The Changeling from European Folklore | True Scary Stories

In this week's episode, we take a look at the Changeling from European folklore — the tale of children stolen by fae and replaced with something not quite right.

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Research Links:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1259618 https://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol8/cleary.htm

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/bridget-cleary-the-last-witch-burned-in-ireland-1.2133425

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37317393 https://www.britannica.com/topic/changeling https://academic.oup.com/jsh/article-abstract/37/1/1/942144

https://www.historyireland.com/volume-23/bridget-cleary-a-crime-of-folklore/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1554883/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/changeling https://www.theirishstory.com/2010/09/13/the-burning-of-bridget-cleary/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/31/the-gruesome-true-story-of-bridget-cleary-fairy-wife-of-ireland

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2022/0923/1324920-bridget-cleary-fairies-murder-myth-ireland/ https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/the-burning-of-bridget-cleary https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.2011080309

Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on Wednesday.

Sarah and Tobie xx

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