The Fabled Coast: Legends & traditions from around the shores of Britain & IrelandRandom House, 2012 M06 28 - 528 pages Pirates and smugglers, ghost ships and sea-serpents, fishermen’s prayers and sailors’ rituals – the coastline of the British Isles plays host to an astonishingly rich variety of local legends, customs, and superstitions. |
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... a literary myth fromthe legendary archetype ofa cursed man, condemned to 'death in life' (seeWATCHET, SouthWest England & Channel Islands), and like the Ancient Mariner, the captain of THE FLYING DUTCHMAN experienced.
... captain of THE FLYING DUTCHMAN experienced the sea as an endless journey. Perhaps he still does. Phantom ships are reported fromtime to time even now, and although some, like those that haunt the GOODWIN SANDS (SouthEast England), are ...
... than twelve hours' battle with the Spanish, Sir Richard Grenville's ship Revenge was little better than a mastless hulk, but still her captain refused to surrender. The realm ofLyonnesse, it was said, once stretched west ofLand's.
... captain grew very wroth, and said, 'Thank the ship and the canvas at sea, thank God on shore.' 'No!' meekly replied the pilot, 'we should thank God at sea as well as on land.' At this the captain grew still more angry, swore and ...
... captain was ill. This was in the reign of William and Mary (1689–94), when the Dutch were Britain's allies, so the islanders were happy to supply the sailors. After a few days, news came that the captain had died, and his men asked ...
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