Brag (folklore)

Brag (folklore)

A "brag" is a creature from the folklore of Northumberland and Durham that usually took the form of a horse or donkey. [ttp://www.windlegends.org/mythical.htm] [ [http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/folklore/englishfolkapp.html#GlossB Creatures of English Folklore ] ] It is fond of tricking unwary wayfarers into riding on its back before throwing the rider into a pool of water or bush before running off laughing, much like the Bäckahästen ("brook horse") or kelpie. The "brag" is also said to have appeared as a calf with a neckerchief, a headless man and even four men carrying a sheet.Some well-known "brags" are said to live at Picktree and Humbleknowe [A Dictionary of English Folklore 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000.] .

There is also another similar shape-shifter in Northumbrian folklore, the Hedley Kow.

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