Leicestershire & Rutland Folk Tales

by Mike Chalk, Leicestershire & Rutland Guild of Storytellers

These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by Leicestershire Guild of Storytelling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these thirty stories from Leicestershire and Rutland reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the counties and its people. Leicestershire and Rutland have a rich and diverse collection of tales, from stories of epic battles and heroic deeds to legends of mythical creatures and ghostly goings-on. These stories, illustrated with twenty-five line drawings, bring alive the landscape of the counties’ rolling hills and fertile plains.Leicestershire Guild of Storytelling is a group of professional storytellers who have been collecting and telling traditional stories for fifteen years. They regularly organise festivals and storytelling events.

192 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2013

Reviews

[Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

As promised, this book was full of tales from Leicestershire & Rutland area. Some were familiar to me from visiting local landmarks and coming across the stories there, and others were new. There was a good range of stories from fairly historically accurate ones to local ghost stories.

The contributors all come from a background of oral story telling, and that came through even in writing. It suited the nature of the tales. While I don't think this is an exhaustive collection, it offered a good sense of the areas history and culture.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating collection of local folk tales from my native county. I've read many of these before but also found some new ones. I deducted one star for the assertion that nobody knows what happened to Richard III's bed - as residents of Leicester the authors should know it is at Donington-le-Heath Manor House. (I could take a 2 min walk from my house and be standing in front of it).