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Twelve Black Swans, The
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Twelve Wild Ducks, The
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White Snow, Red Rose
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| Sound recording, story; The Twelve Black Swans, a composite version of a wonder tale from Scotland, Germany, Norway and other cultures, told by Ben Haggarty, as part of a performance Midwinter Tales, at The King of Hearts arts centre, Norwich, 16th December 2006 | |
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| A story told by Ben Haggarty. A King and Queen have twelve sons. The Queen wishes for a daughter and her prayer is heard by a troll hag. The troll hag grants her a daughter, but when the child is named, turns her sons into swans and captures them. The daughter grows up and learns of the story. She makes a journey, finds her brothers and is told how to release them from their spell. She sets about making each brother a full set of clothes out of thistle-down, in absolute silence. As she works, she meets a prince (the son of the troll hag), who, despite her silence, courts her and marries her. The daughter bears him three children, who the troll hag takes; convincing her son that his wife has eaten them. Unable to speak until the thistle-down clothes for her brothers are complete, the daughter cannot protest her innocence. Plans are made to burn the daughter, along with her sewing work. Before she is killed, her brothers fly into the yard; take the thistle-down clothes in their beaks, and reappear as twelve men. The daughter breaks her silence and tells her story. She is released, her children are found alive, and the troll-hag is bannished. The brothers, the daughter and her husband return to the King and Queen and celebrate. One brother retains a swan's wing in place of an arm, where his sister had not completed the thistle-down clothes. | |
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| R1122 is a recording of Abbi Patrix telling the Norwegian version of the story at the Crick Crack Club in 1991. | |
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| audience:- | adult; family |
| recording quality | |
| condition:- | good |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration:- | 0 hours, 38 minutes, 8 seconds |
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| storytelling:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty male / British / born 30.11.1958 |
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| origin:- | Scotland Germany Norway Scandinavia |
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| programming & administration:- |
programmer: Aude Gotto administrator: The King of Hearts; The Kings of Hearts Arts Centre |
| storytelling:- |
Norwich, Norfolk, England: The King of Hearts: The King of Hearts
Arts Centre
16 Dec 2006 public performance: Midwinter Tales |
| performance recording from:- |
archivist: Kate Norgate |
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