Ives london bridge is falling down

The history is quite interesting I thought. Construction wearing out. Like Like. Skip to content. There are two dark hypothesis for the origins of this nursery rhyme. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Published by robertawrites Published September 22, HI Molly, it certainly is dark. I also played this game as a child.

Thanks for visiting. Bricks and mortar will not stay, Will not stay, will not stay, Bricks and mortar will not stay, My fair lady. Build it up with iron and steel, Iron and steel, iron and steel, Build it up with iron and steel, My fair lady.

Iron and steel will bend and bow, Bend and bow, bend and bow, Iron and steel will bend and bow, My fair lady. Build it up with silver and gold, Silver and gold, silver and gold, Build it up with silver and gold, My fair lady.

Silver and gold will be stolen away, Stolen away, stolen away, Silver and gold will be stolen away, My fair lady. Set a man to watch all night, Watch all night, watch all night, Set a man to watch all night, My fair lady. Suppose the man should fall asleep, Fall asleep, fall asleep, Suppose the man should fall asleep? My fair lady. Give him a pipe to smoke all night, Smoke all night, smoke all night, Give him a pipe to smoke all night, My fair lady.

Generations of parents have taught London Bridge is Falling Down to their children, who in turn taught it to theirs. Few have extended these teachings to the actual meaning behind the song.

The most likely explanation for that is most people do not actually know the true meaning. However, several theories have been proposed down the centuries. Samuel Laing translated the Norse saga titled Heimskringla in While it is possible that something was lost in translation, one verse is reminiscent of the common version of the London Bridge is Falling Down nursery rhyme. However, there are no other corroborating accounts of such an attack besides the Heimskringla.

For those that do not what immurement is, it is a centuries-old practice of entombing somebody within a structure. This concept stems from the ancient belief that a human blood sacrifice would somehow assure the stability of a given structure.

Many buildings across Europe have revealed skeletons within their foundations. A number of these structures were castles and churches, but one bridge in Bremen, Germany, contained an immurement sacrifice.

Unfortunate minors were often the victims of these ritual sacrifices. Soundohm All rights reserved. See our privacy and copyright statement for more information. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more. Log in or Sign up. Soundohm Cart 0.

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