All was well for a while, until the music stopped suddenly, and the dog howled. No-one dared go to see what had happened, and neither the fiddler, nor his dog, were ever seen again!
The tale is commemorated in the village sign, which also has a ship to represent the town's former role as an important port. Village signs in Norfolk frequently offer clues to local history and folklore and some are extremely attractive and complex works in wood or iron.
Lovely Inn sign but a spooky story. Doesn't say much for the locals that no-one would go and help the fiddler and especially his dog!
ReplyDeleteWell Anne we stayed there for a week last year and I never knew that!
ReplyDeleteWhat a haunting tale indeed.
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