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According to Bernard Coussée, the blanque mare's elongated spine, found in many other fairy-horse legends, is a later addition, influenced by other legends, since stories about white horses drowning the unwary had been circulating in the Pas-de-Calais for a long time, and their function was to frighten children away from dangerous areas. [2]
Árvakr and Alsviðr, horses that pull Sól's chariot [1] Blóðughófi, Freyr's horse [2] Falhófnir, a horse of the gods [3] Glað, a horse of the gods [4] Glær, a horse listed in both the Grímnismál and Gylfaginning [5] Grani, the horse of Sigurð [6] Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr [7] Gyllir, a horse whose name translates to "the ...
Chollima – a winged horse too swift to be mounted by any mortal (Chinese) Drapé - (France) Ghostly horse monster who finds and spirits away children wandering at night to an unknown location, never to be seen again. Gytrash- (english) shapeshifting spirit usually taking the form of a horse, mule or other animal. Opposite of a will o the wisp ...
The idea of a guide horse for a blind person dates back to 1943 if not earlier, the film The Blocked Trail of that year having a dwarf horse guide a blind miner. [2] The Burlesons though may appear to have a claim for the practical proposal of using a miniature horse as a service animal for the blind or partially sighted.
This is a list of flying mythological creatures. This listing includes flying and weather-affecting creatures. This listing includes flying and weather-affecting creatures. Adzehate creatures
Cheval Gauvin (horse) Cheval Mallet - A fabulous and evil horse that appears at night and tempts exhausted travelers into riding it, only to take off with the rider never to be seen again. Dahu; Dames Blanches, type of female spirit; European dragon; Fae - aka Fae, Fée, the origin of the word Fairy; Horses of Pas-de-Calais
According to Frédéric Mistral, drapet or draquet is the name given to a small drac, a small lutin in the Languedoc region. Furthermore, he explains that in Montpellier (fairly close to Aigues-Mortes) drapet can be used to describe a revenant, potentially a ghost "draped" in a shroud, which could explain the connection –and confusion– between the forms drapet-draquet. [1]
The Enbarr (Énbarr) or Aonbharr of Manannán (Irish: Aonbharr Mhanannáin) is a horse in the Irish Mythological Cycle which could traverse both land and sea, and was swifter than wind-speed. The horse was the property of the sea-god Manannan mac Lir , but provided to Lugh Lamh-fada ( Irish : Luġ Lámhfhada ) to use at his disposal.