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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:25:07 GMT -5
Pictrees
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:26:41 GMT -5
Giants
In folklore, giants are beings of human appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word giant, first attested in 1297, was derived from the Gigantes of Greek mythology.
Fairy tales such as "Jack the Giant Killer" have formed the modern perception of giants as stupid and violent monsters, sometimes said to eat humans, while other giants tend to eat the livestock. The antagonist in "Jack and the Beanstalk" is often described as a giant. In some more recent portrayals, like those of Jonathan Swift and Roald Dahl, some giants are both intelligent and friendly.
Amorites (Hebrew)
Asura (Hindu)
Druon Antigoon (Belgian)
Anakim (Hebrew)
Basajaun (Basque)
Bendigeidfran (Welsh)
Bhuta (Javanese)
Caligorante (French)
Cewri (Welsh)
Cormoran (Cornish)
Cyclopes (Greek)
Daidarabotchi (Japanese)
Daitya (Hindu)
Ettin/Eoten (Anglo-Saxon)
Fomorians (Irish)
Gergasi (Malaysian)
Gigantes (Greek)
Gog (Hebrew)
Gogmagog (British)
Goliath of Gath (Hebrew)
Grendel (Anglo-Saxon)
Humbaba (Mesopotamia)
Irimũ (Kikuyu)
Ispolini (Bulgarian)
Jötunn (Norse/Teutonic)
Kalevipoeg (Estonian)
Magog (Hebrew)
Jitu (Kiswahili)
Nephilim (Hebrew)
Neringa (Lithuanian)
Og of Bashan (Hebrew)
Paul Bunyan (USA)
Quinametzin (Aztec)
Raksasa (Indonesian)
Rephaim (Hebrew)
Rubezahl (Wends)
Si-Te-Cah (Paiute)
Tepegöz (Oghuz Turks)
Teutobochus (Teuton)
Titans (Greek)
Toell the Great (Suur Tõll) (Estonian)
Yalmavuz (Turkic)
Ysbaddaden (Welsh)
Zamzummim (Hebrew)
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:33:02 GMT -5
Dwarf/Dwarves (Dwarfs refers to real world short humans as distinct from myth, legend and fiction)
In Germanic mythology, a dwarf is a human-shaped entity that dwells in mountains and in the earth, and is variously associated with wisdom, smithing, mining, and crafting. Dwarves are sometimes described as short and ugly, although some scholars have questioned whether this is a later development stemming from comical portrayals of the beings. Dwarves continue to be depicted in modern popular culture in a variety of media.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:33:25 GMT -5
Tom-pokers
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:33:49 GMT -5
Tutgots
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:34:18 GMT -5
Snapdragons
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:34:58 GMT -5
Sprets
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:35:27 GMT -5
Spunks
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:35:57 GMT -5
Conjurers
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:36:39 GMT -5
Thurses
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:36:58 GMT -5
Spurns
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:37:21 GMT -5
Tantarrabobs
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 18:38:47 GMT -5
Swaithes/Svartálfar In Norse cosmology, svartálfar (O.N. "black elves", "swarthy elves", sing. svartálfr), also called myrkálfar ("dark elves", "dusky elves", "murky elves", sing. myrkálfr), are beings who dwell in Svartalfheim (Svartálf heimr, "home of the black-elves"). Both the svartálfar and Svartálfaheimr are primarily attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. Scholars have noted that the svartálfar appear to be synonymous with the dwarfs and potentially also the dökkálfar ("dark elves"). As dwarfs, the home of the svartálfar could possibly be another description for Niðavellir ("dark fields").
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:05:46 GMT -5
Tints
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:06:26 GMT -5
Tod-lowries
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:06:43 GMT -5
Jack-in-the-Wads
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:10:41 GMT -5
Morno
Mormo was a female spirit in Greek folklore, whose name was invoked by mothers and nurses to frighten children to keep them from misbehaving.
The term mormolyce pl. mormolykeia, also spelt mormolyceum, is considered equivalent.
The name mormo has the plural form mormones which means "fearful ones" or "hideous one(s)", and is related to an array of words that signify "fright".
