
Go on then… as it’s almost Hallowe’en, I’ll share once again the old Yorkshire tale ofthe Hand of Glory…
It is not a myth… though its truth may be obscure… one Hand even survives to this day, found in the wall of a house and now kept in the museum at Whitby…
It is a gory relic of a bygone age in a time and place not so very far away…
The hand of glory must first be made… there are many recipes, but all involve the cutting of a hand from a man hung on a gibbet…usually the left hand, or the one that committed the murder…
It should, according to some, be wrapped in part of the winding sheet… but all agree it must be pickled in strange substances and salt…it is not a quick process.
It is told that you must place it at a crossroads…
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Wow. Someday I’m gong to come there to visit and see it. @v@ ❤
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Loved this Sue! Never heard the story before. @v@ ❤
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It is an old one… and true… at least in as far as the use of the Hand of Glory is concerned. There are several in museums here. x
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