ladygrim The Grim piratess Gender: Female
the chained oak
During a stormy night in 1821, Charles Thomas Talbot, the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury was making his way, via the baraby gutter, to Alton towers (his ancestral seat) in his carriage and was accosted on the way (at the site of the tree) by a beggar woman asking for money. The Earl refused and ordered his servants to drive on, at this the woman placed a curse on the Earl "for every branch that falls from this tree, a member of your family will die". That night the storm worsened and lightening struck the tree causing a branch to fall. Also that night a member of the Earls family suddenly, and inexplicably, died. The next day the Earl sent his workmen to chain up the remaining branches of the tree so that no more should fall and where the chains remain to this day.
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Papaumau Man of the world Gender: Male
So, what you are saying here M'lady is that curses and black-magic and voodoo and the like are real ?
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ladygrim The Grim piratess Gender: Female
yup
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Papaumau Man of the world Gender: Male
You certainly are a lady of few words !
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Dexx wingless Gender: Male
what if a little twig falls?
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Tptmanno1 Life Ponder-er Gender: Male
They break a finger.
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Dexx wingless Gender: Male
more like their spine
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yerssot Senior Member Gender: Unspecified
*has evil plans*
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BackFire Blood. It's nature's lube Gender: Male
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What if they cut down the whole tree and throw it in a wood chipper?
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Ms Chelle ubuntu Gender: Female
hmmm.............where did i put my chainsaw i wonder ???
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ladygrim The Grim piratess Gender: Female
then the whole family would be dead
oaktree05tn.jpg This has been downloaded 45 time(s).
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ladygrim The Grim piratess Gender: Female
and
oaktree03tn.jpg This has been downloaded 42 time(s).
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BackFire Blood. It's nature's lube Gender: Male
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haha.
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Dexx wingless Gender: Male
pfft
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ladygrim The Grim piratess Gender: Female
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Tex Yumsz Gender: Unspecified
Re: the chained oak
quote: Originally posted by ladygrim During a stormy night in 1821, Charles Thomas Talbot, the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury was making his way, via the baraby gutter, to Alton towers (his ancestral seat) in his carriage and was accosted on the way (at the site of the tree) by a beggar woman asking for money. The Earl refused and ordered his servants to drive on, at this the woman placed a curse on the Earl "for every branch that falls from this tree, a member of your family will die". That night the storm worsened and lightening struck the tree causing a branch to fall. Also that night a member of the Earls family suddenly, and inexplicably, died. The next day the Earl sent his workmen to chain up the remaining branches of the tree so that no more should fall and where the chains remain to this day.
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ladygrim The Grim piratess Gender: Female
i know if she'd a cursed me i do it back to her
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