The variant mormolyce translates to "terrible wolves", with the stem -lykeios meaning "of a wolf".
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:12:08 GMT -5
Changeling
A changeling is a human-like creature found in folklore and folk religion throughout Europe. A changeling was believed to be a fairy child that had been left in place of a human child stolen by the fairies. The theme of the swapped child is common in medieval literature and reflects concern over infants thought to be afflicted with unexplained diseases, disorders, or developmental disabilities.
A changeling is typically identifiable via a number of traits; in Irish legend, a fairy child may appear sickly and won't grow in size like a normal child, and may have notable physical characteristics such as a beard or long teeth. They may also display intelligence far beyond their apparent years, as well as possess uncanny insight. A common way that a changeling could identify itself is through displaying unusual behaviour when it thinks it's alone, such as jumping about, dancing or playing an instrument — though this last example is found only within Irish and Scottish legend.
"A human child might be taken due to many factors: to act as a servant, the love of a human child, or malice. Most often it was thought that fairies exchanged the children. In rare cases, the very elderly of the fairy people would be exchanged in the place of a human baby, so that the old fairy could live in comfort, being coddled by its human parents. Simple charms such as an inverted coat or open iron scissors left where the child sleeps, were thought to ward them off; other measures included a constant watch over the child.
One belief is that trolls thought that it was more respectable to be raised by humans and that they wanted to give their own children a human upbringing. Some people believed that trolls would take unbaptised children. Once children had been baptized and therefore become part of the Church, the trolls could not take them.
Beauty in human children and young women, particularly traits which evoke brightness or reflectivity, such as blonde hair and blue or silver eyes, are said to attract fairies, as they perhaps find preciousness in these perceived traits.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:17:21 GMT -5
Redcap
The redcap (or Redcap) is a type of malevolent, murderous goblin found in Border folklore. He is said to inhabit ruined castles along the Anglo-Scottish border, especially those that were the scenes of tyranny or wicked deeds, and is known for soaking his cap in the blood of his victims. He is also known as Redcomb and Bloody Cap.
Redcap is depicted as "a short, thickset old man with long prominent teeth, skinny fingers armed with talons like eagles, large eyes of a fiery red colour, grisly hair streaming down his shoulders, iron boots, a pikestaff in his left hand, and a red cap on his head". When travellers take refuge in his lair, he flings huge stones at them; and if he kills them, he soaks his cap in their blood, giving it a crimson hue. He is unaffected by human strength, but can be driven away by words of Scripture or by the brandishing of a crucifix, which cause him to utter a dismal yell and vanish in flames, leaving behind a large tooth.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:17:48 GMT -5
Yeth-hounds
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:19:17 GMT -5
Colt Pixie
A colt pixie (also colepixie, colepixy, collepixie, collpixie, colt-pixie, colt pixy, and cold pixie) is a creature from English folklore in the South and South West of England (especially the New Forest and Dorset). According to local mythology, it is a type of Pixie which takes the form of a scruffy, pale horse or pony to lead travellers and other livestock astray (similar to a Will-o'-the-wisp), and is often associated with Puck. The earliest surviving written reference dates to the early 16th century (I shall be ready at thine elbow to plaie the parte of Hobgoblin or Collepixie).
The phrase "as ragged as a colt pixie" was common in the New Forest at least as recently as the early 20th century. In the dialect of Dorset "to colt-pixy" meant to beat down the remaining apples after a crop has been harvested, i.e. to take the colts' horde
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:27:09 GMT -5
Tom-thumbs
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:27:33 GMT -5
Black-bugs
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:32:21 GMT -5
Boggarts
Boggart is one of numerous related terms used in English folklore for either a household spirit or a malevolent genius loci (that is, a geographically-defined spirit) inhabiting fields, marshes or other topographical features. Other names of this group include bug, bugbear, bogey, bogun, bogeyman, bogle, etc., presumably all derived from (or related to) Old English pūcel, Irish púca and Welsh bwg with the same meaning (itself a probable loan from the English bug).
