THE CONCORDANCE

children

4 records across 4 traditions carry this current.

Europe & the North · 3

Black AnnisWildwood · EnglandA cannibal hag of Leicestershire lore associated with a cave and a great oak, used in local warning stories about children wandering too far.Jenny GreenteethWater · EnglandA water hag of English regional lore, especially in the northwest, used to warn children away from weed-choked ponds and rivers. Related to grindylow and similar drowners.NachtkrappNight visitor · Germany · AustriaA 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.

The Americas · 1

QallupilluitWater · Nunavut · Alaska · Arctic CanadaHumanoid sea beings in Inuit storytelling that lurk near floe edges and may take children who wander too close to dangerous ice. Descriptions vary; the stories also teach survival at the land–sea boundary.