#scottish kelpie

[kazenorth]

🌿 The Mirage 🐎

"𝘈 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮."

#art #digital art #illustration #animalartist #animalart #kelpie #mythology #scottish folklore #painting #digitalart #digital drawing #digital painting #digital illustration #horse #horse art #scottish kelpie #scotland #white horse #creatures #fantasy #folklore #equine #horseart #green #sage #green art #medibang paint #animal #furryartist #animal art

[missrandomdreamer]

My baby boy 💚☠️🐎

#Kelpie #Own character #OC #Scottish kelpie #Folklore #Water horse #Fantasy #Sketch

[the-evil-clergyman]

The Kelpie by Herbert James Draper (1913)

#herbert james draper #art #paintings #fine art #1910s #1910s art #academism #academicism #academic art #painting #english artist #british artist #mythology #scottish mythology #scottish folklore #kelpie #classic art

[birdsofrhiannon]

The Kelpie Pond by Jaimie Whitbread 

#kelpie #scottish mythology #celtic mythology #celtic #mythology

[fishylookingdeer]

kelpiieee

#sso #star stable online #star stable #digital art #art #horse #horses #Kelpie #scottish #scottish mythology

[scotianostra]

Happy tenth birthday to The Kelpies.

The Kelpies, located in Falkirk, tower a colossal 30 metres above the Forth and Clyde Canal and form a dramatic gateway to the canal entrance on the East Coast of Scotland. Created by Scotland's leading sculptor Andy Scott, The Kelpies are a monument to horse powered heritage across Central Scotland.

Some details of the Kelpies, each structure contains approximately 18,000 individual pieces. There is over 1.5 miles of steel in each structure. They each weigh over 300 tonnes and sit on 1,200 tonne foundations. Each structure has 464 steel plates In a monumental feat of engineering, The Kelpies rose from the ground in just 90 days, in late 2013.

Nearly one million people visited the Kelpies sculptures in Falkirk in the first year, since then the visitor numbers have declined, but still have numbers of over 500,000 a year

Some people criticise the cost of The Kelpies, said to be around £5 million, to me it is justified, it does bring a lot of people into the area of Falkirk in general, and are we to be the generation that forgets about public art just because of the costs? I love them and have visited them to many times to remember of the years, I may not be in Falkirk now, but I will take a trip to The Helix again and grab more pics, enjoy a coffee and take in the views over to The Ochils.

This saturday the Helix is hosting a tenth party to celebrate their birthday, the day event is free for all to attend and includes a producers market, face painters, Clydesdale Horse Demonstrations, Pipe Bands and much more. The evening event is ticked and you have performances by Rebecca Vasmant, Callum Beattie, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, and much more., there are still some tickets available.

The last three pics were taken by myself on this day 2020.

#scotland #scottish #falkirk #Grangemouth #Kelpies #andy scott

[hecatesdelights]

The Kelpie is a shape shifting water spirit in Irish and Scottish legends, who most frequently appears out of water as a black horse-like creature that will drag unwary travelers down into the cold waters

#kelpie #water kelpie #water spirit #water monster #water creature #alteredai #mythical creatures #scottish folklore #irish folklore #loch monster

[bestiarium]

The Tangi [Scottish, Shetland folklore]

There are lots of folktales about supernatural horses that live underwater and entice people into mounting them. Once the victim does so, they find themselves unable to dismount and the horse takes its prey underwater to drown them. The most famous of these creatures are the Scottish Kelpie and the Welsh Ceffyl Dŵr, though there are lots of similar aquatic horse monsters from British, Germanic and Scandinavian folktales. They are related and come from the same root story.

In the Shetland Islands, however, there are two such creatures, and while they are undeniably similar, surprisingly they are said to be two distinct kinds of beings that exist in different habitats. The Njuggel (or ‘Shoopiltee’ in Northern Shetland, among other names) resides in lakes and other fresh bodies of water, whereas the Tangi (also Tangie) is a marine monster. Keep in mind however that this distinction is not set in stone (folklore is hardly an exact science, of course) and in some places the Njuggel and the Tangi are considered to be synonyms.

In the Orkney islands of northern Scotland, the Tangie would appear either as an old human covered in seaweed (true to its name, as the name ‘Tangie’ is likely derived from ‘tang’ which is a local term for seaweed) or as an aquatic horse. This Tangie would jump out at unwary travelers, and it took a particular liking to young women, kidnapping them from the banks of the Scottish lakes and dragging them into the depths to be devoured.

In places where the two are said to be separate monsters, the following distinction is usually made: a Njuggel appears as a white or grey horse with a wheel for a tail that drowns its victims in lakes. A Tangi, on the other hand, is black or dark grey and has no wheel. Tangis are shapeshifting creatures and sometimes appear as cows, other animals, or as humans. When taking the form of a human, a Tangi usually chooses to appear as a handsome young man and seeks out girls to seduce and have sex with. Sometimes they go the extra mile and abduct a girl to marry her. Being associated with the sea, they commonly haunt shores but these creatures make their homes in seaside caverns.

Like its cousin the Njuggel, a Tangi is engulfed in a blue flame when galloping at high speed. Sailors sometimes claimed to have seen one of these creatures as a distant blue flash that raced across the shore.

One old account of these creatures also claimed that they have wings and the uncanny ability to locate any object that fell or was thrown into the ocean, regardless of depth. These claims are not backed by any other sources. However, they do have an important trait that sets them apart from Kelpies, Njuggels, Nixen and the like.

