I do feel like kids should be taught some folklore at school because it can teach a lot about our culture and psychology. Great video, looking forward to the Wales folklore 👍🏴
I totally agree. In the USA and Canada I think we have a lot of folklore etc to about. Honestly, that would be great. I have to say, I love Joseph Campbell's lectures.
Actually the college I went to they taught you World Literature which covers mythology and folklore throughout the world as well as world history. It was a amazing class and I was never as happy as I was in that moment of realizing.. This is it.. All the years of reading folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales was about to pay off.. My lowest grade in the class was a 93 on a pop quiz I wasn’t prepared for. 🤣 I shined for my inner nerd!
@@Fandangtastic I am doing my BFA Art Senior Thesis over Joseph Campbell’s Heroic Journey as a metaphoric symbol of inspiration while merging it with the visual metaphor of the Forest as the “unknown” or wilderness used in storytelling for a journey of maturation.
Most school wont teach culture because it gives ppl a sense of identity and unity, but if they did. It would help fill a lot of voids in ppls lives and they/we would be able to live better in every way.
As a northern Englishman, I love hearing about our folklore since there’s so much history. It’s sad that none of it is taught officially like in schools as this means more and more will eventually become lost to time. Thanks for keeping the folklore alive mate
Spring Heeled Jack is a character in a Skullduggery Pleasant book. I haven't read that series of books for a while now but I wonder how many other charac are based on English mythology. I'll have to reread them at some point.
When I was a child, my grandparents lived in Devon and we used to go to a village called black dog. My grandad used to tell me about how people saw a large black dog with red eyes in the road going when travelling to and from the village during the night. He also used to tell me about the hairy hands of Dartmoor when we were travelling through it. Being a child I was captivated by the whole thing, still am in a different way. Glad someone is still talking about English myths.
I was completely nuts about mythology and folklore as a child. It was my natural evolution from fairytales. Today I have the belief that mythology is the "non-official" history of humanity in many ways. Specially when we compare different ones
English folklore is so pushed down in its own country, myths from all other countries take more priorities. I learned about greek beings and hindu beings in primary school but never anything about english folklore
What's necessarily wrong with that? I'm not one of the types who believe this stuff is real and learning of world cultures in school makes sense as opposed to being taught folklore 🤷
@Shinobi-No-Bueno Its not about believing; no one needs to believe. Its simply that folklore and culture are intertwined. If a nation doesn't consider its culture then it could possibly fade away in the future or lose its beauty by blending in with others, and it will stop being special once that happens. Though its understandable if you still don't get what I mean
@@shinobi-no-bueno so greek mythology ( as was mentioned) comes under world culture but if its English its folklore that isn't as important. Interesting.
I came across a few versions of Jack the Giant Killer when I was a kid, sometimes it was the same Jack who grew the beanstalk and sometimes it was a different story about a different guy called Jack. But I never found any version where he was connected to King Arthur, that’s new to me.
My father and I was driving through our hometown in Essex, England around 1am on the way home. Whilst driving up a steep hill with an 400 year old 8ft wall next to a church beside the road. What we both saw was a huge black dog run past the front of the car and jump the 8ft wall without trouble. Till this day we both saw it and can not explain it. After watching this video it makes a more sense. Never know whats out there
Are you sure? There’s a Japanese creature that has no face but a eye where it’s anus would be. So which is weirder? Flying hairy hands or an eye in your anus?
The Hairy Hands is one of my favourite legends! I've driven through that road on Dartmoor many times as I have family nearby and have heard a lot of stories of them - many of which begin with someone driving home from the pub 😅😂
I wish they had taught more of these folklores in school. I was always interested in them. They should teach it in schools today, expand the children's knowledge. Thank you for the video, I really enjoyed it.
As a never-been-very patriotic Britain-born Nigerian man, who also didn't love fantasy as a kid but ended up as an animanga nerd, this video is crazy interesting for me. Of course I grew up on fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood, Jack & the Beanstalk etc. but I never really put two & two together that "Oh! These are 𝘰𝘶𝘳 folktales" as opposed to just some childhood stories. So looking at these British/European folklore through this lens gives me an entirely new perspective.
Shout out to the West Country "Gurt Shuck"- the only *friendly* one of the Shucks, known for guiding travellers home. That aside, a fun story, thank-you for sharing :-)
Thats fascinating! Here in East Anglia where Shuck is well known and often sited, hes not entirely evil because some stories involve him warning of lethal danger, saving people or escorting them through dangerous places. He seems to be more a death omen rather than a killer directly, so some see him as neutral or good because of sitings where they are fine because they were wary from the omen but something killed someone else
These videos brings me back growing up watching Clash of the Titans, Hercules, Conan, Beastmaster, Godzilla, King Kong & yes even He-Man cartoon series... I remember my mom telling me stories about mermaids and so many other tells.. Appreciate your work.
