{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6705a49ded8ff5205e0064c0/6ac6a90ceea51f2aa3a24f25?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Black Annis","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6705a49ded8ff5205e0064c0/1791404357573-cf256623-57e7-4bdb-a6ab-323ac86c4782.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week we look at Leicester&#39;s own hag, Black Annis. Said to live in a bower decorated with the skins of all the children she&#39;d devoured, Black Annis is the ultimate British bogeywoman. But where does she come from? Is she a gold over from pagan myth? Or was she once a real woman whose religious devotion made her an outcast? Join us this week for two stories of the hag of the Dane Hills.</p><p><br></p><p>Like the show? Then follow us on Instagram @wyrd.folkpod</p><p><br></p><p>Support the show on Patreon and help us keep recording <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cw/WyrdFolkPod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/cw/WyrdFolkPod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Or visit us at <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/6705a220895ea409eab4effc/shows/6705a49ded8ff5205e0064c0/episodes/www.wyrdfolkpod.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.wyrdfolkpod.com</a> for show updates, writing challenges and more</p>","author_name":"Nikki and Sam"}