Whereas most Kelpie-like monsters are said to make people mount them and then drown their victims, the Tangi does not need to be mounted. It can cast a spell on its victims by galloping in circles around them. When under the influence of the Tangi’s magic, the victim becomes hypnotized and immediately tries to drown themselves, usually by jumping off a cliff into the ocean. Those who survive find themselves in a dazed state which lasts for a few days at most.

They are not invincible however and share the same weaknesses as the Njuggels: they are afraid of fire, can be injured with iron and lose their power if you utter their name. For example, one story tells of a man who encountered a Tangi. The black horse started running in circles around him but he managed to stab it with an iron knife. The creature ran away and disappeared. 

Sources: Teit, J. A., 1918, Water-beings in Shetlandic Folk-Lore, as Remembered by Shetlanders in British Columbia, The Journal of American Folklore, 31(120), p.180-201. Lecouteux, C., 2016, Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic. Monaghan, P., 2004, The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore, Facts on File Library of Religion and Mythology, 512 pp. Pérez-Lloréns et al., 2020, Seaweeds in mythology, folklore, poetry and life, Journal of Applied Phycology, 32, 3157-3182. (image source 1: orig03 on Deviantart. The image actually depicts a black Kelpie, but I figured it’s fine since the Tangi is related and similar) (image source 2: unknown, sorry)

#Scottish mythology #British mythology #aquatic creatures #monsters #Kelpie #mythical creatures #fey #bestiary

[allmythologies]

30 days of horror myths: kelpies 

kelpie is a shape-shifting spirit inhabiting lochs in scottish folklore. it is usually described as a black horse-like creature, able to adopt human form. some accounts state that the kelpie retains its hooves when appearing as a human. the origins of narratives about the creature are unclear but the practical purpose of keeping children away from dangerous stretches of water.

#scottish mythology #scottish folklore #kelpie #creatures #30 days of horror myths #horror #myths #mythology #scotland

[blairstales]

Folklore of Scotland Map🧭👻

Do you have an interest in folklore and are traveling Scotland? If so, I have been building a map for you to use!

From spooky stories (like a water-horse shapeshifted into an old woman who kills a girl), to quirky ones (like a well where you toss cheese for the fairies), I am adding it all. All the locations will also link to posts with more information.

I hope it helps!

I will continuously add to it over time.

Note: I haven't tested it on mobile

#folklore #scottish folklore #scottish mythology #scottishfolklore #scotland #scottish #mythology #aos sith #kelpie #kelpies #each uisge #eachuisge #each usige #waterhorse #fae #faeries #fairies

[madcat-world]

GOW:R - Kelpie (1 of 3) - Bjorn Hurri

#God of War: Ragnarok #Bjorn Hurri #Kelpie #fae #monsters #Scottish #folklore #game art #Dark fantasy #digital art #concept art

[kazenorth]

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#art #digital art #horses #horse art #equine art #unicorns #unicorn art #kelpie #scottish mythology #norse mythology #rainbow #pride #queer pride #illustration #furryartist #animalartist #animal #animalart #horseart #sleipnir #antifacist #norse runes #scottish kelpie #unicorn #digital artist #digital drawing #digital illustration #animal illustration #blue #red

[saijspellhart]

So Where is the Line drawn?

Rated: T

Oneshot/Completed, (unless someone manages to pressure me into a sequel.)

Written by: Me! (Saij)

Summary: Atem is hunted, and Yugi is hunting him. A delicate game of predator and prey. Talking to his prey probably wasn’t his best play. But getting their hands stuck together and caught in a rainstorm definitely wasn’t part of the strategy. What’s this warmth in his chest?

Yugi isn’t sure what game he’s playing with this human anymore.

My submission for the 2023 Secret Santa event hosted by Hikari. A gift fic for @cloudsmachinations in which Yugi is an Ushtey (a monstrous water horse very similar to a Kelpie) and Atem is the unlucky (lucky?) human he’s hunting.

#yugioh #yugioh duel monsters #yugi mutou #Atem #puzzleshipping #ygo #ygo dm #yuugi mutou #yugi mutoh #yami yugi #yami yuugi #blindshipping #Ushtey #kelpie #magical creatures #mythical creatures #water horse #scottish folklore #Irish folklore #isle of Mann folklore #cabbyl Ushtey #human x monster #romance #humor #fantasy

[claypigeonpottery]

I'm really fascinated with kelpies and I want to make more kelpie pottery, this was my first attempt. unfortunately this mug's glaze bubbled and it's not food safe-- you can see the texture's just not quite right.

but it's still for sale. I'm pretty much willing to give this piece away if someone loves it. it's not up on Etsy though, so don't go looking there, just send me a message.

#kelpie #mythical creature #horses #horse skull #horse #Scottish folklore #water kelpie #creepy #mug #pottery #ceramic #sgraffito #carving #art #claypigeon

[birdsofrhiannon]

Kelpie by Annie Stegg

#kelpie #scottish mythology #celtic mythology #celtic #mythology #annie stegg

[cinnastray]

Mockup Mural for an Online Class :3c

📍Helensburgh, Scotland

#yeah our beach is hella dirty #also i need a larger tablet my neck is killing me #kelpie #scotland #scottish folklore #illustration art #artists on tumblr #digital art #helensburgh #イラスト