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Myths and Legends

380: British Legends: I Loathe that for You

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.825.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The story of the laidly worm is all about the costs and benefits of kissing dragons on the mouth.

The creature is Topielec, and it might just make or break your video game franchise and/or book.

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Music:

"Gene's Waltz" by Blue Dot Sessions
"The Blue Room" by Chad Crouch
"Cicle Ariel" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Bloom" by Chad Crouch

Transcript

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0:00.0

This week on myths and legends. It's the story of the Laidle worm, a dragon from the north of England,

0:06.0

and how to avoid being eaten by dragons in the north of England. Try to kiss them on the lips.

0:11.0

The creature this time is a little known Polish

0:13.8

water monster who might just propel your next work to international success.

0:18.8

This is a myth and legends episode 380. I loathe that for you. This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore.

0:37.0

Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins,

0:42.0

others are tales that might be new to you but are definitely

0:44.7

worth a listen. This week's episode is a fairly famous story that takes place, like I said, in the

0:49.7

north of England. It's the story of the Laidle worm,

0:53.2

Laidle being something of an archaic word,

0:56.2

meaning ugly or loathsome.

0:58.5

That's all we're going to talk about for right now,

1:00.6

and instead jump right in and not Northumberland, but somewhere in continental Europe,

1:06.0

where a prince with a massive fortune has gone to seek his fortune. A dragon, a dragon in his father's kingdom, his kingdom.

1:29.3

The Miller laughed at the tavern, laughed about people being eaten alive.

1:34.0

They were just stories, he said.

1:36.0

When Wind grabbed him by the collar and demanded more,

1:39.0

they were just stories. There couldn't be a dragon.

1:42.0

Not really. But the details of the stories were too sharp.

1:47.0

Bambra Castle, the names of the deceased, Wind knew these men, these women, these children.

1:52.8

It was too specific for across the sea.

1:56.7

The man with the fat lip rubbing his busted eye

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