If many an old tale is to be believed, the north-east of England is a favourite haunt of one of Albion’s most infamous monstrosities: the worm.
No, we do not speak of the humble, soil-dwelling invertebrate, but rather its lamb-eating, knight-constricting, milk-guzzling (distant) cousin.
Take a trip downstream with Ben and Glen, but be sure to keep a safe distance from insatiable serpents, invading longships, and pointy (but not particularly sharp) nobles.
From the Lambton Worm to princesses that squirm, the North by North-East Podcast is getting wonderfully wriggly!
Useful resources:
- A View of Northumberland With an Excursion to the Abbey of Mailross in Scotland, vol 2., by William Hutchinson (1778)
- The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, vol. 2, by William Hutchinson (1785)
- The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, vol 2., by Robert Surtees (1820)
- The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, vol 3., by Robert Surtees (1823)
- The Bishoprick Garland, Sir Cuthbert Sharp, (1834)
- Notes on the Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders, by William Henderson (1879)
- “The Wurm”, Jack The Lad, from the album The Old Straight Track (1974)