Keep the British Isles folklore legends coming, so little of it is covered to the point that it feels like we barely have anything at all here, which is odd considering how long and varied the history has been here. I heard not to long ago that during the Roman occupation some British pagan gods were incorporated into the Roman pantheon so it would be interesting to see what was synthesized as well as seeing what the Anglo Saxons brought over with their traditions, especially the ones that were developed during the expansion of Christianity.
I imagine the industrial revolution has a lot to do with cultural atrophy, I know some S.E Asian friends who say how lots of lore is forgotten as things are becoming modernised. There was once case where builders refused to finish a site because of some alleged spooks, so other people were brought in to finish the job. I guess this means that if you hold onto your culture then you may become incompatible with the markets desires and be phased out
@@greasybumpkin1661 pretty much. Most British culture died in the 1800s and 1900s. Before the late 1800s the average farmers cookbook involved just so so much nutmeg. These days Britain thinks salt and pepper are strong spices
I love British folklore! I remember learning about waylaid smithy and other places in the surrounding area where I grew up in Oxfordshire, I think this must have started my intrigue into this subject. I wish we were thought more about it in school. I live in Norfolk so I especially like the black Shuck portion of this video. ❤️ would love to hear more
I never really thought about duckweed. Adults would (or should) know where the pond begins but a child running around at night might not. That's terrifying.
That story about Jack and the two-headed giant sounded rather similar to a popular Norwegian fairy tale "The Boy Who Had an Eating Match with a Troll". In it, a recuring charater in our fairy tales, Espen Askelad (ash-lad), ends up having an eating contest with a troll, and just like Jack, he fools the troll into cutting open its own stomach using the same trick.
It even bares similarity to a lot of Native American monster killing stories. I think that must be one of the oldest story telling tropes in the entire world.
This has brought up some forgotten memories, lol. I still remember quite well from when I was a young child and having nightmares about 'Ginny Greenteeth'. I think I heard the story about her from my great-grandparents who lived in Lancashire at the time, though I have always lived in the South. Interestingly, whenever I experienced these nightmares I was usually in a scenario where I was alone or I had gotten out of my bed after-hours. Ginny apparently dwelled down my bathtub's drain and would venture out once I had left my bedroom, only to drag me kicking and screaming. The joys of childhood, lol.
In my country we used this kind of story to frighten some children that we'll tell them story so that they behave 😅😂. Nice to know that some countries also have like this story to tell.
Being bought up on a farm in the Midlands I heard all about Jenny Green teeth and Black Annis. I find the many legends about Black Shuck really interesting, although I always visualise the dog as a mastiff or Talbot hound type. The story of the Red Cap is a particularly creepy one.... Maybe you could tell it in a future video?
I always liked the Lambton Worm legend. Around here we have a giant werewolf that prowls the rivers called old stinker and the Barrow Witch, loads of faeries and old gypsey stories as well.
Never knew Jack the Giant Slayer had so much more story to him. I just assume Jack and the Beanstock is what you were going to talk about. It was fascinating! Thank you for sharing this!
This is the first that I have ever heard of Jack (the giant killer and/or the bean stalk) being associated with King Arthur. A fascinating take on the story. Trying to be funny after reading the comments below: Should it be Harry's Hands. Never mind; ignore me.
@@ellashaw3044 I was probably thinking hands + they were hairy ... so I wrote it Harry's Hands ... I never considered Monty Python, or even Harry Potter.
I love this series of videos dealing with different creatures from different regions. It really helps to inspire me as a youtuber. Some of these stories I didn't know or at least I didn't know the details, so I thank you for your work.
If I remember correctly, there's a church in East Anglia that has burn marks supposedly made by black shuck. I will warn that I'm an American remembering a story I read decades ago, and I've never been to East Anglia
@@JohnDoe-jy1kn you have one in the fens too near Welney that's got scratch marks! It's small compared but the marks are really unsettling. I saw them when I was little and it gave me nightmares. hah :')
I have actually heard of the floating hairy hands before during my own research. They are certainly a rather recent mystery in comparison to the other ones.
It’s definitely good for English folklore to get some love, England’s culture doesn’t get any love and in Britain itself, we’re mostly interested in Irish, Welsh or Scottish folklore and mythology.
