Scary Drowny Merpeople: Grindylow in British Folklore

18/06/2020 13 min

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Episode Synopsis

From the varied tales of British folklore comes the Grindylow, a water creature (demon? spirit?) that passes its day pulling children into the murky depths. Exactly what are the creatures? And why are there so many regional variations?

Join Hanah and Caroline as they take a look at the Grindylow from British folklore. From their fascination with murky waters to the seemingly endless number of similar water creatures from lore - the Grindylow are definitely scary, definitely drowny, and most probably merpeople.

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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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