th, 18
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th centuries the coastline of England and the English Channel were often a very dangerous place to be. At the time these waters were patrolled by vicious pirates who did not hesitate to plunder merchant vessels or kidnap hapless victims to sell into slavery. Citizens would fluctuate between hiding from the pirates and going out to salvage from ships that had wrecked on their shores, and it was often a perilous existence to live here. It was in this environment of the constant threat of danger, of citizens of sleepy seaside villages often cowering in their homes to avoid the wrath of the pirates, that a curious story would emerge, that of a demon pirate that one day made its way to a remote coastal village.
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That when such matches were,
Those outlaws stout, without [all] doubt,
Would be the bowmen there.
So an arrow with a golden head
And shaft of silver white,
Who won the day should bear away
For his own proper right.
Fans of the tales of Robin Hood – either from the actual English ballads or the movies like “
The Adventures of Robin Hood” starring Errol Flynn (still the best) will remember the trap set by the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham using an archery contest, where the prize would be a silver arrow with a golden head. The Sheriff knew Robin and his men couldn’t resist the competition and sure enough, they showed up in disguise, with Robin winning the contest, getting the arrow and (in the movie) a kiss from Marian. It’s all a legend … right? Not according one man who claims he found the arrowhead from the actual silver arrow in Sherwood Forest … which just might be definitive proof that Robin Hood was a real person.
Sacrificing a female virgin (or any old human) to appease an angry volcano god sounds more like a movie plot than an actual practice … because that’s what it is. Despite flicks like
Bird of Paradise, starring Dolores del Rio (who, after a pre-Hollywood code nude swim, sacrifices herself to a volcano) and
Joe Versus the Volcano (Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan jump into a volcano but … see the movie), there are no confirmed accounts of any cultures that practiced this form of sacrifice. However, many believed in volcano gods. That includes the Vikings who settled in Iceland 1,100 years ago – just before a major volcanic eruption. That scared the Vikings into building a ship in a cave near the lava field to appease the volcano, and new research has confirmed the dates and the purpose of the ship, along with the bones in the cave. Bones?
Joe Alwyn Collects His First Grammy for Contribution to Taylor Swift s Folklore
Music The Favourite actor has his name added to the winners list on the Grammys website after his singer girlfriend become the first female artist in history to win the Album of the Year title three times. Apr 26, 2021
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British actor
Joe Alwyn has officially been recognized as a 2021 Grammy Award winner after contributing to his girlfriend
Taylor Swift s Folklore , which was crowned Album of the Year.
The Favourite star had originally been credited on Swift s liner notes under the pseudonym William Bowery, helping to pen the tracks Exile and Betty , which he also co-produced, alongside four other songs on the 2020 release.
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