklorist who claimed to have collected it?
Take a seat by the fire, have a sip of tea and enjoy the tale of The Buried Moon, its contentious backstory, and the wisdom it might be able to offer us today.
Find Maureen James' research here: https://tellinghistory.co.uk/content/legends-carrs
Tales over Tea is a folklore podcast hosted by Morgan of Bears & Beton: a storyteller, modern-day bard and folklore enthusiast.
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