the Victorian era stretched from 1837 to 1901.
It was a time of scientific and political enlightenment
but also a time when myth and legend distorted our outlook
the Victorians told stories of witches, goblins
and other mythical beasts. Today we stand on the shoulders of hundreds of years of
folk stories. Because this is a list of 10 creepy victorian monsters.
during the 19th century
stories of tree people started to emerge. And when I say tree people I mean
trees that would attack people
there were tales of whole villages being surrounded and encroached upon
by the seemingly harmless trees. Trees can't move very quickly
but literally within hours local villages were astonished to find
themselves being strangled to death by branches and roots
they simply didn't know how to fight back against the trees
and these people use to burn witches!!
The Bunyip is a large mythical beast that was set to lurk in the swamps and rivers
as it waits for its next prey its next prey of course being
humans. It was sited throughout Australia
and was first reported in the early eighteen hundreds there were nine
reported sub-species
the bunyip, each woman completely different from the others
the word bunyip can be translated into several aboriginal languages
as meaning evil spirit.
Spring Heeled Jack can only be described as unknown entity
his name comes from his notorious ability to make large leaps
often clearing whole buildings. There are dozens of reports
of him attacking people as they walk through the streets of London at night
he looks more like a man but anything else he was tall and thin
but his eyes were like balls of fire and his fingers were like metallic laws
skeptics have used this description to dismiss recent reports
arguing that he sounds like most politicians in
a Gargoyle is a sprout
engineered to redirect water away from the walls a building in
but the gothic design to be features has led many to wonder if they aren't for
another purpose
by the 19th century the dogle was strongly enshrined in European folklore
people believe that at night they would come to life
and take on their true forms as demons and spirits
they would scale the walls of their buildings and attack
anyone that came near. According to legend,
gargoyles would lure humans into traps more easily than tree people
as their speech wasn't quite as wooden...
Jack Frost
is ice and snow personified, During the Victorian era
he was known across Europe and North America as a mysterious and sinister
being
the only way to know whether Jack Frost has paid you a visit
was too wake up in the morning and find ice or frost on your Windows
he is usually accompanied by a band of goblins
who capture lesser creatures like imps and fairies and attempt to corrupt them
Jack Frost isn't all that bad but I would avoid approaching him
as he's very cold... and before you comment on it
I'm aware how bad that joke is but that's the last one I promise
A hag was a shape-shifting deity said to take on the appearance of an old woman
who would attack humans as they sleep at night. According to English folklore
hag would approach a sleeping victim and cause them to have nightmares
to this day many people report encounters with the hag
these encounters can be dismissed as hallucinations
resulting from a condition known as old hag syndrome
Still, those affected live in constant fear if the hag
In the English county of berkshire
lies Windsor Park; a park but has long been associated with the spirit named
Herne the hunter. Oncold nights he appears at the base of Herne's oak
(he tree on which he was hanged to death)
he can be seen riding through the shadowy woodlands with his horse and owl
doing the one thing he knows how to. Hunt.
local townsfolk warned their children: if you get close enough to Herne to see
The antlers on his head
he will kill you.
A werewolf is a folkloric human that is able to briefly transform into a wolf-
man hybrid
fables and the walls kidnapping children for food
led to the widespread persecution of suspected werewolf
the last of these occurred during the Victorian era
It was said that a person would become a werewolf
if he slept outside on a Wednesday or Friday
during a summer when the full moon shone down on them
many believe that the only cure for this affliction
was execution
a Hulder is a shape-shifting monster found in forests
she takes on the form of a human woman in order to lure men
sort of like a siren. If treated with respect, they will look out for you
protecting you from mischievous creatures. If disrespected,
they will do whatever they can to hinder your journey for the forests and Europe
so just be nice to them if you can recognize them... Which you can't...
they're shape-shifters
The wandering jew is a biblical character. As a legendary figure he spread to Europe in the 13th century
but it lived on into the Victorian era. he was a man who taunted Jesus
on the way to and during his crucifixion
and as a penalty for this he was cursed to walk the earth until the second coming.
they say wondering the world aimlessly
while being plagued by visions of the crucifixion is enough to turn
any man into a monster.
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