Brag (folklore)

Short description: Goblin in Northumbrian folklore

A brag is a mischievous shapeshifting goblin in the folklore of Northumbria (Northumberland and Durham[1]) and often takes the form of a horse or donkey.[1][2][3] It is fond of letting unsuspecting humans ride on its back before bucking them off into a pond or bush and running away laughing. One notable example is the Picktree Brag that was said to take other unusual forms such as a calf with a white handkerchief around its neck, a naked headless man, and even four men holding a white sheet.[1][2][3] A brag at Humbleknowe was never seen but made hideous noises in the night.[1]

## Popular culture

Gary the Horse, from the webcomic Bad Machinery, identifies himself as a brag after bucking Shauna Wickle into the water after convincing her to take a ride on his back.[4]

## See also

* A Midsummer Night's Dream
* Dunnie
* Hedley Kow
* Púca
* Kelpie
* Nuggle
* Tangie
* Nixie (folklore)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Simpson, Jacqueline (2000). A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford University Press. p. 32. ISBN:9780192100191
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Henderson, William (1879). Folklore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders (2nd ed.) W. Satchell, Peyton & Co. p. 270.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Briggs, Katharine (1976). An Encyclopedia of Fairies. Pantheon Books. p. 36. ISBN:0394409183.
4. ↑ "Bad Machinery: The Big Hiatus August 5, 2016". http://www.scarygoround.com/index.php?date=20160805.

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