🖤 Mark Norman | Local Legends #24: Devon

How does a leading folklorist, author, and creator of the UK's longest-running folklore podcast unpack the terrifying black dog omens, pixy traps, and rugged moorland legends of Devon? 🐕‍🦺🌾 Welcome to Local Legends, a special interview series from The Three Ravens Podcast! Every Saturday, we sit down with local historians, folklore experts, authors, and keepers of regional traditions to uncover the hidden stories buried in the landscapes around us. In this twenty-fourth stop on our English regional tour, host Martin Vaux settles down around the campfire with a true titan of the modern folklore scene, Mark Norman! As a committee member of the Folklore Society, author of books like Telling the Bees and Other Customs, and the mastermind behind the incredible The Folklore Podcast, Mark brings an unparalleled depth of knowledge to the table. Together, they step deep into the wild, atmospheric county of Devon to explore its most iconic and unsettling legends. They traverse the bleak, mist-shrouded expanses of Dartmoor to track the terrifying folklore of the phantom Black Dogs, unravel the mischievous, marrow-chilling trickery of Devonshire Pixies, and explore how the county's dramatic, isolated coastline shaped centuries of maritime superstitions and oral storytelling culture. If you love history, folklore, regional myths, and deep storytelling, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE and hit the notification bell for new episodes every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday! 🔔 🔗 JOIN THE CONSPIRACY OF RAVENS 🌐 Official Website: Visit the Three Ravens Podcast Official Site to sign up for our mailing list, explore our episode catalogue, and enjoy our blog - https://www.threeravenspodcast.com/ 🛒 Shop: Buy our books and exclusive Three Ravens Merch including mugs, tote bags, tees and hoodies from our Online Shop - https://www.threeravenspodcast.com/shop 👑 Patreon: Support the show and unlock ad free listening to over 500 episodes, monthly Patreon exclusive episodes, Three Ravens Film Club, and our newsletter at the Three Ravens Patreon -   / threeravenspodcast   📚 Our First Book: Buy our collection of 39 historic stories, Three Ravens Folk Tales, published by The History Press - https://amzn.eu/d/0fEBtgVX 📱 Socials: Follow our daily folklore facts on Facebook and Instagram - https://www.facebook.com/threeravensp...   / threeravenspodcast   🎧 STREAM THE AUDIO VERSION Listen to our catalog on your favorite podcast platform: Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5FVhckO... Listen on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Listen on Acast - https://shows.acast.com/threeravenspo... #ThreeRavens #LocalLegends #DevonFolklore #MarkNorman #TheFolklore Podcast #DartmoorLegends #BlackDogs #Pixies #HistoryPodcast #FolklorePodcast #SouthWestEngland #Storytelling