I’ve always had a - sort of - affection for Black Annis. My affection stems from her similarity to certain Celtic beings from ancient stories. There are several other creatures from both myth and ancient goddess figures who seem to have many of Annis properties about them.
I don't get when people say Britain has no folklore we have loads did you never get told to not go in the woods as kids? Not to swim in lakes and rivers? To not go under stone bridges or in caves?
I love seeing videos like this, being from Japan and with anime and manga the powerhouse that it is. Most foreigners misconstrued, mispronounce, and misunderstand Japanese folklore and Asian folklore by extension. I love learning about different mythologies more than I do correcting people talking about my own. These are the types of videos I like to see thank you. Also, a Kitsune is just a fox. There is nothing inherently magical about them.
In my country, folklores are our bedtime story. Mainly for parents to scare children to behave XD I have always been interested in other countries' legendary creatures since I grew up with my local folklores so thanks for this
In England are some sightings of Woodwose (Bigfoot). Especially in Wales, central England and Scotland and even in the very north of Ireland als well as in Sweden 🇸🇪!
@ Mythology& Fiction Explained I greatly appreciate the videos you make mythology and legends have always been a fondness for me. The amount of effort you put into your content is phenomenal. Thank you and keep up the knowledge.
We have black dog legends down here in Dorset as well, very prominant outside of the metropolitan East, my friend even saw one once on a hillock outside of Dorchester, her and her dad both swear by what they saw
I agree I have always been into folklore, spirituality, religion, Legends, creatures, occult, etc. Even writing and literature and poetry. I think children need a variety of self expression outlets but also outlets for healthy debates and discussions that aren't always political. They could be anything. And they don't get ridiculed. Bullying is the biggest issue usually. Individuality used to be shunned and treated harshly. I only hope I can teach my son what the schools won't. He's 3, home schooling isn't a good option if he's already isolated. But once he's matured to a child then I can communicate with him better. I hope I can raise a good person to help others in the world. I hope he likes interests like these particularly. I can only expose the cultures over time I started from the womb 😌
There's stories of a similar big black dog in Burnley that appears at St Peters Church but it's called Trash, there's also tales that during the building of the church pigs moved foundations of the church to change its location from where it was originally going to be built.
Always thought the Hairy Hands was an Irish thing, more precisely Craigy Island. Fr Jack was famously incarcerated with a level 6 case of Hairy Hands and was fortunately rescued by Ted and Dougal. Worthy of an episode on its own.
you already made me chuckle when you said hypocrite to the first bogey woman story, the black shuck is an interesting one as it reminded me of Ruth from The Ancient Magus Bride, a japanese anime that actually centers around lots of british folklore. cant wait who else you will introduce to us in these series ^^
We have the same story about the giant slicing his stomach open in Norway except in Norway it’s a troll and the hero is called Espen Askeladd. Its one of the more famous fairytale stories in Norway
There is a pulp story by Robert E Howard called the right hand of doom. I think it was totally influenced by the stories of the hairy hands. That is a cool connection considering how much I love Howard's writings.
The 'Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore' notes that the earliest known version of Jack the Giant-Killer was in a chapbook (now lost) of 1711 and is mentioned by several 18th century writers. The earliest surviving text entitled 'The History of Jack and the Giants' is from the 1750's or 1760's.
I grew up with Jack and the Beanstalk and was vaguely aware of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable; I had no idea that they existed in the same mythological universe.
In this video, the Black Schuck is my favorite; it's just a pity that it was never mentioned how it also acts as a protector to travelers - mainly women - at night while on the road.
Aahh the good ole fashioned hairy hand bit! LOL! Oh what childhood memories of THAT mess! It was all fun and games with the hairy hand scare until I whipped the offender with a plastic strip wildly swinging in the dark bedroom lol lol! Hairy hand indeed :-P
When I was in school, in history we learnt about ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt, Henry the 8th, and world war 2. Not to say it wasn't informative but it would have been nice to learn more about England.
Having grown up in the Texas Baptist Bible Belt, mythology and folklore was not a part of my intentional upbringing. When I converted to Paganism from Christianity, I flung the door wide open and sucked up any lore I could. Even now, as an Atheist, I still enjoy learning about myths and legends of other cultures. It has become a passionate pastime for me.
You should have gone for some more recent Cryptids like the Purple Aki, who chases young men down to the train tracks trying to get a feel of their muscles.
The giants of Britain goes back to romans times and is thought to be an over exaggeration but not completely untrue. The average Roman was 4-5 feet tall and some tribes in Britannia was 5-6 feet tall with fire red hair giving the legend/mythology Britannia home of giants.
