Scared to death by fairies
Four people buried 450 years ago had been scared to death - by fairies.
According to the burial register for the parish of Lamplugh in Cumbria between 1656 to 1663 seven people were also ‘bewitched’.
And one was led to a pond to drown by a will o’ the wisp - a ghostly light.
Archivist Anne Rowe said: “I’ve never come across anything like this.
“These were insecure social times and many folk in the 17th century would have been scared of fairies and will o’ the wisps with many a natural death being put down to the evil witchcraft of a harmless old widow.”
The manuscript was found in Whitehaven during a national local history campaign.
Ms Rowe said the document was genuine but might not be “entirely serious.”
According to the Sun she added: “I’m not sure whether to attribute this list to our ancestors’ superstitions - or sense of humour!”
Source: Ananova.com
Filed under: Bizarre
I was once startled by Jack Tripper on “Three’s Company”. Is that the same thing?