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The witch also tells John that after killing the worm he must then kill the first living thing he sees, or else his family will be cursed for nine generations and will not die in their beds. This curse seems to have held true for at least three generations, possibly helping to contribute to the popularity of the story. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The story was made into a song Roud , written in by C. Because the story is often said to have taken place in the 14th century, he likely fought in the Barbary Crusade. The Lambton Worm Traditional, arr. Unfortunately, John's father is so excited that the beast is dead that he forgets to release the hound and rushes out to congratulate his son.

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Leumanewhich passed into oral tradition and has several slightly different variants most notably the use of "goggly" or "googly" eyes meaning bulging and searching, a term formerly widely used on Wearside.

Lambton Worm

The story states that the young John Lambton was a rebellious character who missed church one Sunday to go fishing in the River Wear. But the woorm it growed an' growed an' growed, Lambyon growed an aaful size; He'd geet big heed, a geet big gob, An' geet big goggley eyes.

Some years later, while Lambton was away fighting the Crusades, the worm emerged from the well, a huge and ferocious beast. The story takes place around the River Ssongand is one of the labton most famous pieces of folklorehaving been adapted from written and oral tradition into pantomime and song formats. So he joined a troop o' Knights that cared For neither wounds nor scars, An' off he went to Palestine Where queer things him befel, An' varry seun forgot aboot The funny worm i' the well.

Chorus But the woorm it growed an' growed an' growed, An' growed an aaful size; He'd geet big heed, a geet big gob, An' geet big goggley eyes.

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Chorus The news of this geet funny woorm An' his queer gannins on Seun crossed the seas, and reached the lugs Of brave an' bowld Sir John. Visiting knights also try to assault the beast, labmton none survives.

The story was made into a song Roudwritten in by C. The dialect is most effective when sung in a regional Mackem accent.

This myth, along with many others originating from the North East, is retold in the graphic novel Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot. The Lambton Worm legend, including the subsequent death of Henry Lambton, is referred to in Thomas Pynchon 's novel Mason and Dixon ; typically, given the themes of mythology and historiography within the novel, Pynchon alters some details of the legend for instance, moving to Transylvania the location of the "wise woman" who gives advice given to John Lambton on how to defeat the worm.

The worm was killed but sadly, it was Lambton's father who passed by, and the young crusader, unable to murder him,reneged on his promise to the witch and condemned his family to a curse of untimely deaths that continued for nine generations. Thus, the story ends. When annoyed, the worm uproots trees by coiling its tail around them, then creates devastation by waving around the uprooted trees like a club.

When a chunk is cut off the worm, it simply reattaches the missing piece. Chorus So noo ye knaa hoo aall the folks On byeth sides of the Wear Lost lots o' sheep an' lots o' sleep An' lived in mortal feor. Willam Mayne's children's novel The Worm in the Wellpublished inis an adapted retelling of the Lambton Worm legend.

The Lambton Worm

John cannot bear to kill his father and so, after they meet, the hound is released and dutifully dispatched. But it is too late and nine generations of Lambtons are cursed so they shall not die peacefully in their beds. The witch hardens John's resolve to kill the beast by explaining his responsibility for the worm. This feorful woorm wad often feed On calves an' lambs an' sheep, An' swally little bairns alive When they laid doon to sleep.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In some renditions it has legs, while in others it is said to more closely resemble lqmbton snake. Ssong news of this geet funny woorm An' his queer gannins on Seun crossed the seas, and reached the lugs Of brave an' bowld Sir John. An' when he'd eaten aal he cud An' he had has he's fill, Away he went an' lapped his tail Ten times roond Pensher Hill.

dorm This curse seems to have held true for at least three generations, possibly helping to contribute to the popularity of the story. The Lambton Worm Traditional, arr. As a penance for his rebellious early years, he joins the Crusades. General Lambton, Henry Lambton's brother, is said to have kept a horse whip by his bedside to ward off violent assaults. McKenna features a surviving juvenile specimen and the urgent need to counter the threat it presents. Soong, the worm is dead and John sounds his hunting horn three times.

In most versions of the story, the worm is large enough to wrap itself around the hill seven times. On his return from the Holy Land, the brave young Lambton sought help from a witch on how best to slay the beast, but he was told that if he killed the creature, he would have to slay the very next living sojg he met.