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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 8825609" data-attributes="member: 1125"><p>French Folklore list from wikipedia</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_G%C3%A9vaudan" target="_blank">Beast of Gévaudan</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_(elf)" target="_blank">Brownie</a> of the Lake</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheval_Gauvin" target="_blank">Cheval Gauvin</a> (horse)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheval_Mallet" target="_blank">Cheval Mallet</a> - A fabulous and evil horse that appears at night and tempts exhausted travelers into riding it, only to take off with the rider never to be seen again.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahu" target="_blank">Dahu</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dames_Blanches" target="_blank">Dames Blanches</a>, type of female spirit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_dragon" target="_blank">European dragon</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy#Etymology" target="_blank">Fae</a> - aka Fae, Fée, the origin of the word <em>Fairy</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortain" target="_blank">Gap of Goeblin</a> - is a "goblin hole", the legend that surrounds a hole and tunnel in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortain" target="_blank">Mortain</a>, France.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargouille" target="_blank">Gargouille</a> - A legendary dragon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyle" target="_blank">Gargoyle</a> - A beast</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin" target="_blank">Goblins</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutin" target="_blank">Lutins</a> - A type of hobgoblin</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagot" target="_blank">Matagot</a> - A spirit in the form of an animal, usually a cat</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melusine" target="_blank">Melusine</a> - A feminine spirit of fresh waters</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_le_Fay" target="_blank">Morgan le Fay</a> (<em>Morgue le Faye</em>) - In the early <em>Legends of Charlemagne</em>, she is most famous for her association with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Danske_(Mythology)" target="_blank">Ogier the Dane</a>, whom she takes to her mystical island palace to be her lover. In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huon_de_Bordeaux" target="_blank">Huon de Bordeaux</a>, Morgan le Fay and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar" target="_blank">Julius Caesar</a>are the parents of Oberon.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberon_(Fairy_King)" target="_blank">Oberon</a> - King of the Fairies. In the early <em>Legends of Charlemagne</em>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huon_de_Bordeaux" target="_blank">Huon de Bordeaux</a> he is the son of Morgan le Faye and Julius Caesar.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynard" target="_blank">Reynard</a> - A trickster fox. See also Animal fables, mock epics.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarasque" target="_blank">Tarasque</a> - A legendary dragon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf" target="_blank">Werewolf</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodwose" target="_blank">Woodwose</a></li> </ul><p><em>Also Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose) is the French version of Perchta the Hag mother who protects animals and spinning wheels, but will slit the belly of the greedy</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 8825609, member: 1125"] French Folklore list from wikipedia [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_G%C3%A9vaudan']Beast of Gévaudan[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_(elf)']Brownie[/URL] of the Lake [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheval_Gauvin']Cheval Gauvin[/URL] (horse) [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheval_Mallet']Cheval Mallet[/URL] - A fabulous and evil horse that appears at night and tempts exhausted travelers into riding it, only to take off with the rider never to be seen again. [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahu']Dahu[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dames_Blanches']Dames Blanches[/URL], type of female spirit [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_dragon']European dragon[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy#Etymology']Fae[/URL] - aka Fae, Fée, the origin of the word [I]Fairy[/I] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortain']Gap of Goeblin[/URL] - is a "goblin hole", the legend that surrounds a hole and tunnel in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortain']Mortain[/URL], France. [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargouille']Gargouille[/URL] - A legendary dragon [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyle']Gargoyle[/URL] - A beast [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin']Goblins[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutin']Lutins[/URL] - A type of hobgoblin [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagot']Matagot[/URL] - A spirit in the form of an animal, usually a cat [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melusine']Melusine[/URL] - A feminine spirit of fresh waters [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_le_Fay']Morgan le Fay[/URL] ([I]Morgue le Faye[/I]) - In the early [I]Legends of Charlemagne[/I], she is most famous for her association with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Danske_(Mythology)']Ogier the Dane[/URL], whom she takes to her mystical island palace to be her lover. In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huon_de_Bordeaux']Huon de Bordeaux[/URL], Morgan le Fay and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar']Julius Caesar[/URL]are the parents of Oberon. [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberon_(Fairy_King)']Oberon[/URL] - King of the Fairies. In the early [I]Legends of Charlemagne[/I], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huon_de_Bordeaux']Huon de Bordeaux[/URL] he is the son of Morgan le Faye and Julius Caesar. [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynard']Reynard[/URL] - A trickster fox. See also Animal fables, mock epics. [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarasque']Tarasque[/URL] - A legendary dragon [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf']Werewolf[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodwose']Woodwose[/URL] [/LIST] [I]Also Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose) is the French version of Perchta the Hag mother who protects animals and spinning wheels, but will slit the belly of the greedy[/I] [/QUOTE]
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