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In this video, we take a look at some of the most famous legendary creatures of England, Scotland, and Wales, and consider if, some of them may have a basis in reality...
Music performed by Kevin Macleod Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Download available at incompetech.com
Dreams Become Real
Night of Chaos
Fantastic Dim Bar
Hidden Past
Lightless Dawn
Come Play With Me
Works Cited
[1] Harris, Jason Marc (2009) "Perilous Shores: The Unfathomable Supernaturalism of Water in 19th-Century Scottish Folklore," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 28 : No. 1 , Article 2. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol28/iss1/2
[2] “The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdhui.” Scottishhills.com. biggreyman.co.uk/legend.html
[3] Leventhall G. What is infrasound? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2007 Jan-Apr;93(1-3):130-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2006.07.006. Epub 2006 Aug 4. PMID: 16934315.
[4] “Am Fear Liath Mor.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am_Fear_Liath_M%C3%B2r
[5] "Am Fear Liath Mor: The Big Grey Man.” Undiscovered Scotland.https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usscotfax/outdoors/greyman.html
[6] DHWTY. "Am Fear Liath Mor. The Terrifying Grey Man of the Cairngorms.” Ancient Origins, 4 Jul, 2016. ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/am-fear-liath-mor-terrifying-grey-man-cairngorms-006230
[7] Biggreyman. «The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdhui.” YouTube, 21 Jun, 2007. youtube.com/watch?v=SsEVMQ3mhH8&t=246s
[8] “Kelpie.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelpie
[9] Johnson, Ben. “The Kelpie.” Historic-UK. historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Kelpie
[10] Brand Scotland Contributor. "Scottish Myths, Folklore, and Legends.” Scotland.org, 1 Apr., 2015.https://www.scotland.org/features/scottish-myths-folklore-and-legends#:~:text=Kelpies,able%20to%20adopt%20human%20form.
[11] «Kelpie. » Wikipedia, the Free Encylopedia. mythology.wikia.org/wiki/Kelpie
[12] «Each-uisge.» Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Each-uisge
[13] Becquart, Charlotte. "Forgotten Story of Cornwall’s Owlman ‘Lurking’ in Mawnan Smith Churchyard.” Cornwall Live, 30 Oct, 2022. cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornish-owlman-mawnan-smith-been-4045776
[14] "Owlman.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owlman
[15] “Hairy Hands.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_Hands
[16] “Definitely Not a Helping Hand…” BBC News, 24 Sep., 2014. bbc.co.uk/devon/discovering/legends/hairy_hands.shtml
[17] Blewitt, D. “Folklore on Dartmoor.” Walking Dartmoor, Archived by the Wayback Machine. web.archive.org/web/20061017030037/http://www.walkingdartmoor.co.uk/hairyhand.asp
[18] “Hairy Hands.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. obscurban-legend.fandom.com/wiki/Hairy_Hands
[19] Gifford, T (1921). "The Unseen Hands". London Daily Mail.
[20] “Morgawr.” Wikipedia, the Free Encylopedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgawr_(folklore)
[21] “Loch Ness.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness
[22] Eddy, Cherly. “Man Claims Boat Collision Proves Existence of Loch Ness Monster.” Gizmodo, 27 Jan, 2015. io9.gizmodo.com/man-claims-boat-collision-proves-existence-of-loch-ness-1682082475
[23] User: Glasgow Boy. “Loch Ness Monster.” Loch Ness Mystery, Blogspot, 13 Nov, 2017. lochnessmystery.blogspot.com/2017/11/follow-up-to-1975-underwater-photos.html
[24] O’Neill, Natalie. "The Loch Ness Monster Might Be Real-life Dinosaur, Scientists Say.” New York Post, 4 Jun, 2019.https://nypost.com/2019/06/04/the-loch-ness-monster-might-be-real-life-dinosaur-scientists-say/
[25] "Loch Ness Underwater Photographs Page.” LochNess.Org
loch-ness.org/underwaterpictures.html
[26] "Loch Morar Monster Morag Sightings Uncovered.” BBC News, 25 Feb, 2013.
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21574832
[27] « Morag. (Lake Monster) » Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morag_(lake_monster)
[28] Henderson, William. “Notes on the Folklore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders.” Nichols and Sons, 1879, Chap. 7
[29] “Black Shuck.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Shuck
[30] Sherwood, Simon. “Apparitions of Black Dogs.” The University of North Hampton, 1 Oct., 2008. web.archive.org/web/20090323040252/http://nli.northampton.ac.uk/ass/psych-staff/sjs/blackdog.htm
[31] Marinashoma. « Not Always A Man’s Best Friend: Terrifying Black Dogs of British Legends” Ancient Origins.net. ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/not-always-man-s-best-friend-terrifying-black-dogs-british-legends-007245
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In this video, we take a look at some of the most famous legendary creatures of England, Scotland, and Wales, and consider if, some of them may have a basis in reality...
