Dark Galloway

Moorland waters. Greenfield Brook on Saddleworth Moor, overlooked by the Trinnacle on Raven Stones Edge. It was in these waters that the nymph Rimmon was said to live.

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Dec 1, 2023 at 6:29amWeb
Show threaddarknessDec 1, 2023
@DarkGalloway amazing!
Show threadLakeRNistiredDec 1, 2023
@DarkGalloway Your post sounds beautiful read aloud. The words just flow.
Show threadDark GallowayDec 1, 2023
@tlemmink Thank you - very kind.
Show threadambivalenaDec 2, 2023
Lovely, fairy tale land :) I see trolls/creatures to the right alongside the brook.
Show threadDark GallowayDec 2, 2023
@Ambivalena The folklore in these parts tells of two giants (Alder and Alphin, after who two hills are named) who fought over the hand of a water nymph named Rimmon. It is thought to be a mythologisation of border land battles during the dark ages expansion of Northumbria. The Vikings were here too and a gold Viking ring was found further down this brook.This area was once part of the Danelaw during the 10th/11th century.
Show threadambivalenaDec 2, 2023
That´s really interesting and a great folklore I suppose? Thanks a lot for telling this story. Now I got curious to learn more about that.
Show threadDark GallowayDec 3, 2023
@Ambivalena Here's a little something I wrote about it a few years ago: https://andyhemingway.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/saddleworth-moor/
Saddleworth Moor

Introduction Folklore is often relegated to the realms of fairytales. Bedtime stories or tales to be told around on open hearth on a cold winter’s night. Often however, it can direct us to pl…

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Show threadambivalenaDec 3, 2023
Ah thanks a lot :)