As a Norfolker, I can safely say the black shuck gin/vodka is almost as deadly as the creature it's named after. 😭😂 Also fun fact there's a church in the fens (near a village called Welney) that has the 'mark' of the shuck attacking it, nobody has been able to identify the scratch marks nor the scorching around the church door. I believe it's a 9th/10th century church from when Guthruum converted to Christianity. The legend first appeared in the 1600s though, I think?
The Jenny Greenteeth being a warning against duckweed is a great example of folklore with a purpose and reminds me of the lake nyos disaster; there were many legends warning against settling on the banks of lake nyos, that an evil spirit would rise from the waters and kill those that settled there, over time this legend was seen as nothing but superstitious nonsense of primitive ancestors, so people began establishing villages on the valleys and banks of the lake. then one day the lake released a cloud of carbon dioxide displacing all breathable air for miles and killing over 1700 people. alot of myths have deeper meanings even if we may have forgotten them, our ancestors were trying to explain the world with the tools they had and in a way that the common man around them could understand.
Guess I was lucky in not seeing hairy hands when I was visiting Devon years ago. And we were out very late, driving through fog……it was creepy enough without the hands!
So...Jack the Giant Slayer ended up serving Modred? After he slew his father. I am surprised he kept the round table. Fascinating... Absolutely fascinating.
There will be an upcoming video on a trickster we've never covered before, place your guess below. Winner receives a large metaphorical cookie.
Please do mythical creatures from Africa
Loki?
Loki!
Probably either Loki, Anansi, coyote, or Sun Wukong.
The fox or coyote from Native American Tribal myths
I do feel like kids should be taught some folklore at school because it can teach a lot about our culture and psychology. Great video, looking forward to the Wales folklore 👍🏴
I totally agree. In the USA and Canada I think we have a lot of folklore etc to about. Honestly, that would be great. I have to say, I love Joseph Campbell's lectures.
Actually the college I went to they taught you World Literature which covers mythology and folklore throughout the world as well as world history. It was a amazing class and I was never as happy as I was in that moment of realizing..
This is it..
All the years of reading folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales was about to pay off..
My lowest grade in the class was a 93 on a pop quiz I wasn’t prepared for. 🤣
I shined for my inner nerd!
@@Fandangtastic I am doing my BFA Art Senior Thesis over Joseph Campbell’s Heroic Journey as a metaphoric symbol of inspiration while merging it with the visual metaphor of the Forest as the “unknown” or wilderness used in storytelling for a journey of maturation.
Most school wont teach culture because it gives ppl a sense of identity and unity, but if they did. It would help fill a lot of voids in ppls lives and they/we would be able to live better in every way.
In Germany we also don't learn nothing about mythology, folklore only stupid boring things🙄😁
As a northern Englishman, I love hearing about our folklore since there’s so much history. It’s sad that none of it is taught officially like in schools as this means more and more will eventually become lost to time. Thanks for keeping the folklore alive mate
I think personally that England needs a national day like st George's Day or maybe St Bedes? 🤔
england needs a brther's grimm equivalent
Can't get enough of British folklore, especially English.
@Angela M. Do you mean spring heeled jack? Cause... He had springs in his heels?
Spring Heeled Jack is a character in a Skullduggery Pleasant book. I haven't read that series of books for a while now but I wonder how many other charac are based on English mythology. I'll have to reread them at some point.
Saw the title and clicked straight away, I don't think people know enough about English Folklore! This channel is so underrated
But aren't most of these just Germanic stories which changed ever so slightly over time?
Not really, I mean hes got 1.2m subscribers. I think hes getting exactly the attention he deserves
@@curiodyssey3867 there are so many channels with a lot more so he doesn't make that much
@@shinobi-no-bueno no
I agree there's so much folklore and it's bled into so much of varying regional folklore.
When I was a child, my grandparents lived in Devon and we used to go to a village called black dog. My grandad used to tell me about how people saw a large black dog with red eyes in the road going when travelling to and from the village during the night. He also used to tell me about the hairy hands of Dartmoor when we were travelling through it. Being a child I was captivated by the whole thing, still am in a different way. Glad someone is still talking about English myths.
I was completely nuts about mythology and folklore as a child. It was my natural evolution from fairytales. Today I have the belief that mythology is the "non-official" history of humanity in many ways. Specially when we compare different ones
English folklore is so pushed down in its own country, myths from all other countries take more priorities. I learned about greek beings and hindu beings in primary school but never anything about english folklore
What's necessarily wrong with that? I'm not one of the types who believe this stuff is real and learning of world cultures in school makes sense as opposed to being taught folklore 🤷
@Shinobi-No-Bueno
Its not about believing; no one needs to believe.