Music performed by Kevin Macleod Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Download available at incompetech.com
Dreams Become Real
Night of Chaos
Fantastic Dim Bar
Hidden Past
Lightless Dawn
Come Play With Me
Works Cited
[1] Harris, Jason Marc (2009) "Perilous Shores: The Unfathomable Supernaturalism of Water in 19th-Century Scottish Folklore," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 28 : No. 1 , Article 2. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol28/iss1/2
[2] “The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdhui.” Scottishhills.com. biggreyman.co.uk/legend.html
[3] Leventhall G. What is infrasound? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2007 Jan-Apr;93(1-3):130-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2006.07.006. Epub 2006 Aug 4. PMID: 16934315.
[4] “Am Fear Liath Mor.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am_Fear_Liath_M%C3%B2r
[5] "Am Fear Liath Mor: The Big Grey Man.” Undiscovered Scotland.https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usscotfax/outdoors/greyman.html
[6] DHWTY. "Am Fear Liath Mor. The Terrifying Grey Man of the Cairngorms.” Ancient Origins, 4 Jul, 2016. ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/am-fear-liath-mor-terrifying-grey-man-cairngorms-006230
[7] Biggreyman. «The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdhui.” YouTube, 21 Jun, 2007. youtube.com/watch?v=SsEVMQ3mhH8&t=246s
[8] “Kelpie.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelpie
[9] Johnson, Ben. “The Kelpie.” Historic-UK. historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Kelpie
[10] Brand Scotland Contributor. "Scottish Myths, Folklore, and Legends.” Scotland.org, 1 Apr., 2015.https://www.scotland.org/features/scottish-myths-folklore-and-legends#:~:text=Kelpies,able%20to%20adopt%20human%20form.
[11] «Kelpie. » Wikipedia, the Free Encylopedia. mythology.wikia.org/wiki/Kelpie
[12] «Each-uisge.» Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Each-uisge
[13] Becquart, Charlotte. "Forgotten Story of Cornwall’s Owlman ‘Lurking’ in Mawnan Smith Churchyard.” Cornwall Live, 30 Oct, 2022. cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornish-owlman-mawnan-smith-been-4045776
[14] "Owlman.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owlman
[15] “Hairy Hands.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_Hands
[16] “Definitely Not a Helping Hand…” BBC News, 24 Sep., 2014. bbc.co.uk/devon/discovering/legends/hairy_hands.shtml
[17] Blewitt, D. “Folklore on Dartmoor.” Walking Dartmoor, Archived by the Wayback Machine. web.archive.org/web/20061017030037/http://www.walkingdartmoor.co.uk/hairyhand.asp
[18] “Hairy Hands.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. obscurban-legend.fandom.com/wiki/Hairy_Hands
[19] Gifford, T (1921). "The Unseen Hands". London Daily Mail.
[20] “Morgawr.” Wikipedia, the Free Encylopedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgawr_(folklore)
[21] “Loch Ness.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness
[22] Eddy, Cherly. “Man Claims Boat Collision Proves Existence of Loch Ness Monster.” Gizmodo, 27 Jan, 2015. io9.gizmodo.com/man-claims-boat-collision-proves-existence-of-loch-ness-1682082475
[23] User: Glasgow Boy. “Loch Ness Monster.” Loch Ness Mystery, Blogspot, 13 Nov, 2017. lochnessmystery.blogspot.com/2017/11/follow-up-to-1975-underwater-photos.html
[24] O’Neill, Natalie. "The Loch Ness Monster Might Be Real-life Dinosaur, Scientists Say.” New York Post, 4 Jun, 2019.https://nypost.com/2019/06/04/the-loch-ness-monster-might-be-real-life-dinosaur-scientists-say/
[25] "Loch Ness Underwater Photographs Page.” LochNess.Org
loch-ness.org/underwaterpictures.html
[26] "Loch Morar Monster Morag Sightings Uncovered.” BBC News, 25 Feb, 2013.
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21574832
[27] « Morag. (Lake Monster) » Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morag_(lake_monster)
[28] Henderson, William. “Notes on the Folklore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders.” Nichols and Sons, 1879, Chap. 7
[29] “Black Shuck.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Shuck
[30] Sherwood, Simon. “Apparitions of Black Dogs.” The University of North Hampton, 1 Oct., 2008. web.archive.org/web/20090323040252/http://nli.northampton.ac.uk/ass/psych-staff/sjs/blackdog.htm
[31] Marinashoma. « Not Always A Man’s Best Friend: Terrifying Black Dogs of British Legends” Ancient Origins.net. ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/not-always-man-s-best-friend-terrifying-black-dogs-british-legends-007245
Picture Attributions Publicly Available here: patreon.com/posts/96012934?pr=true
