A Warning to the Curious

Along the coast of Norfolk there

persists an ancient legend it is said

that in the Dark Ages when the Vikings

were a constant scourge the three royal

crowns of Anglia were hidden in the

ground the crown so the legend runs had

a strange power no foreign army would

invade the Kingdom of Anglia so long as

at least one of them remained

undisturbed since that time the site of

one crown has been plundered by thieves

and its treasure melted down another has

been covered by the encroaching see only

one crown now remains lying somewhere in

its royal burial ground

oh hello can I help you no digging here.

I beg your pardon

no be in here what do you mean no

digging here I have permission from the

landlord

no would you understand about all day

that's your affair

look you stupid oh I said I'd got

permission now get out all I'll get you

locked up.

Oh

down for long sir a few days expect

oh you're letting me oh there's no need

thank you let's make a change from the

daily grind sir yes I suppose it does

begging your pardon sir but would you be

here to lunch

luncheon oh I'm gonna have a look round

I wouldn't have asked but bean it's so

early in the year and there's only you

and dr. Black tada black one of our

regulars sir.

Kahn's done every year to do a bit of

sketching a real gentleman dr. Black is

well if that's all so don't be get along

oh I'll be needing a loan of a bicycle

he's impossible

I'll see what I can do sir

it is a fine porch isn't it

hello yes it's a very interesting you

mentioned in Cooper you know Cooper

Cooper RAL romances and rolls of East.

Anglia fine publication sadly out of

print these many years you were looking

at the coat of arms yes there's a legend

attached to it isn't the Buried crowns

that guard the realm that's in Cooper

it's still current folklore around here

you mean they're still people who

believed in it most of my parishioners

they take these traditions more

seriously than their church-going

fascinating for the historian or the

antiquarian perhaps but uphill work for

the vicar I take it that is where your

interests lie as an antiquarian I mean

yes I'm an amateur

you know the legend well yes they say

two crowns were lost but there was a

local family who claimed to know where

the third was buried in times of war the

oldest male would watch to see if it

remained unmolested the last surviving

member of the family took the Duty upon

himself throughout the four years of the

great war it became an obsession with

him poor fellow he haunted the spot

night and day you knew him

yes I knew him he was a solitary you

know no family or friends no one at all

I was with him at the end the little

effect I'm afraid he died still haunted

by his superstition in great distress

there was no one to replace him you see

he was the last one to guard the crown

it upset him deeply

was he a an old man when he died no he

was young he had a consumption

if he treated himself with care does

anyone know where he watched if they do

they don't tell I'm not really a native

you see I've only lived here 20 years

sometimes wonder what my role is I'm

certainly not a father confessor no the

secret lies buried with him I should

think he was buried here yes over there

by the trees agar was the name William

ager do you mind if I look by all means

it's very overgrown in that corner I'm

afraid no one's been over there since he

was buried but give me if I leave you

now I'm a little cold.

I am sorry I heard the Bell Susan fell

off the shelf from broken arm just been

affecting a little repair was there

anything in particular I was interested

in old maps of this area let me see now

is it pilot oh yes I quit okay place is

covered in dust out red well was that

found uh in the foundations of the old

bridge they were pulling it down some

years ago now it was quite a common

practice in the Middle Ages human

sacrifice yes they believed the murdered

person becomes an evil spirit and guard

the bridge from hostile forces just done

with temples to build bridges with the

rest popular virgins were supposed to be

particularly efficacious London Bridge

is falling down my fair lady there sir

I'm Zatanna

huh well here your mask I I leave you

two

Nathaniel a giri's my name who Christ is

myself finishing.

Sieber is my dwelling place in England

is my nation now I'm dead in my grave my

bones are rotten

I hope I Lord will think on me and I'm

quite forgotten

Nathaniel baked

William and I even join the zebra mr.

Packs oh pretty well thank you very

quiet

makes a pleasant change from London well

it's hard to think of anywhere that

doesn't are you were down here for

shooting no archaeology is my hobby

actually really are you looking for

anything specific

no no that's same just looking around on

your charging happen nothing very

promising so far I'm afraid I'm sorry oh

I wonder if you could help me dr. Black

I'm looking for a family called ager I

was wondering if you were eager no I

don't think I can help you but ask

Arnold he'll know Arnold at the boots he

fulfills the role of a local newspaper

here in see Brett there's nothing he

does not know ie Gerson yeah

yes sir that's right in Sieber oh yes no

sir

your local man aren't you lived here all

your life that's right sir and zebras

any little play small enough six today

out to me if you didn't know him uh me

seems very odd to me too sir

if that's all sir

boy I know you don't believe me when I

tell you babe this be cool I hope he

hasn't hurt you

danger you should keep you locked up boy

down did anyone come by this what a

moment ago no it's been through here all

morning I've been in the yard the last

hour fire you to see see mister if