thetygre: “ acetyleni: “ thetygre: “ Ravenman by Anubish ” “The Nachtkrapp (German, lit. Night Raven) is a South German and Austrian bugbear creature, cautionary tales about which are used to scare children into going to bed. Description Several...

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Ravenman by Anubish

“The Nachtkrapp (German, lit. Night Raven) is a South German and Austrian bugbear creature, cautionary tales about which are used to scare children into going to bed.

Description

Several versions of the Nachtkrapp exist. In most legends, the Nachtkrapp is described a giant, nocturnal raven-like bird.

Some of the most common legends claim that the Nachtkrapp leaves its hiding place at night to hunt. If it is seen by little children, it will abduct them into its nest and messily devour them, first ripping off their limbs and then picking out their heart.

According to other legends, the Nachtkrapp will merely put children in his bag and take them away.

Tales about the Wütender Nachtkrapp (German, lit. Angry Night Raven) are less common. Instead of abducting children, it simply crows loudly and flutters its wings, until the children have been terrorized into silence.

The Guter Nachtkrapp (German, lit. Good Night Raven) is a rare benevolent version of the Nachtkrapp tale. In Burgenland myths, this bird enters the children’s room and gently sings them to sleep.”

Absolutely awesome. Love international bogeyman lore. And a corvid bogeyman is even better!


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