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Wendigos!
by galonk 4y ago
Wendigos!
- bombcar 4y agoFee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive, or be he dead I'll grind his bones to make my bread. But apparently not limited to the English, and for fertilizer, which grew the grain, but surprisingly accurate otherwise.
- selimthegrim 4y agoWasn't it "I smell the blood of a Christian" (presumably as opposed to a "Turk" or "Moor")
- bombcar 4y agoAccording to Wikipedia (never wrong!) it was known as early as 1596 with "Englishman" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fee-fi-fo-fum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fee-fi-fo-fum
- selimthegrim 4y agoTIL the Celtic etymology of the first line.