Legendary Horses Of Pas-de-Calais
The legendary horses of Pas-de-Calais are fabulous, diabolical white animals, mentioned in the folklore of Artois, Ternoise and Boulonnais (land area), Boulonnais under various names. The ''blanque mare'' is said to appear at dusk or in the middle of the night to deceive children and men. She would tempt the latter to ride her, and her back could stretch to accommodate, usually, up to seven riders. Once they had settled on her back, she would lure them into traps or throw them into the water. This animal is also mentioned under the same name in Samer. ''Ech goblin'' and the ''qu'vau blanc'' from Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, which wore a collar with bells to attract its victims, play the same role, as does ''ch'blanc qu'vo'' from Maisnil, or the animal from Vaudricourt, Pas-de-Calais, Vaudricourt, a white horse or gray donkey that carried off twenty children and eventually drowned them. All these legends from the region are part of French folklore, with its abundance of pale, evil horses ...
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