Nuckelavee
The Nuckelavee (or Nuckalavee ) is a creature from Scottish sagas from the Fuath family .
As a creature from Celtic mythology , the Nuckelavee is the most feared of all Scottish elves . It lives mainly in the sea, but is held responsible for destroyed crops , epidemics and drought . His breath makes the crops wither and the cattle sick.
It resembles a centaur , has an enormous, gaping mouth and a single huge eye that burns with a red flame. The most gruesome detail of his appearance is the fact that he has no skin. Black blood flows through its yellow veins and the pale tendons and powerful muscles are visible as a pulsating mass. He has an aversion to running water and those who are chased by him only need to cross a stream to get rid of him. Some reports claim that it is just one big head on two small arms, but with all of the above characteristics.
Another aversion of the Nuckelavee is the burning of seaweed to make kelp . This angered him and caused him to ignite a raging plague , kill cattle and other animals, and destroy the crops. When that happens, he can only be stopped by The Mither O'The Sea , another god-like creature from Celtic and Orkney mythology.
Trivia
The figure of Nuckelavee is occasionally taken up for malicious characters in computer games and television series. He exists as character # 66 in the Monster series in My Pocket and is featured in video games such as The Bard's Tale and role-playing games such as Vampire: The Masquerade . It also appears in the TV series Grimm in the episode Quill (S2E4), as well as slightly adapted to the already existing monsters in the web series RWBY in the episodes "Taking Control" (S4E11) and "No Safe Haven" (S4E12).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b K. M. Briggs, The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature , p. 56, University of Chicago Press, London, 1967