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Week 12 Storytelling: "The Laidly Worm of Castle Bamborough"

(Laidly Worm Illustration by Amanda Sartor ) Far away in Bamborough Castle lived a beautiful young maiden. Princess Margaret lived happily with her mother and father, the King and Queen, and her adventuring brother, Childe Wynd. While Childe Wynd was off adventuring their mother tragically died. Princess Margaret and her father mourned her deeply but word never reached Childe Wynd. After her mother’s death, Princess Margaret took over her mother’s queenly duties as her father was still mourning. He was so distraught that he left the castle on a long hunting trip. It was too full of memories. While the King was away, Princess Margaret grew into an even more beautiful young woman and a great leader. She ruled over the castle and surrounding areas with strength, beauty, and grace. But soon, this would change. One evening, in a small clearing in the woods in which he hunted, the King stumbled upon a beautiful maiden. She was all alone in the clearing - her hair shining silve...

Reading Notes Week 12: English Fairy Tales, Reading B, "The Laidly Worm of Spendleston Heugh"

Takes place in or around Bamborough Castle King, Queen, Son, Daughter Son - Childe Wynd Daughter - Margaret Childe Wynd leaves to seek fortune mother dies in his absence King mourns wife "long and faithfully" comes across a beautiful woman while out hunting falls in love and makes her his wife sends word home to the castle that he is bringing a new queen Princess Margaret not happy about her mother "being replaced" when her father arrives home she hands over the castle keys dutifully to her stepmother  one of the King's knights exclaims that she is "the loveliest of her kind" this upsets the stepmother  mutters under her breath "I'll soon put an end to her beauty" this part reminds me a lot of Snow White Stepmother/New Queen noted witch goes to the dungeon to cast a spell "three times three" and "nine times nine" on Princess Margaret note the importance of the number three and mult...