Lady of the Lake
Lady of the Lake
Chloe Hyde
A folklore tale unknown to all
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About a local farmer, an enchantress and a lake
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As the years have gone by this tale has been nothing but twisted by darkness
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Till this day the game of Chinese whispers still haunts the story with no one knowing the real story behind this tragic love story.
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Some say that their love story ended with the enchantress returning to her lake and never to be seen again and some say she didn’t go back alone.
Her name was Nelferch
She was also known as the lady of the lake
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Legend has it that Nelfech was an enchantress that lived in the lake.
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One day A local farmer came across the lake and instantly fell in love with Nelfech
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Not long after the farmer asked for Nelferch’s hand in marriage
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Nelferch said she would marry the farmer on one condition
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He was to promise her that he would never ask about her past
The farmer promised Nelfrch that he wouldn’t
Not long after they were married
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As time went by the farmers curiosity took over him so he asked her
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She simply didn’t answer and disappeared into the lake, never to be seen again
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Leaving a heart broken farmer
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However not everyone believes this version of the tale
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Some believe something a lot darker happened
Some say Nelferch was drowned the night before her wedding by the farmer
All so that he could marry another woman
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Some believe she just drowned
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Others belive that the farmer was abusive towards Nelferch
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Resulting in her returning back to the lake
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There are some that believe she didn’t just leave a heartbroken farmer
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but left him completely penniless
and made him age more years than they had been together
There is also the version that said Nelferch practiced witchcraft
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Where she would teach people how to heal themselves
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Another story saying she actually drowns men to join her in the lake. Turning them in to worthy husbands
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The stories of Nelferch keep going and will never stop being changed
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In the ever growing game of chinese whispers we keep allowing ourselves to play.
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© 2021 By Chloe Hyde
A book exploring the welsh mythological enchantress Nelferch