| 词条 | Freybug |
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Freybug is a monstrous Black Dog that is stated to come from medieval English folklore, specifically from Norfolk. Like most supernatural black dogs, it was roughly the size of a calf, and wandered country roads terrifying travelers. The English martyr Laurence Saunders mentioned Fray-bugs in his letters to his wife in 1555.[1] The word Fray-bug is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “an object of fear; a bogy, spectre.” The similar word “fray-boggart” was a word for a scarecrow. Popular Antiquities of Great Britain, by John Brand, referenced Saunders' letters and suggested that the Fray-bug was a Black Dog similar to the Barghest.[2] Carol Rose seems to have drawn on Brand’s work for her description of the Freybug. Resources
References1. ^{{cite book|last1=Richmond|first1=Leigh|title=The Fathers of the English Church: Or, A Selection from the Writings of the Reformers and Early Protestant Divines of the Church of England, Volume 6|date=1810|publisher=John Hatchard|location=London|pages=643, 655|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wn50AAAAMAAJ}} 2. ^{{cite book|last1=Brand|first1=John|title=Brand's Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Faiths and Folklore; a Dictionary of National Beliefs, Superstitions and Popular Customs, Past and Current, with Their Classical and Foreign Analogues, Described and Illustrated|date=1905|publisher=Reeves and Turner|page=28|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OLXTAAAAMAAJ}} 2 : Mythological dogs|English legendary creatures |
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