Deep in the peat hills of Shetland, the old folk won't cross the green mounds after dark. Those hills belong to the trows: small, grey, limping hill-folk descended from the Norse trolls. They'll steal a fiddler for a night that lasts a hundred years, and they'll trade a healthy baby for a sickly changeling.In this episode of Freaky Folklore, we go under the hill. First comes an original story. A wind-farm technician picks up a fiddle tune in the vibrations of the ground beneath a haunted mound. It's the unfinished song his father was playing the night he vanished, thirty years ago at Yule. Then we dig into the real Shetland and Orkney legends behind the trows:Keep a knife by the door. Keep a light in the window. And if you hear music coming out of the ground, keep walking. #Trows #ScottishFolklore #FreakyFolklore #Shetland #Orkney #Folklore #Changeling #NorseMythology #ScaryStories #HorrorPodcast #Eeriecast EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:FreakyFolklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folkloreCarman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terrorSUPPORT THE SHOW:Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrionCONNECT WITH CARMAN:Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrionYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@FreakyFolkloreTwitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQYiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales.DISCOVER MORE HORROR:http://eeriecast.com/https://www.carman-carrion.com/MUSIC CREDITS:Music and sound effects provided by: ElevenLabsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices