White grave in rose hall ( Eng. Rose Hall ) - a legendary place in the Rose Hall mansion in Montego Bay , Jamaica , associated with the legend of the White Witch.
| White grave in rose hall | |
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 The legendary grave of the White Witch | |
| Location | |
| Address | Montego Bay , Jamaica |
| Site | rosehall.com |
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Legend
According to legend, the spirit of "Annie Palmer" haunts the inhabitants of the plantation "Palmyra" near Montego Bay. She says: Annie Palmer was born in Haiti , her mother was English, and her father was Irish. Annie spent most of her life in Haiti. When her parents died of yellow fever , her nanny, who taught her the voodoo rites , took up her upbringing. Annie moved to Jamaica and married John Palmer, owner of Rose Hall. Further, according to legend, she killed John and her two subsequent husbands and numerous slaves on the plantation, until she was killed by a slave named Taku.
Johnny Cash wrote a song based on a legend called “The Ballad of Annie Palmer” [1] .
In 2007, Benjamin Radford studied the legend and came to the conclusion that it was invented based on the famous on the island Herbert de Lisser novel “The White Witch of Rose Hall”, published in 1929 [2] [3] [4] . Annie Palmer may have really existed, but apparently did not have a penchant for sadism or debauchery. Journalist Polly Thomas writes that the name Annie Palmer may have been confused with Rosa Palmer, the real mistress of Rose Hall, who survived four husbands, but was famous for her virtue. [5]
Rose Hall
Rose Hall is a Georgian-style mansion built in the 1770s and rebuilt in the 1960s. It is decorated with silk wallpaper, chandeliers, furnished with European antiques. It is currently owned by former Miss World USA Michelle Rollins.
Popular Culture
- The episode of Rose Hall in the documentary television series Ghost Adventures (USA) [6]
- Rose Hall is one of the locales of Diane Gabledon 's novel The Traveler.
- Rock band Coven recorded the song “The White Witch of Rose Hall” in their first album, “Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls” ( 1969 ).
- Rose Hall is the scene of the nineteenth season of the American Top Model show.
- Episode 3 "The White Witch" of Season 2 of the television series Scariest Places on Earth (USA).
Notes
- ↑ Johnny Cash: The Songs . - Da Capo Press, 25 August 2004. - P. 226–. - ISBN 978-1-56025-629-8 .
- ↑ Radford, Benjamin (September 2008), "The White Witch of Rose Hall", Fortean Times (no. 239), ISSN 0308-5899
- ↑ Jim Stefko, “The White Witch of Rose Hall”, Suite101.com (site blocked)
- ↑ Heeding (Or Ignoring) Skeptical Investigation . Center for Inquiry (October 22, 2011). Date of treatment November 14, 2011.
- ↑ Polly Thomas. The Rough Guide to Jamaica . - Penguin, 2 August 2010. - P. 185–. - ISBN 978-1-4053-8205-2 .
- ↑ Rose Hall: Ghost Adventures . Travel Channel Date of treatment February 7, 2013.