Its simply that folklore and culture are intertwined.
If a nation doesn't consider its culture then it could possibly fade away in the future or lose its beauty by blending in with others, and it will stop being special once that happens.
Though its understandable if you still don't get what I mean
@@shinobi-no-bueno so greek mythology ( as was mentioned) comes under world culture but if its English its folklore that isn't as important.
Interesting.
Schools don't really want curious independent critical thinkers with an open mind, they want obedient mindless factory workers
Like many English traditions they have been forgotten, or get laughed at like, clogg dance, maypole. Or Morris.
I came across a few versions of Jack the Giant Killer when I was a kid, sometimes it was the same Jack who grew the beanstalk and sometimes it was a different story about a different guy called Jack. But I never found any version where he was connected to King Arthur, that’s new to me.
Jack doesnt sound like an Arthurian name, probably one of many later tales added to the Arthurian legends to make him more popular
@@adrianburchell8075
The story is from the early 1700's.
My father and I was driving through our hometown in Essex, England around 1am on the way home. Whilst driving up a steep hill with an 400 year old 8ft wall next to a church beside the road. What we both saw was a huge black dog run past the front of the car and jump the 8ft wall without trouble. Till this day we both saw it and can not explain it. After watching this video it makes a more sense. Never know whats out there
OK, the hairy hands has got to be the strangest tale I've heard from the UK. It rivals anything Japanese in weirdness.
I hear that they are absent during November. 😉
I dunno, the Japanese ghost Bridge that causes people to fall to their death at the same point is really strange. Essentially being killed by a mirage
Are you sure? There’s a Japanese creature that has no face but a eye where it’s anus would be. So which is weirder? Flying hairy hands or an eye in your anus?
There's a Japanese _yokai_ who enjoys (I assume) licking dirty bathroom floors...
The Hairy Hands also happens to be a Latin American folk lore.
The Hairy Hands is one of my favourite legends! I've driven through that road on Dartmoor many times as I have family nearby and have heard a lot of stories of them - many of which begin with someone driving home from the pub 😅😂
Thank you! You bring so much to us for free. You deserve more than you get.
You're very welcome!
I wish they had taught more of these folklores in school. I was always interested in them. They should teach it in schools today, expand the children's knowledge. Thank you for the video, I really enjoyed it.
As a never-been-very patriotic Britain-born Nigerian man, who also didn't love fantasy as a kid but ended up as an animanga nerd, this video is crazy interesting for me. Of course I grew up on fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood, Jack & the Beanstalk etc. but I never really put two & two together that "Oh! These are 𝘰𝘶𝘳 folktales" as opposed to just some childhood stories. So looking at these British/European folklore through this lens gives me an entirely new perspective.
I cannot WAIT for the Ireland video, so many myths were lost, and many more hard to find. I'm VERY excited!
Shout out to the West Country "Gurt Shuck"- the only *friendly* one of the Shucks, known for guiding travellers home.
That aside, a fun story, thank-you for sharing :-)
Thats fascinating! Here in East Anglia where Shuck is well known and often sited, hes not entirely evil because some stories involve him warning of lethal danger, saving people or escorting them through dangerous places. He seems to be more a death omen rather than a killer directly, so some see him as neutral or good because of sitings where they are fine because they were wary from the omen but something killed someone else
You are one of the most underrated TH-cam channels. You deserve more subscribers and views.
Except for the Japanese ghosts, the British cryptids have got to be the most horrifying.
It's an island nation thing 😂
Don’t forget these where the lands of medieval kings. Many mysteries. A lot of our story’s are based off some amount of truth.
These videos brings me back growing up watching Clash of the Titans, Hercules, Conan, Beastmaster, Godzilla, King Kong & yes even He-Man cartoon series... I remember my mom telling me stories about mermaids and so many other tells.. Appreciate your work.
Keep the British Isles folklore legends coming, so little of it is covered to the point that it feels like we barely have anything at all here, which is odd considering how long and varied the history has been here. I heard not to long ago that during the Roman occupation some British pagan gods were incorporated into the Roman pantheon so it would be interesting to see what was synthesized as well as seeing what the Anglo Saxons brought over with their traditions, especially the ones that were developed during the expansion of Christianity.
