Dunnie
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A Dunnie is a small Brownie-like being in the folklore of the Anglo-Scottish borders, specifically Northumberland. The Dunnie has been known to take the form of a horse in order to trick a rider into mounting him before disappearing and leaving them in the muddiest part of the road. The Dunnie is thought to be a ghost of a reiver who hoarded his loot in the fells and guards his ill-gotten gains to this day.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Folklore of the Anglo-Scottish borders.
Relationships
- manifests as
- horse, plough-horse
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“A Dunnie is a small Brownie-like being in the folklore of the Anglo-Scottish borders, specifically Northumberland, the most famous being that of the Hazlerigg Dunnie of Hazlerigg in the parish of Chatton, Northumberland.”
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