The nuckelavee (/ n ʌ k l ɑː ˈ v iː /) or nuckalavee is a horse-like demon from Orcadian folklore that combines equine and human elements. It resembles a fleshless human head, torso, and arms …

The tradition entails the use of an eponymous hobby horse which is made from a horse's skull mounted on a pole and carried by an individual hidden under a sheet. The custom was first …

According to legend, the Nuckelavee is one of the most malevolent demons in and around the Scottish islands, without any redeeming characteristics. The Nuckelavee is described as a …

Today, in some versions, she is described as a woman with a skull similar to that of a horse and with legs of a horse, which is beautiful at first glance, but up close is a monstrous being. In …

A horse-like demon said to terrorize the people of the Northern Scottish Isles. Once described in a passage as “ the most cruel and malignant of all uncanny beings that trouble mankind “, the …

Nuckelavee. The lower part of this terrible monster, as seen by Tammie, was like a great horse with flappers like fins about his legs, with a mouth as wide as a whale’s, from whence came …

2022年5月11日 · A Nuckelavee (noo-keh-LAA-vee; Sc.Gael. Nuckelavee) is a horse-like Wesen that first appeared in “Quill“. Their appearance resembles that of a skinless horse’s head with …

2024年10月1日 · Sometimes known as the devil of the sea, this creature has the body of a huge horse with finned legs. It bears a huge head with a projecting, pig-like mouth that exhales …

2017年1月11日 · Also known as the Devil of the Sea, the horse-like demon from Orkney was recorded by 19th Century farmer and folklorist Walter Traill Dennison, of Sanday, who set …

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