I imagine the industrial revolution has a lot to do with cultural atrophy, I know some S.E Asian friends who say how lots of lore is forgotten as things are becoming modernised. There was once case where builders refused to finish a site because of some alleged spooks, so other people were brought in to finish the job. I guess this means that if you hold onto your culture then you may become incompatible with the markets desires and be phased out
Yy
I think the Victorians changed and edited lots of stuff to to try to fit it into their Victorian ideals.
@@greasybumpkin1661 pretty much. Most British culture died in the 1800s and 1900s. Before the late 1800s the average farmers cookbook involved just so so much nutmeg. These days Britain thinks salt and pepper are strong spices
Good Legends but The Black Shuck is definitely my favorite out of these.
I love British folklore! I remember learning about waylaid smithy and other places in the surrounding area where I grew up in Oxfordshire, I think this must have started my intrigue into this subject. I wish we were thought more about it in school. I live in Norfolk so I especially like the black Shuck portion of this video. ❤️ would love to hear more
I never really thought about duckweed. Adults would (or should) know where the pond begins but a child running around at night might not. That's terrifying.
That story about Jack and the two-headed giant sounded rather similar to a popular Norwegian fairy tale "The Boy Who Had an Eating Match with a Troll".
In it, a recuring charater in our fairy tales, Espen Askelad (ash-lad), ends up having an eating contest with a troll, and just like Jack, he fools the troll into cutting open its own stomach using the same trick.
It even bares similarity to a lot of Native American monster killing stories. I think that must be one of the oldest story telling tropes in the entire world.
This has brought up some forgotten memories, lol. I still remember quite well from when I was a young child and having nightmares about 'Ginny Greenteeth'. I think I heard the story about her from my great-grandparents who lived in Lancashire at the time, though I have always lived in the South. Interestingly, whenever I experienced these nightmares I was usually in a scenario where I was alone or I had gotten out of my bed after-hours. Ginny apparently dwelled down my bathtub's drain and would venture out once I had left my bedroom, only to drag me kicking and screaming. The joys of childhood, lol.
In my country we used this kind of story to frighten some children that we'll tell them story so that they behave 😅😂.
Nice to know that some countries also have like this story to tell.
Being bought up on a farm in the Midlands I heard all about Jenny Green teeth and Black Annis.
I find the many legends about Black Shuck really interesting, although I always visualise the dog as a mastiff or Talbot hound type. The story of the Red Cap is a particularly creepy one.... Maybe you could tell it in a future video?
I always liked the Lambton Worm legend. Around here we have a giant werewolf that prowls the rivers called old stinker and the Barrow Witch, loads of faeries and old gypsey stories as well.
Never knew Jack the Giant Slayer had so much more story to him. I just assume Jack and the Beanstock is what you were going to talk about. It was fascinating! Thank you for sharing this!
Jack slashing the giants throats is quite reminiscent of the method used in attack on titans but without the advanced technology 😂
Much worse is fighting against the zombiesque Gashadokuros. That bastards are unstopeable.
This is the first that I have ever heard of Jack (the giant killer and/or the bean stalk) being associated with King Arthur. A fascinating take on the story.
Trying to be funny after reading the comments below: Should it be Harry's Hands. Never mind; ignore me.
Sounds like you did a monty python pun there or am I wrong?
@@ellashaw3044 I was probably thinking hands + they were hairy ... so I wrote it Harry's Hands ...
I never considered Monty Python, or even Harry Potter.
It's me too I probably read to much into things though gotta say I do love monty python lmao xx
Fascinating - thank you - looking forward to the rest of the UK now ;)
I love this series of videos dealing with different creatures from different regions. It really helps to inspire me as a youtuber. Some of these stories I didn't know or at least I didn't know the details, so I thank you for your work.
If I remember correctly, there's a church in East Anglia that has burn marks supposedly made by black shuck. I will warn that I'm an American remembering a story I read decades ago, and I've never been to East Anglia
Aldeburgh church in Suffolk. They are on an inner door. The church itself is breathtaking. Really ornate.
@@JohnDoe-jy1kn you have one in the fens too near Welney that's got scratch marks! It's small compared but the marks are really unsettling. I saw them when I was little and it gave me nightmares. hah :')
I never knew about the aspect of Jenny Greenteeth being an anti-tooth fairy of sorts this is quite interesting
The bit where you called Green Jenny a hypocrite had me in stitches. Thanks for sharing. 😂
When I saw Meg Mucklebones the swamp hag in the 1985 film "Legend" I knew it was really Jenny Greenteeth trying to get over on us.
Absolutely awesome video dude hope you are keeping well!🙂👍👍
The Vikings were probably talking about Fenrir, he's a giant black dog that Oden kept and took care of/ chained up.
