Bel the Giant

Bel the Giant

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  1. Ian Topham says:

    Re: Bel the Giant

    That’s a new one for me Myvoodoochild.  I’ll see about getting an account in the gazetteer:)

  2. myvoodoochild says:

    Re: Bel the Giant
    Thank you. It’s a story I found out about whilst researching Folklore in Leicestershire. There doesn’t seem to be many Folklore stories from Leicestershire. It mainly seems to be Hauntings. I don’t suppose there is anything that you can suggest about finding Myths, Legends & Folklore from Leicestershire?

  3. Nessa says:

    Re: Bel the Giant
    I read about this story in Leicestershire Ghosts and Legends. By David Bell.
    I have to agree that the majority of stories from Leics are mostly ghosts and there are plenty of them!

  4. myvoodoochild says:

    Re: Bel the Giant
    Leicester has a countless amount of Ghosts but not a lot of Folklore. It seems that the most dominant piece of Folklore in Leicester is the Legend of Black Annis. Who is hudrends of years old (maybe thousands if take on some of the theories) and is now supposed to haunt Leicester Castle (there was supposed to be a Tunnel connecting her Bower in Dane Hills, Leicestershire to Leicester Castle but that probably won’t be proved seeing as they knocked down her supposed Bower in the 1920’s and built a Housing estate on/around it).

  5. Mauro says:

    Re: Bel the Giant
    Very nice story, an interesting piece of giants folklore. Thanks for sharing!

    In Distortion We Trust

  6. myvoodoochild says:

    Re: Bel the Giant
    Thank you. I hope to add more Folklore from Leicestershire soon (if I can find any, lol). I have reserved a Folklore & Legends in Leicester book at my local library which I’m hoping will tell me more about Folklore in the area. I’m originally from Leicester. Which is why I have a fascination with folklore in that area.

  7. Ian Topham says:

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    What about Black Dogs?  They tend to straddle the folklore/haunting fence sometimes.  In an article I read about Black Dogs it mentions Black Shug from Holwell Mouth Wood, maybe there are tales associated with it.

  8. myvoodoochild says:

    Re: Bel the Giant
    Thanks for the tip. I’ve heard about Black Shug but I’ve not come across alot of information about it. I must looking in the wrong area’s but I’ll keep looking. I’ll post the best thing that I find.