THE CONCORDANCE
Bells
11 records across 11 traditions carry this current.
Asia & the Isles · 2
BakunawaA Visayan and Bicol moon-eating serpent-dragon blamed for eclipses, quakes, and weather. People still remember rushing outdoors to clang metal until the sky’s light is given back.NianA horned New Year beast of Chinese popular legend, said to leave sea or mountain once a year to feed. Firecrackers, drums, and the colour red are remembered as the wards that drive it off.
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☾Eastern Europe · 3
IeleFeminine night dancers of Romanian folklore, known by many polite names, whose hora in woods, meadows, and watersides can bless or ruin those who watch. Related to South Slavic vila, but not the same being.OvinnikA spirit associated with the ovin (grain-drying barn) in East Slavic rural lore, capable of protecting the harvest or setting it ablaze if offended.PsotnikA mischievous domestic or farm spirit in Polish lore, closer to a trickster of chores and objects than a graveyard horror—still capable of spoiling work and temper.
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⌂Europe & the North · 5
KelpieA shape-changing water spirit of Scottish folklore, often appearing as a horse and luring riders toward a fatal river or loch.NachtkrappA night-raven bogey of German-language folklore used to frighten children into staying in bed. Part of a wider European family of night-bird warnings.NäckenA water spirit (näck, nøkk, nix) who plays enchanting music to lure listeners into deep water. Offerings and steel are among the traditional counters in some regions.PúcaA mercurial shape-changing being in Irish folklore, sometimes frightening, sometimes helpful, and rarely reducible to a single moral.The SluaghIn Gaelic lore, a host of restless dead said to fly in from the west and attempt to claim souls of the dying. Windows on the west side were sometimes watched with care.
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