Nelly Longarms
nature_spirit water English folklore single tradition · 1
A water spirit or nixie from several English counties. This being is a regional variant of the river hag type that threatens children near water.
When
- Historical notes
- A regional variant of the nixie or neck type found in several English counties.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- The Cailleachan, Atropos, Brigid, Cailleach, Mara, Baba Yaga, Night Hag, Peg Powler, Grindylow, Jenny Greenteeth
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“This type of nixie or neck has other regional names, such as Grindylow (a name connected to Grendel), Jenny Greenteeth from Yorkshire, and Nelly Longarms from several English counties.”
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