I have actually heard of the floating hairy hands before during my own research. They are certainly a rather recent mystery in comparison to the other ones.
They the ones that grab the steering wheel and make you crash?
Should have watched the whole video before posting that
They aren't around in November. 😉
@@LeeroyPorkins why?
@@Bobbb-f3i
No Nut November. 🤣
I’d love to see more folklore from around the world like this
It’s definitely good for English folklore to get some love, England’s culture doesn’t get any love and in Britain itself, we’re mostly interested in Irish, Welsh or Scottish folklore and mythology.
I’ve always had a - sort of - affection for Black Annis. My affection stems from her similarity to certain Celtic beings from ancient stories. There are several other creatures from both myth and ancient goddess figures who seem to have many of Annis properties about them.
I don't get when people say Britain has no folklore we have loads did you never get told to not go in the woods as kids? Not to swim in lakes and rivers? To not go under stone bridges or in caves?
I love seeing videos like this, being from Japan and with anime and manga the powerhouse that it is. Most foreigners misconstrued, mispronounce, and misunderstand Japanese folklore and Asian folklore by extension. I love learning about different mythologies more than I do correcting people talking about my own. These are the types of videos I like to see thank you. Also, a Kitsune is just a fox. There is nothing inherently magical about them.
In my country, folklores are our bedtime story. Mainly for parents to scare children to behave XD I have always been interested in other countries' legendary creatures since I grew up with my local folklores so thanks for this
In England are some sightings of Woodwose (Bigfoot). Especially in Wales, central England and Scotland and even in the very north of Ireland als well as in Sweden 🇸🇪!
@ Mythology& Fiction Explained I greatly appreciate the videos you make mythology and legends have always been a fondness for me. The amount of effort you put into your content is phenomenal. Thank you and keep up the knowledge.
We have black dog legends down here in Dorset as well, very prominant outside of the metropolitan East, my friend even saw one once on a hillock outside of Dorchester, her and her dad both swear by what they saw
I agree I have always been into folklore, spirituality, religion, Legends, creatures, occult, etc. Even writing and literature and poetry. I think children need a variety of self expression outlets but also outlets for healthy debates and discussions that aren't always political. They could be anything. And they don't get ridiculed. Bullying is the biggest issue usually. Individuality used to be shunned and treated harshly. I only hope I can teach my son what the schools won't. He's 3, home schooling isn't a good option if he's already isolated. But once he's matured to a child then I can communicate with him better. I hope I can raise a good person to help others in the world. I hope he likes interests like these particularly. I can only expose the cultures over time I started from the womb 😌
Awesome! I love these stories of folk myth.
Black Annis is really terrifying l Bad days for children haha...it was really crap staying outside and sometimes even at home. Creatures everywhere.
I am excited to see part 2 of this
There's stories of a similar big black dog in Burnley that appears at St Peters Church but it's called Trash, there's also tales that during the building of the church pigs moved foundations of the church to change its location from where it was originally going to be built.
These are great. Thanks for getting me through my work day 😁
Have U ever thought about doing stories on mythology creatures, demons & ghost of African, Hispanic & Caribbean folklore?! Just wondering 😔
North East of England had the Lambton Worm to deal with.
Actually we seem to be a bit top heavy with wyrms. The most recent is Shony in the North Sea.
Always thought the Hairy Hands was an Irish thing, more precisely Craigy Island.
Fr Jack was famously incarcerated with a level 6 case of Hairy Hands and was fortunately rescued by Ted and Dougal.
Worthy of an episode on its own.
Explain
The legends of Craigy island are worthy of at least 3 episodes about an hour long
you already made me chuckle when you said hypocrite to the first bogey woman story, the black shuck is an interesting one as it reminded me of Ruth from The Ancient Magus Bride, a japanese anime that actually centers around lots of british folklore. cant wait who else you will introduce to us in these series ^^
My favourite was your telling of Jack the Giant Slayer. Would be interested to hear your rendition of Gawain and the Green Knight someday! ☺
In Latin America there is a legendary creature/ghost called "La Mano Peluda" (The Hairy Hand). Didn't know there was something similar in England.
Maybe they are one in the same.
I really liked learning more about Jack the Giant Killer. Thank you.
We have the same story about the giant slicing his stomach open in Norway except in Norway it’s a troll and the hero is called Espen Askeladd. Its one of the more famous fairytale stories in Norway
There is a pulp story by Robert E Howard called the right hand of doom. I think it was totally influenced by the stories of the hairy hands. That is a cool connection considering how much I love Howard's writings.
