The story of the Mistletoe Bride is shared by a number of halls throughout the country, including Norfolk’s Brockdish near Harleston. The story is told through a Victorian ballad, written in 1884 by Thomas Haynes, telling of a 17th century incident in which the daughter of the hall was due to wed Lord Lovell. The couple were celebrating their wedding, and decided to play hide and seek. As the bride hid, she planned for her new husband to find her in a chest hidden in the great hall. Unfortunately for the new bride, the chest had a spring which meant it could only be opened from the outside. She was not discovered until 50 years later, when the chest was opened and a corpse wearing a bridal gown was found clasping a twig of mistletoe.

Source: http://www.wymondhamguide.co.uk/pages/legends.html

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