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From dark dangerous dogs and wily wicked wyrms, to poor penniless pedlars and lanky, long-limbed lads, Norfolk is steeped in stories. Some had their beginnings here, growing in the telling until they were as big as Norfolk's skies. Others were brought here by travellers from far away and even Viking raiders long ago - stories that in time would change to suit our Norfolk ways, for as everyone knows we do different! This is a collection of tales reworked for children to get to know this county - its places, people and their strange and wondrous dialect - while also celebrating its shared culture with the wider world. In this collection, we journey to a place where fact and fiction, truth and lie, become as one. AUTHOR: Dave Tonge is a professional Norfolk storyteller who performs at schools, museums, heritage sites and festivals. As well as performances, he runs workshops and has recently spent six weeks training at a Norwich school, focusing on Norfolk stories. In 2016 Dave took part in a festival of storytelling run by Norfolk Library Service which also included Norfolk tales, and was employed by Waveney Arts to lead sessions on East Anglian stories. He also developed the story of the 'Ludham Dragon,' for a Norfolk charity. He wrote Tudor Tales for The History Press in 2015.

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DAVE TONGE is a professional storyteller and historian who gives storytelling performances at schools, museums, heritage sites and storytelling festivals, where he focusses on historical stories from Medieval and Tudor folklore. He has also written tours on the medieval history of Norwich Castle Museum, the British Museum and the Ashmolean, and was recently commissioned to create a storytelling session based on the Bayeux Tapestry for families. He lives in Norwich.

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