Musical demons; detail from British Library MS Yates 13 f.140r.

This Halloween, we celebrate our fifth anniversary with five terrifying tales of demonic activity from the Lanercost Chronicle.

Today’s Text:

  • The Chronicle of Lanercost: 1272–1346. Translated by Herbert Maxwell, James Maclehose and Sons, 1913. (Available at archive.org.)

Image: Musical demons; detail from British Library MS Yates 13 f.140r.