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A bogle, boggle, or bogill is a Northumbrian, [1] Cumbrian [2] and Scots term for a ghost or folkloric being, [3] used for a variety of related folkloric creatures including Shellycoats, [4] Barghests, [4] Brags, [4] the Hedley Kow [1] [5] and even giants such as those associated with Cobb's Causeway [5] (also known as "ettins", "yetuns" or "yotuns" in Northumberland and "Etenes", "Yttins" or ...
In other parts of northern England and the Scottish Lowlands, alternative 'bog' words were used such as 'bogie' and 'bogle'. A variety of geographic locations and architectural landmarks have been named for the boggart. Most famously there is a large municipal park called Boggart Hole Clough, which is bordered by Moston and Blackley in Manchester.
The Simonside Dwarfs, also known as Brownmen, Bogles and Duergar, are in English folklore a race of dwarfs, particularly associated with the Simonside Hills of Northumberland, in northern England.
"Hob" is sometimes a generic term given to a goblin, bogle or brownie. The name "Hob" became associated with the mythical creature as "a piece of rude familiarity to cover up uncertainty or fear"; [ 6 ] essentially, calling a mystical creature by a common nickname was a way to make the concept less frightening, and the nickname eventually ...
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Indonesia – In Indonesian mythology, particularly on Java, Wewe Gombel is a benevolent ghost which takes away children mistreated by their parents. She keeps the children in her nest atop a palm tree and takes care of the children until the parents decide to mend their ways. If they truly want their children back, Wewe Gombel will return them.
In Old Nordic religion and mythology, the precise meaning of the term "Æsir" is debated, as it can refer to both the gods in general or specifically to one of the main families of gods, in contrast to the Vanir, with whom they waged war, ultimately leading to a joining of the families.
John Francis Campbell in his Popular Tales of the West Highlands tells the story of Callum Mor MacIntosh whose farm in Lochaber was haunted by a bauchan. The relationship between Callum and the bauchan was noted as being contradictory in nature.