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The Gytrash /ɡaɪˈtræʃ/, a legendary black dog known in Northern England, was said to haunt lonely roads awaiting travelers. Appearing in the shape of horses, mules, cranes or dogs, the Gytrash haunt solitary ways and lead people astray, but they can also be benevolent, guiding lost travelers to the right road. They are usually feared. In some parts of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, the Gytrash was known as the Shagfoal and took the form of a spectral mule or donkey with eyes that glowed like burning coals. In this form, the beast was believed to be purely malevolent.

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  • The Gytrash /ɡaɪˈtræʃ/, a legendary black dog known in Northern England, was said to haunt lonely roads awaiting travelers. Appearing in the shape of horses, mules, cranes or dogs, the Gytrash haunt solitary ways and lead people astray, but they can also be benevolent, guiding lost travelers to the right road. They are usually feared. In some parts of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, the Gytrash was known as the Shagfoal and took the form of a spectral mule or donkey with eyes that glowed like burning coals. In this form, the beast was believed to be purely malevolent. As this horse approached, and as I watched for it to appear through the dusk, I remembered certain of Bessie's tales, wherein figured a North-of-England spirit called a "Gytrash," which, in the form of horse, mule, or large dog, haunted solitary ways, and sometimes came upon belated travelers, as this horse was now coming upon me.It was very near, but not yet in sight; when, in addition to the tramp, tramp, I heard a rush under the hedge, and close down by the hazel stems glided a great dog, whose black and white colour made him a distinct object against the trees. It was exactly one form of Bessie's Gytrash -- a lion-like creature with long hair and a huge head [...], with strange pretercanine eyes [...]. The horse followed, -- a tall steed [...]. Nothing ever rode the Gytrash: it was always alone [...]. — Excerpt from Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, chapter xii The Gytrash's emergence as Rochester's innocuous dog Pilot has been interpreted as a subtle mockery of the mysteriousness and romanticism that surrounds his character and which clouds Jane's perception. Brontë's reference in 1847 is probably the earliest reference to the beast and forms the basis for subsequent citations. This spirit is also known as Guytrash and Guytresh according to The English Dialect Dictionary of Joseph Wright (1855–1930) where it is defined as a ghost that takes the form of an animal. These include a "great black dog" as well as "an evil cow whose appearance was formerly believed in as a sign of death." (en)
  • 가이트래시(Gytrash [ɡaɪˈtræʃ][*])는 잉글랜드 북부에서 전승되는 검둥개이다. 혼자서 길을 따라 출몰하면서 나그네를 기다린다고 한다. 검은 개 외에도 말, 나귀의 형상을 할 때도 있으며, 사람을 잘못된 길로 이끌어 길을 잃게 만든다. 개중에는 길잃은 나그네를 올바른 길로 인도해 주는 자애로운 것도 있지만, 대개 가이트래시는 공포의 대상이다. 샬롯 브론테의 소설 《제인 에어》에서 주인공 제인이 로체스터의 말과 개를 보고 가이트래시를 떠올리는 장면이 있다. 《제인 에어》에 언급된 것이 가이트래시 전승이 문자로 기록된 최초의 사례로 생각된다. 《해리 포터와 아즈카반의 죄수》에는 가이트래시와 유사한 검은 개가 주인공 해리 근처에 계속 나타난다. 뒤에 가면 그 개의 정체는 해리의 대부 시리우스 블랙이 둔갑한 것이었음이 밝혀진다. (ko)
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  • 가이트래시(Gytrash [ɡaɪˈtræʃ][*])는 잉글랜드 북부에서 전승되는 검둥개이다. 혼자서 길을 따라 출몰하면서 나그네를 기다린다고 한다. 검은 개 외에도 말, 나귀의 형상을 할 때도 있으며, 사람을 잘못된 길로 이끌어 길을 잃게 만든다. 개중에는 길잃은 나그네를 올바른 길로 인도해 주는 자애로운 것도 있지만, 대개 가이트래시는 공포의 대상이다. 샬롯 브론테의 소설 《제인 에어》에서 주인공 제인이 로체스터의 말과 개를 보고 가이트래시를 떠올리는 장면이 있다. 《제인 에어》에 언급된 것이 가이트래시 전승이 문자로 기록된 최초의 사례로 생각된다. 《해리 포터와 아즈카반의 죄수》에는 가이트래시와 유사한 검은 개가 주인공 해리 근처에 계속 나타난다. 뒤에 가면 그 개의 정체는 해리의 대부 시리우스 블랙이 둔갑한 것이었음이 밝혀진다. (ko)
  • The Gytrash /ɡaɪˈtræʃ/, a legendary black dog known in Northern England, was said to haunt lonely roads awaiting travelers. Appearing in the shape of horses, mules, cranes or dogs, the Gytrash haunt solitary ways and lead people astray, but they can also be benevolent, guiding lost travelers to the right road. They are usually feared. In some parts of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, the Gytrash was known as the Shagfoal and took the form of a spectral mule or donkey with eyes that glowed like burning coals. In this form, the beast was believed to be purely malevolent. (en)
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