Edvane

Jonathan B. Edvane writes dark fantasy and short fiction. Tales from the Woldwood and Edvane Stories. No Orcs. No Elves. No Dwarves. No Dragons #Edvane #vss365

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I tipped over 1000 Subscribers here on X this week. I am incredibly grateful to all who have reposted me, and especially to those who have engaged with me through Edvane World and subscribed to my newsletter. Thankyou so much. There is much more to come. JBE. #Edvane

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@rachelnewcombe8 I'm afraid so, Rachel. But the danger is entirely with you. Why is he being made to dig? I have no clean ending for you Rachel. None at all....🖤💀

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#vss365 An imp promised Meredith a shortcut through the wood. “Follow my footprints and #travel true,” he said. “Stray once, and you’ll never leave.”

Meredith obeyed until he reached a clearing. There, the footprints ended.

The imp waited with a shovel. “I lied, mortal. Start digging.” #Edvane #DarkFantasy

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@TheGiantsCodex Thanks. I always regard folklore as up for grabs, so I added that touch. One head would have been strictly in keeping with the Cornish legend but the fiction hinges upon seeing something at distance and six eyes are better than two 😎

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#vss365 Blunderbore's many heads could spot a traveller from #miles away. No one crossed the western hills unseen, and those who caught sight of the giant fled in terror.

One evening, a shepherd found him weeping, his eyes fixed upon the distant horizon.

“What do you see?” he asked.

“Nothing,” whispered the giant. “It's eaten everything between here and the sea.” #Edvane #DarkFantasy #Folklore

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@SinyGuy DNFd that. Skimmed it and got the gist.

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@0Rebornone @LordGrimdark Seconded

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Sunday gratitude to all new followers in the past week. Special thanks to everyone who reposted my stuff. Follow them too! @aHEMandias @bottomlight5evr @fizzyfizzytwiz @robbeeio63 @simon_coll87859 @skeptikoi @alienfromheart @waggishauthor @DrNaveedAhamed1 @Latikay001 @PriyambanaP @niasruv @Officeofdarknes @RedRH3000 @Davidcs_AW @Write2Fite @candace_mi54817 #Edvane

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In 1722, Bartholomew Roberts, one of the most successful pirates of the age, was struck by grapeshot during battle with HMS Swallow off West Africa.

Roberts had already told his crew what to do if he died. They weighted his body and threw it into the sea before the Royal Navy could seize it.

The navy captured his ship.

It never captured the captain’s corpse. #Edvane #GrimHistory

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#vss365 For two hundred years, the villagers had kept a #taper burning, passing the watch from father to son. While its flame endured, the murderous ghost beneath the bridge could never rise.

The new keeper tended it faithfully for seven nights. On the eighth, he thought of what the villagers had done to his daughter.

And blew. #Edvane #DarkFantasy

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In 1704, Captain John Quelch was marched through Boston under armed guard with five of his crew after being convicted of piracy.

Crowds followed as the condemned men were taken by boat across the Charles River to the place of execution, where all six were hanged.

The procession was deliberately public.

Justice wanted an audience. #Edvane #GrimHistory

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In 1701, Captain William Kidd was taken to Execution Dock in London after being convicted of murder and piracy. The rope broke on the first attempt and Kidd fell alive beneath the gallows.

There was no reprieve. He was hanged again, and his corpse was then displayed in chains beside the Thames for years.

The first hanging failed.

The warning did not. #Edvane #GrimHistory

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#vss365 At Easter, the pace-egg players came, singing for pennies. Behind them, Little Devil #Doubt, carrying his broom.

“If you do not give me money, I'll sweep you all out!”

The squire laughed and slammed the door. By morning the manor was spotless. No servants, children or wife remained.

Only the squire, who had paid with his soul. #Edvane #DarkFantasy #Folklore

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@DanielleSteJust It's all in the twist

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#vss365 The witch thought her secret safe when a nobleman made his #commitment to marry her. She arrived at the appointed hour in her finest gown, only to be dragged to the scaffold, screaming curses.

He had promised they would tie the knot.

That day it was around her neck. #Edvane #DarkFantasy

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In 1566, pirate Richard Hitchens was convicted in Guernsey after admitting attacks on Flemish fishermen and merchant shipping. He was taken to St Martin’s Point at the sea mark and sentenced to be hanged and strangled until dead.

His body was then left hanging in chains by the shore as a warning to other pirates, with the tide rising and falling beneath him.

Even after the sentence was carried out, the coast continued the punishment. #Edvane #GrimHistory

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The wizard is one of the most recognisable figures in fantasy, and one of the best understood. He arrives with a staff, a pointy hat, a reputation, and answers. The template has barely changed. My wizards are not that, and here's why. #Edvane #Wizards #TheDarkHearth LINK IN COMMENTS

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@markgoldbridge Exceptional opening. 'I like and respect my postman. I'm not inviting him round for Christmas dinner. Fuck off.'

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In 1726, Captain William Fly was taken to the gallows at Boston for mutiny, murder and piracy. He remained so defiant that he reportedly criticised the hangman’s knot, retied it himself and placed the noose around his own neck.

Afterward, his body was gibbeted on Nixes Mate in Boston Harbour, where sailors could see it from the water.

His final role was the same as the gallows itself. #Edvane #GrimHistory

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#vss365 In 1830, threatening letters signed Captain Swing were #fueling riots across the countryside. Hayricks burned, threshing machines were smashed and landowners trembled.

A reward for his capture was offered, and the farmers laughed at their own contrivance.

Then someone claimed it. With his head. #Edvane #DarkFantasy