Mallt-y-Nos
Also called MalltyNos.
Originating from Welsh folklore, Mallt-y-Nos is the Night Mare, a spectral horse. It leads the Wild Hunt, galloping through the night sky, its presence ominous and foreboding.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Welsh folklore
- Region
- Wales (place of origin)
- Trait family
- The Doom-Howlers
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Symbols
Judged against the description by a model. Meanings are our own paraphrase.
- Horse is image-domain The horse denotes harnessed striving power, mount of gods, sun and sea alike, carrying the dead as psychopomp and the living into their conquests.
why
Originating from Welsh folklore, Mallt-y-Nos is the Night Mare, a spectral horse.
- Mare is The mare denotes fertility through horse-formed goddesses, but also witchcraft and the night-demon behind frightening dreams; heraldry uses it rarely.
why
Originating from Welsh folklore, Mallt-y-Nos is the Night Mare, a spectral horse.
Traits
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Behaviour
- Leads spectral wild hunt across the sky
why
It leads the Wild Hunt, galloping through the night sky, its presence ominous and foreboding.
- Cursed into monstrous form for hubris
why
As punishment for her hubris, she was transformed into the Night Mare, forever destined to lead the Wild Hunt through the stormy skies.
Sight and sound
- Scorched hoofprints left behind
why
Some tales speak of Mallt-y-Nos occasionally touching down on earth, leaving behind scorched hoof prints and an overwhelming sense of dread that lingers long after her departure.
- Glowing red eyes
why
eyes that glow like embers
- Booming cry precedes sighting
why
Her thunderous hoofbeats echo through the night
Omens
- Portent of disaster
why
This ethereal creature is not merely a phantom horse, but a harbinger of doom and a leader of the Wild Hunt.
Roles
Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.
- Death carries both readings
1 citation
- Wirt Sikes, British Goblins.