Berkshire: The Legend of Herne the Hunter

The Faerie Folk - Folklore, Myths and Legends from the U.K

Have you heard of Herne the Hunter? The spirit of Windsor Great Park is one of English folklore’s most famous figures and in today’s extra long episode, we travel to the county of Berkshire to learn all about Herne’s mystical origins and consider why his legend has stood the test of time.

cw: suicide, animal hunting

There’s more folklore, myths and legends waiting for you over on social media, so why not join us on:

• Threads: thefaerie_folk
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/thefaerie_folk/
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/thefaeriefolk/
• Twitter: twitter.com/thefaerie_folk
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR9cDyL6Lsm2CWQ_HwUfDmA

The music featured in today's episode is 'Galway' by Kevin MacLeod. Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3795-galway License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

*Though the travel information in this podcast was correct at the time of posting, things do change over time so please make sure to research your routes before travelling and adhere to any local guidelines once there.*