The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories
For sailors travelling under canvas, the doldrums were among the most feared waters on Earth. Ships could remain trapped for days or weeks beneath an unmoving sky as water spoiled, sickness spread and frightened crews searched for supernatural explanations. This episode explores the dark folklore of the dead calm, including wind-calling rituals, cursed “Jonahs,” Neptune’s equator ceremonies, phantom ships, the albatross and the terrifying delirium known as calenture.
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Research Links:
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/doldrums.html
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/tradewinds.html
https://archive.org/download/legendssuperstit00bass/legendssuperstit00bass.pdf
https://archive.org/download/cu31924079619411/cu31924079619411.pdf
https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid%3A53134a1e-1d2f-4d88-909f-f3d840702a8e/files/rtd96k375n
https://www.brigantineneptun.com/knowledge-base/king-neptune-ceremony-line-crossing
https://archive.org/download/crossinglinetale00lyde/crossinglinetale00lyde.pdf
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43997/the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-text-of-1834
https://www.britannica.com/science/calenture
https://www.britannica.com/place/horse-latitudes
https://bowcreektoanatahan.wordpress.com/the-sails-hang-dead-a-history-of-the-doldrums/
https://blackthornandstone.com/2020/05/21/here-be-monsters-sailor-stories-nautical-folklore/
Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow.
Sarah and Tobie xx
"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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