The household form causes mischief and things to disappear, milk to sour, and dogs to go lame. The boggarts inhabiting marshes or holes in the ground are often attributed more serious evil doing, such as the abduction of children.
Always malevolent, the household boggart will follow its family wherever they flee. It is said that the boggart crawls into people's beds at night and puts a clammy hand on their faces. Sometimes he strips the bedsheets off them. Sometimes a boggart will also pull on a person's ears. Hanging a horseshoe on the door of a house and leaving a pile of salt outside your bedroom are said to keep a boggart away.
In some areas, Northumberland for example, it was believed that helpful household sprites, "silkies" or "brownies", could turn into malevolent boggarts if offended or ill-treated.
In Northern England, at least, there was the belief that the boggart should never be named, for when the boggart was given a name, it would not be reasoned with nor persuaded, but would become uncontrollable and destructive (see True name). Within the folklore of North-West England, boggarts can cause mischief in homes but tend to live outdoors, in marshland, holes in the ground, under bridges and on dangerous sharp bends on roads. The book Lancashire Folklore of 1867, makes a distinction between "House boggarts" and other types. In Lancashire a skittish or runaway horse was said to have "took boggarts" — that is, been frightened by a, usually invisible, boggart. When a person got lost in a marsh and was never seen again, the people were sure that a boggart had caught the poor unfortunate and devoured him. The name of at least one Lancashire boggart was recorded, "Nut-Nan", who flitted with a shrill scream among hazel bushes in Moston near Manchester. In Yorkshire boggarts also inhabit outdoor locations, one is said to haunt Cave Ha, a limestone cavern at Giggleswick near Settle.
The Scots variant is the bogle (or boggle).
The recorded folklore of Boggarts is remarkably varied as to their appearance and size. Many are described as relatively human-like in form, though usually uncouth, very ugly and often with bestial attributes. One such boggart was "a squat hairy man, strong as a six year old horse, and with arms almost as long as tacklepoles". Other accounts give a more completely beast-like form. The "Boggart of Longar Hede" from Yorkshire was said to be a fearsome creature the size of a calf, with long shaggy hair and eyes like saucers. It trailed a long chain after itself, which made a noise like the baying of hounds. The "Boggart of Hackensall Hall" in Lancashire had the appearance of a huge horse. At least one Lancashire boggart could take the form of various animals, or indeed more fearful creatures.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:36:37 GMT -5
Scar-bugs
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:37:02 GMT -5
Shag-foals
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:37:59 GMT -5
Hodge-pochers
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:38:29 GMT -5
Hob-thrushes
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:42:22 GMT -5
Hob (folklore) A hob is a type of small mythological household spirit found in the north and midlands of England, but especially on the Anglo-Scottish border, according to traditional folklore of those regions. They could live inside the house or outdoors. They are said to work in farmyards and thus could be helpful; however, if offended they could become nuisances. The usual way to dispose of a hob was to give them a set of new clothing, the receiving of which would make the creature leave forever. It could, however, be impossible to get rid of the worst hobs. Folklore Hobs have been described as small, hairy, wizened men. In northern England the hob was viewed as a kind but mischievous spirit, helpful to local people in need of healing. A famous hob called the hobthrust lived near Runswick Bay in a hobhole, and was said to be able to cure whooping cough.
The hob would help the farmer in the field or the shopkeeper in his store. Hobs are generally considered household spirits, who preferred to be about at night. Katherine Briggs noted that hobs were not tied to a particular place, but seemed to come and go as they chose. The householder had to be careful in dealing with a hob, in particular one must not be given a gift of clothing, as this would be resented and cause a helpful hob to leave immediately; this was said to have happened at Hart Hall in Yorkshire where a well-meaning family left a small suit of clothes for their hob, only to see it walk out in disgust, never to return.
As well as the brownie, another cognate exists in the Scandinavian nisse or tomte; all of which are thought to be derived from the household gods of olden times, known in England as the cofgodas (Old English for "house-gods") of which the brownie and hob are indeed a survival.[8]
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jan 9, 2020 19:48:45 GMT -5
Bugs (not insects)
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