Published on November 1, 2018
Bargest
Regions of expansion
United Kingdom
Description
A creature from the folklore of the North England (in particular in Yorkshire). This is the name of the legendary monstrous black dog with burning eyes, huge claws and fangs, which guards the grave of its owner and meeting them is a harbinger of imminent death.
The Bargest appears only at night. He also preys on capricious children, scaring them. It can scare a traveler to the point of loss of speech, and in some cases to death.
The origin of the name is unknown, it probably came from the merger of two words "burh" and "ghest", that is, a city ghost.
