In British folklore, a boggart (or bogart, bogan, bogle or boggle) is a household spirit which causes things to disappear, milk to sour, and dogs to go lame. A bogle, boggle or bogill is the Scots term for a folkloric creature with a fierce temper it is probably from the Middle-English Bugge Always malevolent, the boggart will follow its family wherever they flee. In Northern England, at least, there was the belief that the boggart should never be named, for when the boggart was given a name, it would not be reasoned with or persuaded and become uncontrollable and destructive.
It is said that the boggart crawls into people's beds at night and puts a clammy hand on their faces. Sometimes he strips the bedsheets off them. Sometimes a boggart will also pull on a person's ears. Hanging a horseshoe on the door of a house is said to keep a boggart away. A horseshoe is a U-shaped item made of metal or of modern synthetic materials nailed or glued to the Hooves of Horses and some other Draught
In the folklore of North-West England, boggarts live under bridges on dangerous sharp bends on roads, and it is considered bad luck for drivers not to offer their polite greetings as they cross.
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The Farmer and the Boggart
In one old tale said to originate from the village of Mumby in the Lincolnshire countryside, the boggart is described as being rather squat, hairy and smelly. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. The story goes that a farmer bought a patch of land that was inhabited by the boggart. When the farmer tried to cultivate the field the boggart got angry, and after much arguing they decided to work the land together and share the bounty. The farmer, however, being greedy, began to ponder a way to cheat the boggart out of his share. When they were debating what to plant, he asked the boggart, 'Which half of the crop do you want for your share, the part below the ground or the part above it?' The boggart thought for a while before answering 'The part below the ground. ' The farmer sowed the field with barley. At harvest time the farmer boasted a big pile of barley while all the boggart had to show for his work was stubble. It flew into a rage and screeched that next time it would take what lay above the ground. The next time the farmer sowed the field with potatoes. At harvest time the farmer laughed as he claimed his massive pile of potatoes while the boggart was yet again left with nothing to show for his efforts. Simmering with rage, the boggart stormed off, never to return again.
Popular culture
There is a large municipal park called 'Boggart Hole Clough,' which is bordered by Moston and Blackley in Manchester, England. Boggart Hole Clough is a large urban park in Blackley, a district of Manchester, England. Blackley ( IPA /'bleɪklɪ/ "blake-ley" is a district of Manchester, in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Clough is a northern dialect word for a steep sided, wooded valley; a large part of Boggart Hole Clough is made up of these valleys and are said to be inhabited by Boggarts. Supposed mysterious disappearances over the years, particularly in the early 19th century, were often attributed to the Boggart of the Clough.
Boggles are evil creatures in the Chronicles of Narnia, a series of fantasy novels by C. S. Lewis. Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963
On Puck, a moon of Uranus, there is a crater named "Bogle," in deference to the system of nomenclature on this satellite, whose features are all named after various mischievous spirits. TemplateInfobox Planet.--> Puck (ˈpʌk puk' is an Planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature is a system of uniquely identifying features on the surface of a Planet or Natural satellite so that the features
Hairy Boggart is in the Monster in My Pocket series. Monster in My Pocket is a media franchise developed by Morrison Entertainment Group headed by Joe Morrison and John Weems (two former senior executives at Mattel) He is very skinny, hairy, and carries a scythe, as per a particular folktale in which a human farmer steals the Boggart's land and comes up with various ways to keep the Boggart from farming it[1]. For the ancient Sicilian tyrant see Scythes. A scythe (ˈsaɪð from Old English siðe.
Tasha Tudor's Corgi-related picture books feature friendly brownies which will, if neglected, turn into a nasty household boggart. Tasha Tudor ( August 28, 1915 &ndash June 18, 2008) was an American illustrator and author of Children's books Biography The Welsh Corgi (ˈkɔrgi is a type of small Dog that originated in Wales.
In the Harry Potter books, boggarts are creatures that lurk dark, damp areas in magical buildings and shape-shift (into the terrifying form of whatever the person who sees them fears most) to scare humans into leaving them alone (see Boggart (Harry Potter)). Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J Magical creatures comprise a colourful and integral aspect of the Wizarding world in the Harry Potter series by J
In the The Wardstone Chronicles series of books by Joseph Delaney (known as The Last Apprentice in the US), boggarts are potentially dangerous creatures which can be bound or used helpfully. The Wardstone Chronicles (Published in the United States as The Last Apprentice and in the UK as The Spooks Apprentice) are a series of books of at Joseph Henry Delaney is an author of Science fiction and Fantasy books
In Chile, a young journalist from the University of Santiago, uses the Boggart name as a signature for his works. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the He publishes personal commentaries, photographies and reflections on the use of computer tools and the internet. His real name is Fernando Olmos Galleguillos, born 30th June 1985 in the coastal city of San Antonio. [2]
In The Spiderwick Chronicles, when a brownie gets angry, it turns into a boggart.
Bogart is a family name, of which the most well-known is the actor Humphrey Bogart.
In the most recent block of Magic: The Gathering, named "Lorwyn", Boggarts are a new version of the series staple, Goblins. This article is somewhat over-complete Please do not add significant new content without first discussing it on the talk page Lorwyn is the 66th Magic The Gathering set 43rd expert level set and the first set in the Lorwyn Block released in October 2007. They differ from normal goblins in that they are predominately black aligned as opposed to red. Facevaulter
Boggart is a friendly creature living in a bog in the Septimus Heap series written by Angie Sage beginning with Magyk. Septimus Heap is a series of books written by Angie Sage, featuring a Protagonist with the same name as the series Septimus Heap Angie Sage (born 1952 is the author of the Septimus Heap series which includes Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste and the forthcoming Magyk is a Fantasy novel by Angie Sage. It is the first book in the Septimus Heap series
The author Susan Cooper has written two children's novels based around a Boggart who lives in Scotland, 'The Boggart' and 'The Boggart and the Monster'. Susan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is a British Author best known for The Dark Is Rising, an award-winning five-volume The Boggart is a children's novel by Susan Cooper published in 1993 by Macmillan.
The White Wolf game Changeling: The Dreaming contains Boggans as a playable race (or Kith), which are portrayed as helpful, gossiping creatures occasionally found in Hearths who enjoy housework
See also
- Bogeyman
- Bogle
- Brownie
- Buggane
- Domovoi
- Hob
- Hobgoblin
- Kobold
- Poltergeist
- sprite
- Tomte
- Bogart (disambiguation)
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Changeling The Dreaming was part of White Wolf Game Studio 's original " World of Darkness " Role playing game line The bogeyman, boogyman, bogyman, boogieman, boogey monster, or boogeyman, is a Folkloric or legendary Ghostlike A bogle, boggle or bogill is the Scots term for a folkloric creature with a fierce temper it is probably from the Middle-English Bugge In Manx mythology a gv '''''Buggane''''' was a huge Ogre -like creature native to the Isle of Man A domovoi (домово́й literally "he of the house" is a house spirit in Slavic folklore. Hobgoblin is a term typically applied in folktales to describe a friendly or amusing Goblin. The kobold is a sprite of German folklore. Although usually invisible a kobold can materialise in the form of an animal fire a human being and a mundane (from German poltern, meaning to rumble or make noise and Geist, meaning " Ghost ", " Spirit " The term sprite is a broad term referring to a number of Preternatural Legendary creatures The term is generally used in reference to Elf -like creatures This article is about the mythical creature tomte For the band see Tomte (band.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic