The Devil Dog of the Eastern Coast
Bungay & Blythburgh, Suffolk4 August 1577
A black hound the size of a calf, with eyes like burning coals, that has walked the lanes and shorelines of Norfolk and Suffolk for as long as anyone has told stories there.
Read the legendThe Lights upon the Marsh
The Broads & the FensOld fen lore
Pale lights that drift over the marshes after dark. Follow them and they lead you into deep water. Whistle at them and they come for you.
Read the legendThe Merman of the Castle
Orford, SuffolkReign of Henry II
A naked, bearded man hauled up in fishermen's nets off the Suffolk coast, held in Orford Castle, and never once heard to speak.
Read the legendVisitors from St Martin's Land
Woolpit, SuffolkReign of King Stephen
A brother and sister with green skin, found beside the wolf pits at harvest time, speaking a language no one in Suffolk had ever heard.
Read the legendThe Worm of the Stour
Bures, on the River Stour1405
A scaled beast that came up out of the Stour valley, devoured a shepherd's flock, and shrugged off every arrow the men of Bures could loose at it.
Read the legendGuardian of the Martyr's Head
Hoxne, SuffolkAD 869
The great grey wolf that kept watch over the severed head of King Edmund, and gave it up only to the people who came looking for their king.
Read the legendWhere each beast was met, and when it was first set down.
| Plate | Beast | Where | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Black Shuck | Bungay & Blythburgh, Suffolk | 4 August 1577 |
| II | The Lantern Men | The Broads & the Fens | Old fen lore |
| III | The Wild Man of Orford | Orford, Suffolk | Reign of Henry II |
| IV | The Green Children of Woolpit | Woolpit, Suffolk | Reign of King Stephen |
| V | The Bures Dragon | Bures, on the River Stour | 1405 |
| VI | The Wolf of Hoxne | Hoxne, Suffolk | AD 869 |
