Girt dog of Ennerdale Girt Dog of Ennerdale
Ringkasan
Girt Dog of Ennerdale adalah anjing misterius yang diyakini membantai ratusan domba di perbukitan Cumberland, Inggris, pada 1810 dan kini menjadi sosok legendaris setempat.
The Girt Dog of Ennerdale was a mysterious dog believed to have slaughtered hundreds of sheep in the fells of Cumberland, England, in 1810, and is now a local legendary figure.
Kisah dan tradisi
Girt Dog of Ennerdale, juga disebut Vampire Dog atau Demon Dog of Ennerdale, diyakini membunuh antara 300 dan 400 domba di perbukitan Cumberland antara Mei dan September 1810. Kata "girt" dalam dialek Cumbria berarti besar. Anjing ini masih dikenang sebagai sosok legendaris di daerah Ennerdale. Ia pertama kali terlihat oleh Mr Mossop dari Thornholme pada 10 Mei 1810. Anjing berbulu licin ini berwarna cokelat tikus dengan belang gelap seperti harimau dan beratnya delapan stone. Asalnya tidak jelas; ada yang mengira ia kabur dari rombongan gipsi, ada pula yang menduga ia persilangan mastiff dan greyhound. Anjing itu biasanya berburu pada malam hari dan sering membunuh tujuh atau delapan domba dalam semalam; menurut satu cerita ia meminum darah langsung dari leher korbannya. Ia tidak pernah terdengar menggonggong atau melolong, mengabaikan umpan beracun, dan membawa para pengejarnya berlari puluhan mil tanpa hasil. John Russell menawarkan hadiah £10 untuk anjing itu, hidup atau mati. Pada 12 September 1810 John Steel menembaknya di Eskett Woods dekat Rowrah dan menerima hadiah tersebut. Kulit awetannya kemudian dipamerkan di museum di Keswick sebelum dibuang karena rusak.
The Girt Dog of Ennerdale, also called the Vampire Dog or Demon Dog of Ennerdale, reportedly slaughtered somewhere from 300 to 400 sheep on the Cumberland fells from May to September 1810. "Girt" is Cumbrian for great. The dog is still remembered as a legendary figure in the Ennerdale district. It was first seen by Mr Mossop of Thornholme on 10 May 1810. The smooth-haired dog was tawny mouse-coloured with dark tiger-like streaks and weighed eight stones. Its origin was unclear; some thought it had escaped from a gipsy troop, others that it was a mastiff and greyhound cross. The dog usually hunted at night and often killed seven or eight sheep in one night; by one account it drank blood straight from its victims' necks. It was never heard to bark or howl, ignored poisoned bait, and led its pursuers on fruitless chases of many miles. John Russell offered a £10 reward for the dog, dead or alive. On 12 September 1810 John Steel shot it in Eskett Woods near Rowrah and received the reward. Its stuffed skin was later displayed in a museum at Keswick before being discarded as it decayed.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Inggris
- Kawasan / Region
- Eropa
- Negara / Country
- United Kingdom
- Era
- May to September 1810
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Cryptid
- Habitat
- Mountain
Nama lain / Alternate names
Vampire Dog of Ennerdale, Demon Dog of Ennerdale, Wild Dog of Ennerdale
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Sebagian orang kini menduga Girt Dog sebenarnya seekor thylacine yang kabur dari kebun binatang keliling.
Some now suspect the Girt Dog was really a thylacine that escaped from a traveling menagerie.