Tangie
nature_spirit water single tradition · 2
Tangie is a shapeshifting water spirit.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1800 CE
- Attested period
- 1800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in folklore collections from the 19th century onwards.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Taniwha, Tapairu, Tapio, Tartaruchi, Tennin, Te Wheke-a-Muturangi, Tiddy Mun, Tipua, Tomte, Topielec, Toyol, Trauco, Wihwin, each-uisge, shoopiltee, nuggle, cabbyl-ushtey, neck, bäckahäst, nykur, Tikoloshe, Thunderbird, Takam, Bunyip, Ceffyl Dŵr, Kelpie
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Tangie (Scottish) – Shapeshifting water spirit”
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“Counterparts in some regions of Scotland include the shoopiltee and nuggle of Shetland and the tangie of Orkney; in other parts of the British Islands they include the Welsh ceffyl dŵr and the Manx cabbyl-ushtey.”
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