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Kelpie
A shape-shifting horse like water spirit said to haunt the rivers and streams of Scotland. Kelpies are said to have backward hooves and could change between horse and water. It is said that the horse would mate with a mortal horse and it's off spring would have golden wishing hooves. However when you approached the offspring it would suck you in and drowned you in the nearest body of water. Also said to help water mills and dispose of trash in the sea. Kelpies may hate humans for ruining their home. It is said that one who mentions Christ's name after being trapped will be thrown off the horse.The Kelpie was also known to lure humans, especially children into the water to kill and eat them. It usually does this by encouraging children to ride on its back, where its skin becomes sticky - almost adhesive - and it then drags them to the bottom of the water and devours them leaving only the heart or liver. A common Scottish tale is the story of nine children lured onto a Kelpie's back, while a tenth keeps his distance. The Kelpie chases him and tries to catch him, but he escapes. A variation on this is that the tenth child simply strokes the Kelpie's nose, but when his finger becomes stuck to it he takes a knife from his pocket and cuts his own finger off. He saves himself, but is unable to help his friends as they are pulled underwater with the Kelpie. Commonly known as spirits of the dead, Kelpies are not benevolent creatures and some folklore even says that they will not come unless called or summoned, or to eat.
There was one way in which a Kelpie could be defeated and tamed - the Kelpies' power of shape shifting was said to reside in its bridle, and anybody who could claim possession of it could force the Kelpie to submit to their will. A Kelpie in subjugation was highly prized, it had the strength of at least 10 horses and the endurance of many more, but the fairy races were always dangerous captives, especially those as malignant as the Kelpie. It was said that the MacGregor clan were in possession of a Kelpies bridle, passed down through the generations from when one of their clan managed to save himself from a Kelpie near Loch Slochd.
Also, in some modern books Kelpies are referenced. For example, in Holly Blacks' books Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside, the Kelpie was a water horse that would grant you a boon/wish for something in return.
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| Anonymous | Copy paste / More Information for you | 0 | Nov 4 2011, 6:27 PM EDT by Anonymous | ||
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Thread started: Nov 4 2011, 6:27 PM EDT
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I admire this and I was looking for more information on Kelpies, but I think you might want to rephrase paragraph two, seeing as it came right from Wiki. Or you need to contact Wikipedia and inform them of their plagiarism or go in and change it yourself. P:
Also kelpies typically had three forms - human horse and one that varied per Kelpie. They also come from Ireland. |
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| Anonymous | Shapeshift | 1 | Aug 17 2011, 8:01 PM EDT by Dous777 | ||
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SOmewhere i heard they can shapeshift into humans, usually male and atractive and that if you can sacrafise something to it that it likes it'll teach you secret fairy crap. not sure about that last bit, sounds a bit BS to m e:P
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| Anonymous | HI... | 0 | Feb 11 2011, 8:53 PM EST by Anonymous | ||
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