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1 online resource (128 pages) |
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Summary |
Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross and listen to the tales of this ancient county. Hear how a King and his knights were turned to stone at the mysterious Rollright Stones; how Dragon Hill got its name; take the Devil's Highway to the End of the World - if you dare; or spend a night on the weird Ot Moor; listen in on the Boar's Head Carol; walk the oldest trackway in Europe in the footsteps of a Neolithic pilgrim; pause to try the Blowing Stone; leave a coin for the enigmatic blacksmith to shoe your horse at Wayland's Smithy; eavesdrop upon the Inklings in the Eagle and Child; and meet that early fabulist, Geoffrey of Monmouth in the city of dreaming spires. This collection will take you on an oral tour across the county - on the way you'll meet gypsies, highwaymen, cavaliers, a prime minister and a devilish mason. |
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Print version record. |
Subject |
HISTORY / General.
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Folklore -- England -- Oxfordshire.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Print version: Manwaring, Kevan. Oxfordshire folk tales. Stroud : History, 2012. 9780752464145 (paperback) : (Uk)016135456 |
Standard No. |
9780752479057 |
ISBN |
9780752479057 (e-pub) |
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