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I figured with Christmas on the way I would post a few links to some websites.
http://www.lone-star.net/mall/main-areas/santafaq.htm
I figured with Christmas on the way I would post a few links to some websites.
http://www.lone-star.net/mall/main-areas/santafaq.htm
Scottish Folklore
In the folklore of Scotland, this is the name of the MERMAID that inhabited Loch Morar. She behaves is a similar way to the BANSHEE of Ireland, as she only reveals herself when a member of the clan is about to die.
SOURCE: Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins Encyclopedia
Scottish Folklore
This is the name of a class of Wild Men of the Woods in the legends and folklore of Scotland. LAILOKEN is described as a very hairy humanoid, with the power of human speech, that inhabited the Strathclyde Welsh-speaking region during the sixth century. He was credited with prophecy and called to the court of RHYDDRECH HAEL. In the fifteenth century legend LAILOKEN AND KETIGERN, it was suggested that LAILOKEN considered himself responsible for the deaths at the battle of Arfderydd (c. 573) and confessed this to the Saint Ketigern.
Source: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth
Scottish Folklore
This is a monster that was not defined clearly but was described as being of considerable size and inhabiting the depths of Loch Awe in the Highlands of Scotland. This enormous being had considerable strength and could be heard in winter breaking the ice on the surface of the loch as it rose from the bottom.
Source: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth
Scottish Folklore
This is the name of a supernatural monster in the traditions and folklore of the Isle of Skye in the Herbridean Islands off the coast of Scotland. The BIASD BHEULACH, which haunted the locality of Ordail Pass, usually manifested as a grotesque man with only one leg, although it was sometimes described as a monstrous beast or huge greyhound. At night it could be heard howling and shrieking, causing terror to all who heard it or needed to travel through the pass. One morning, a workman was found dead with horrifying wounds to both his leg and side, but after this, the BIASD BHEULACH never reappeared.
Source: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth
Scottish Folklore
Ancient Sea Creature
This is the name of a lake monster in the legends and folklore of Scotland. It is possibly one of the most famous and enigmatic mysteries in the world concerning this type of monster. Although there has never been a clear image, the description has usually been of a huge body, often serpentine, with humps or undulations out of the water, which stretch for some considerable length, up to 30 feet. The head has been described as like that of a dragon, or a serpent's head over a long, sinuous neck. As the monster moves in the water, the head is held erect and the neck creates a bow wave that extends in a great V shape, even in perfectly still conditions. The monster inhabits Loch Ness, from which it takes it's name, but is almost affectionately called "Nessy" or "Nessie". Loch Ness is an inland channel of about 755 feet in depth and some 23 miles long, connected to the North Sea and the Atlantic at either end by fresh water rivers.
European Mythology
Scottish Mythology
Female Version of Merman/ Half Fish Half Humanoid
This is the name of a female water being in the form of a beautiful young woman from the head to the waist, and the rest of her body being like the tail of a huge fish. MERMAIDS have been a part of folklore and mythology of maritime and freshwater cultures since ancient times. The derivation of the English name means both "sea" and "lake" maiden, however there are many different regional names in the British Isles, such as BEN VARREY, CEASG, CLYRTIE, GWENHIDWY, LIBAN,MARI MORGAN, MERROW, ROANE, and SELKIE.
Created by Author Bram Stoker in 1897
Based of real life "Vlad the Impaler"
World Wide Folklore or Legend
This is he name of the character in the classical horror story DRACULA 1897 by the Irish author Abraham (Bram) Stoker (1847-1912). The Count DRACULA of the novel is described as a clean-shaven old man with a high forehead over hi aquiline nose. His eyebrows were so thick that they seemed to meet; his eyes appeared to be as one in a fever; and he wore a gray mustache over his ruddy mouth, from which sharp, pointed teeth protruded and his stinking breath exhaled. His ears were curiously pointed at the hair line, while the hands with which he gripped his visitors were white with hairs in the center of the palm, and the long finger were extended by pointed, claw-like nails. He was dressed entirely in black, which made his pallid skin appear almost blue. DRACULA was a VAMPIRE and a Transylvania count who lived in his castle high in the mountains, from which he made sorties every night with his wolf pack and other VAMPIRES to terrorize the local population. In the novel, DRACULA visits the British Isles, because he must remain to his vault each night (Sharing with the TROLLS of Norse Mythology his demise should sunlight fall on him), he had to take some Transylvania earth with him.
Scottish Folklore
This is the fearsome, malevolent, semi-supernatural water monster of Scottish folklore. Although it could assume the form of a rough, shaggy old manor a handsome young man, the KELPY mostly took the form of a black or grey horse with flashing eyes and silken coat. It could be identified by the green rushes that always clung to it's hair. The KELPY was to be found on the shores of the lochs, at fords, and at ferry points. To see a KELPY is considered a portent of drowning or other waterborne catastrophe. In human form it could leap on to the horse behind the rider and crush the terrified traveler to the point of death. It would appear to unsuspecting young women as a lover, eventually abducting and then devouring them under the water, The KELPY would also entice wandering children or unwary men to mount him in the guise of a sleek horse on the side of the loch. The monster would gallop off into the water, dragging down his victims and devouring all but the entrails, which would float to the surface. If anyone could get a bridle over the KELPY'S head, it was said that it would do the work of several horses. The KELPY was also known to keep the waterwheels of the mills turning at night; he was just as capable of destroying them too. A legend tells how the LAIRD OF MORPHIE once bridled once bridled a KELPY and made it work hard, dragging the stones for the building of his castle. On completion the released monster cursed the laird never to enjoy the building, and the curse remained with the Grahams of Morphie ever since.
Source: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth
Folklore of Scotland
Similar to Irish Banshee
Although this Scottish Gaelic name has exactly the same meaning as the Irish BANSHEE “woman of the fairies”, in Highlands the name refers to beautiful but evil female SPIRITS. They are usually dressed in green and can recognized by their deer’s hooves if they appear in human form, but they may also take the shape of hooded crows or ravens. The BAOBAN SITH live on the blood of humans, especially young huntsman on the moorlands.
Mythology of Scotland
Appears in the Shape of a Horse
This is the name of a fearsome water SPIRIT in the folklore of Scalloway Island, North of Scotland. This spirit was also known by the names Nogle, Noggle, Nuggle, Nuggie, and Nygel. It inhabited Njugals Water and manifested itsElf in the shape of a horse with an odd tail like a wheel curling over its back. Like the Each Uisge, it would appear saddled and bridled, prancing on the shore. Should any human try to mount him, the NEUGLE would immediately enter the water with the human unable to dismount, and the victim might never be seen again.
Scottish Folklore
A type of Spirit/Fairy
This spirit is the subject of many ballads in Scottish folklore. In the legend this “Elfin knight” wins the love of a mortal maiden and they become betrothed. He swears that although he has to leave her for a while, he will return and they will be wed if she will be faithful to him. Seven years passed, and in that time, the grieving maiden found another, married him and bore a child. The fairy knight returned in a galleon with silken sails and golden masts, and immediately sought his betrothed, who was once more under his spell. This time he carried her off on his galleon, which, only three leagues from shore, sank forever to the bottom of the sea.
Source: Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins Encyclopedia