So, was Jenny Green teeth the inspiration for the swamp hag in the old Legend movie with Tom Cruise?
I had no idea that Jack the Giant Slayer was tied to the Arthurian legends. This is actually truly awesome!
It's an early 1700's story.
So, not part of the Arthurian legend.
The 'Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore' notes that the earliest known version of Jack the Giant-Killer was in a chapbook (now lost) of 1711 and is mentioned by several 18th century writers.
The earliest surviving text entitled 'The History of Jack and the Giants' is from the 1750's or 1760's.
Thank you so much for these! I’ve been looking for something more while researching for a book!
I grew up with Jack and the Beanstalk and was vaguely aware of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable; I had no idea that they existed in the same mythological universe.
They don't - the Jack and the Beanstalk story is from the early 1700's.
I just enjoy his voice. It's soothing and easy to listen to
A pair of disembodied, hairy hands that attempt to steer you off the road? This sounds like some really weird drunk driver's excuse, to me.
Please make videos for the rest of the Legendary Creatures & Cryptids of the United Kingdom. That will be super interesting. Thank you.
I love these videos
In this video, the Black Schuck is my favorite; it's just a pity that it was never mentioned how it also acts as a protector to travelers - mainly women - at night while on the road.
He has the most beautiful voice of any man I've ever heard. Subscribing immediately.
Is this sarcasm? I can't tell. He has the voice of every other Englishman.
So stoked to discover your channel! Gonna binge your videos!
"duckweed is dangerous for children"
The itch! The terrible itch!
Was going to sleep but had to stay awake to watch the new video
Aahh the good ole fashioned hairy hand bit! LOL! Oh what childhood memories of THAT mess! It was all fun and games with the hairy hand scare until I whipped the offender with a plastic strip wildly swinging in the dark bedroom lol lol! Hairy hand indeed :-P
When I was in school, in history we learnt about ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt, Henry the 8th, and world war 2. Not to say it wasn't informative but it would have been nice to learn more about England.
Brilliant video! What are your favourite sources for folklore? I’m always down to get more books on the subject!
Having grown up in the Texas Baptist Bible Belt, mythology and folklore was not a part of my intentional upbringing. When I converted to Paganism from Christianity, I flung the door wide open and sucked up any lore I could. Even now, as an Atheist, I still enjoy learning about myths and legends of other cultures. It has become a passionate pastime for me.
You should have gone for some more recent Cryptids like the Purple Aki, who chases young men down to the train tracks trying to get a feel of their muscles.
Thank you love English folklore
Great video ! I love the story about the Black Shuck !
I just found you and cannot wait to dive in! Thank you from far Southwest Virginia in the US!
Nice look forward to other parts of the UK. Sade that these stories are not taut much.
The giants of Britain goes back to romans times and is thought to be an over exaggeration but not completely untrue. The average Roman was 4-5 feet tall and some tribes in Britannia was 5-6 feet tall with fire red hair giving the legend/mythology Britannia home of giants.
My nan used to tell me to stay away from bodies of water in Lancashire, because of Jinny Greenteeth, when I was a kid. 😱
As a Norfolker, I can safely say the black shuck gin/vodka is almost as deadly as the creature it's named after. 😭😂
Also fun fact there's a church in the fens (near a village called Welney) that has the 'mark' of the shuck attacking it, nobody has been able to identify the scratch marks nor the scorching around the church door. I believe it's a 9th/10th century church from when Guthruum converted to Christianity. The legend first appeared in the 1600s though, I think?
The Jenny Greenteeth being a warning against duckweed is a great example of folklore with a purpose and reminds me of the lake nyos disaster; there were many legends warning against settling on the banks of lake nyos, that an evil spirit would rise from the waters and kill those that settled there, over time this legend was seen as nothing but superstitious nonsense of primitive ancestors, so people began establishing villages on the valleys and banks of the lake. then one day the lake released a cloud of carbon dioxide displacing all breathable air for miles and killing over 1700 people. alot of myths have deeper meanings even if we may have forgotten them, our ancestors were trying to explain the world with the tools they had and in a way that the common man around them could understand.
Need more of this in schools
After listening to this some of Terry Pratchett’s (big fan) characters now make sense to me
No school is gonna teach you about that.
I love you videos, thanks so much. I would love to see more on native American folklore or south American folklore
Guess I was lucky in not seeing hairy hands when I was visiting Devon years ago. And we were out very late, driving through fog……it was creepy enough without the hands!
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So...Jack the Giant Slayer ended up serving Modred? After he slew his father. I am surprised he kept the round table. Fascinating... Absolutely fascinating.