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Jenny Greenteeth is an iconic hag of Northern England, though folklorists don't always agree on where. While most agree she is a river hag who lies in wait for those who get get close, some say at night she hides in the trees.

🖼: L. Hunt

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The Tigbanua are terrifying, hairy, one-eye creatures with the worst underbite you've ever seen (to catch any stray drops of blood). The reside in the forests & Mount Apo, and they feast on the flesh & blood of corpses
🎨 Jowee Aguinaldo

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In Maidu stories, Kohuneje is a hairy werewolf/dogman/bigfoot-like monster who lives in the forest and eats human children.

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‘Mad as a Hatter’ comes from the 18th & 19th century when hatters used mercury nitrate as part of the process of turning animal fur into felt. The substance caused hallucinations, emotional instability and the desire to have tea with wild animals.

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These demons, dressed up and enjoying their work, were a Medieval reminder for the wealthy to keep it in line. Or suffer. (From La Livre de la Vigne Notre Seigneur c 1450)

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They are dog-headed people who were in war with Turks in Central Asia in Turkish epics. In these texts,the great Turkish leader Oguz Kagan organized lots of attacks on those tribe.

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Thank you friends for another wildly entertaining session. This is signing off, but the wonderful will be back for more folklore fun at 3.30BST. Have a great week!
Img: The Wild Hunt of Odin by Peter Nicolai Arbo

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The French Caribbean's wilds are defended by a couple, each defend different areas. The waterways are guarded by Mama D'Leau, like a mermaid with serpents in her hair. Her husband Papa Bois defends the woods and wild places on land, satyr-esquely

🖼: KongQueror

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In ancient mythology, Hiisi was a spirit who resided in wooded hills or groves.
Missionaries interpreted Hiisi as a bad spirit, so he is now depicted as a monstrous creature who attacks travelers, steals from houses, and throws boulders into fields

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"sus klagten sî ir ungemach
den rittern und den vrouwen
daz in in dem walde geschach" (Sigenot)

Dietrich von Bern fighting a Wild Man in the forest, quite Lichtenauer-sytle, with the help of the Dwarf Baldung

🖼️ Illustration of Sigenot"circa 1470

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It's (A Crowned Merman, Arthur Rackham)

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Joan de l'Ós is a character from Catalan folklore. He was born from the union of a bear and a woman. Disowned by his people, he wandered alone through the Pyrenees mountains living various adventures, until he faced the Devil himself to rescue a girl.

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Tiddy Mun was a legendary bog spirit in Lincolnshire, who was believed to have the ability to control the waters and mists of The Fens of South Lincolnshire and The Carrs of North Lincolnshire.

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Punished for his hubris, Nebuchadnezzar II was driven away from people & ate grass like the ox. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle & his nails like the claws of a bird.

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The Shug Monkey is a creature with features of a dog & monkey. It's said to have the body of a black sheepdog & face of a monkey. This or has been sighted many times in

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The Maid of Chalon is a rare documented account of a feral child. For 10 years the Amerindian child hunted alone in the forests of France until captured ‘hairy & with claws’. She learned to speak, read & write & died aged 63 in Paris
(🎨'Sauvage' graphic novel)

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The people of Nant Gwynant in Wales have for hundreds of years spoken of a wild man who inhabits a local cave.

He raids local farms at night, carrying away helpless livestock. Mobs have attempted to chase him off, but he is too fast for them.

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Though depicted as hairy giants who live away from civilization, the basajaunak of Basque folklore are also attributed great wisdom: they're said to, for example, have been those who taught various crafts to mankind, and built enormous megaliths in their days.#FolkloreThursday

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In Mesopotamian myth, Enkidu is a feral man created by the goddess Aruru. A prostitute, Shamhat, is sent to civilize him, & teaches him human speech. He learns how to act human from watching shepherds, & later befriends the legendary King Gilgamesh.

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The ispolin is a legendary giant in Bulgarian mythology, ispolini were believed to have inhabited the Earth before humans and to have been considerably taller. Image internet.

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