#a violent storm caused a single branch from the old oak tree to break and fall. Later that evening
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Okay so *explains what adoption is to Th13teen*
(Wonder why does the oak tree has chains?)
#ok alton towers official lore time:#On an autumn night#the Earl of Shrewsbury was returning to his home at Alton Towers when an old woman suddenly appeared in the road ahead of his horse and coa#so the old woman stated that she would place a curse on him. The old woman told the Earl that for every branch on the Old Oak Tree that fel#a member of the Earl’s family would die. The Earl refused to listen and continued on his way.#That same night#a violent storm caused a single branch from the old oak tree to break and fall. Later that evening#a member of the Earl’s family suddenly and mysteriously died.#Now firmly believing in the power of the curse#the Earl is said to have ordered his servants to chain every remaining branch together to prevent them from falling. To this day#the Oak tree remains chained up.#ask#(th13teen)#the chained oak is a real tree within alton village that's said to be cursed#from wikipedia:#it's also what the ride Hex is based on!#and yea by technicality Birch is the Chained Oak's child (just by blood... sap?)
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