Lambton Worm legend

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legend
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:The_Lambton_Worm_(folk_song)
gptkb:The_Lambton_Worm_(pantomime)
gptkbp:category Mythical creatures
County Durham folklore
English legends
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:England
gptkbp:cursedBy Lambton family cursed to never die peacefully in their beds for nine generations.
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Lambton_Worm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lambton Worm legend
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:John_Lambton
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Lambton_Castle
gptkb:Fatfield
gptkb:Penshaw_Hill
gptkb:Worm_Hill
gptkbp:plotSummary John Lambton catches a strange worm, discards it, and it grows into a monstrous creature that terrorizes the land.
gptkbp:recordedAt 19th century
gptkbp:region gptkb:County_Durham
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Worm_(folklore)
European folklore
gptkbp:resolution John Lambton slays the worm after returning from the Crusades.
gptkbp:setting gptkb:River_Wear
gptkbp:theme redemption
curse
folk monster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lambton_Castle
gptkb:Lambton_family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7