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{{blockref|A hag, or "the Old Hag", was a [[nightmare]] spirit in English and anglophone North American folklore. This variety of hag is essentially identical to the [[Old English]] ''mæra''—a being with roots in ancient Germanic superstition, and closely related to the Scandinavian ''[[mara (folklore)|mara]]''. According to folklore, the Old Hag sat on a sleeper's chest and sent [[nightmare]]s to him or her. When the subject awoke, he or she would be unable to breathe or even move for a short period of time. In the Swedish film [[Marianne (2011 film)|''Marianne'']], the main character suffers from these nightmares. This state is now called [[sleep paralysis]], but in the old belief the subject had been "hagridden".<ref>Ernsting, Michele (2004) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20041126201638/http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/cultureandhistory/041119vh Hags and nightmares: sleep paralysis and the midnight terrors]" Radio Netherlands</ref> It is still frequently discussed as if it were a [[paranormal]] state.<ref>[http://paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa112000a.htm The "Old Hag" Syndrome] from About: Paranormal Phenomena</ref> | {{blockref|A hag, or "the Old Hag", was a [[nightmare]] spirit in English and anglophone North American folklore. This variety of hag is essentially identical to the [[Old English]] ''mæra''—a being with roots in ancient Germanic superstition, and closely related to the Scandinavian ''[[mara (folklore)|mara]]''. According to folklore, the Old Hag sat on a sleeper's chest and sent [[nightmare]]s to him or her. When the subject awoke, he or she would be unable to breathe or even move for a short period of time. In the Swedish film [[Marianne (2011 film)|''Marianne'']], the main character suffers from these nightmares. This state is now called [[sleep paralysis]], but in the old belief the subject had been "hagridden".<ref>Ernsting, Michele (2004) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20041126201638/http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/cultureandhistory/041119vh Hags and nightmares: sleep paralysis and the midnight terrors]" Radio Netherlands</ref> It is still frequently discussed as if it were a [[paranormal]] state.<ref>[http://paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa112000a.htm The "Old Hag" Syndrome] from About: Paranormal Phenomena</ref> | ||
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Hag Overview
A hag, or "the Old Hag", was a nightmare spirit in English and anglophone North American folklore. This variety of hag is essentially identical to the Old English mæra—a being with roots in ancient Germanic superstition, and closely related to the Scandinavian mara. According to folklore, the Old Hag sat on a sleeper's chest and sent nightmares to him or her. When the subject awoke, he or she would be unable to breathe or even move for a short period of time. In the Swedish film Marianne, the main character suffers from these nightmares. This state is now called sleep paralysis, but in the old belief the subject had been "hagridden".[2] It is still frequently discussed as if it were a paranormal state.[3]
Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good. The Northern English Peg Powler, for example, was a river hag who lived in the River Tees and had skin the colour of green pond scum.[4][5][6] Parents who wanted to keep their children away from the river's edge told them that if they got too close to the water she would pull them in with her long arms, drown them, and sometimes eat them. This type of nixie or neck has other regional names, such as Grindylow[7] (a name connected to Grendel),[7][8] Jenny Greenteeth from Yorkshire, and Nelly Longarms from several English counties.[9]
Many tales about hags do not describe them well enough to distinguish between an old woman who knows magic or a supernatural being.[10]List of Hags
11 Hags
- Wikipedia: Hag (accessed 2020-03-24). Licensed: CC-BY-SA ↑
- Ernsting, Michele (2004) "Hags and nightmares: sleep paralysis and the midnight terrors" Radio Netherlands ↑
- The "Old Hag" Syndrome from About: Paranormal Phenomena ↑
- Ghosts, Helpful and Harmful by Elliott O'Donnell ↑
- Introduction to Folklore by Marian Roalfe Cox ↑
- The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Darlington, in the Bishoprick by William Hylton Dyer Longstaffe, 1854 ↑
- The Nineteenth century and after, Volume 68, Leonard Scott Pub. Co., 1910. Page. 556 ↑ Jump up to: 7.0 7.1
- A Grammar of the Dialect of Oldham by Karl Georg Schilling, 1906. Page. 17. ↑
- Froud, Brian and Lee, Alan (1978) Faeries. New York, Peacock Press 0-553-01159-6 ↑
- K. M. Briggs, The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature, p 66-7 University of Chicago Press, London, 1967 ↑
- user: Rlyehable ↑