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Published: 2016-05-19 20:55:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 4938; Favourites: 53; Downloads: 2
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Some folklore from my part of the world.The Barghest (or "Barguest" as its also spelt) is a mythical/demonic monster resembling a giant black dog/hell hound with large teeth, large claws and fiery eyes. According to legends, the Barghest can become invisible and walk about with the sound of rattling chains, as well as been able to turn people to stone with a look.
Despite been most commonly identified as a type of black dog demon, other accounts of the Barghest describe it as looking like a rabbit, a white cat or a headless man/woman (who would vanish in flames). One of the creature's apparent weaknesses is that, like vampires, it cannot cross rivers.
Some stories of the creature have come from the market town of Darlington and the village of Houghton in the County Durham area. In West Yorkshire , a Barghest was said to haunt an area near the city of Leeds and in North Yorkshire , the seaside town of Whitby and the city of York have both got stories of the creature - including that a Barghest lives in a remote gorge called "Troller's Gill " in the Yorkshire Dales .
The Barghest has made several appearances in different media - both directly referred to as the Barghest or based off it:
- In the book The Witches by Roald Dahl, it's stated that all Barghest are males.
- A Barghest appears in the book The Whitby Witches by Robin Jarvis.
- The short story Black Dog by Neil Gaiman features a Barghest with occult powers.
- Barghest are the pets of a witch in the book The Child Thief by Gerald Brom.
- My Dying Bride - a Doom Metal band from Yorkshire - have an EP called "The Barghest o' Whitby" (Listen Here ).
- The video game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning features the Barghest, which appear as packs of wolf-like monsters.
- The PS3 game Folklore features the Barghest, although this one is more like a bear then a dog.
- The TV Movie Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell had a Barghest (which in this case was a normal dog possessed in a satanic ceremony) called Lucky.
- The TV series Roger and the Rottentrolls (which was set in Troller's Gill) had a Barghest as an antagonist. This version would only come out on the night of a full moon and could speak (first appearance here ).
- The Roger and the Rottentrolls spinoff - Ripley and Scuff - also had a Barghest, although this one (called Bargy) was a friendly youngster.
- The TV series Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands featured Barghests, which are classed as been descendants of Dire Wolves .
- In the Harry Potter series, the Grim (referred to as an omen of death) is based off the black dog/hell hound myths such as the Barghest, while Sirius Black 's nickname 'Padfoot ' is another name for the Barghest that is said to haunt near Leeds.
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Hope you like it.
Barghest and Background made in Heromachine.
Glowing Eyes made in Particle Illusion.
Put together in Photoshop.
