Ankou - Wikipedia
Ankou appears as a man or skeleton wearing a black robe and a large hat that conceals his face, or, on occasion, simply as a shadow. He wields a scythe and is said to sit atop a cart for collecting the dead, or to drive a large, black coach pulled by four black horses and accompanied by two ghostly figures on foot.
Ankou - Myths and Legends
Ankou (an Ankoù) is the personification of Death in Lower Brittany. He does not represent Death in itself, but his servant: his role is to collect in his creaking cart (karr an Ankoù, karrigell an Ankoù, karrik an Ankoù) the souls of the recent deceased.
The Ankou – the most terrifying figure in Celtic folklore?
2020年10月9日 · The Ankou is a defiant remnant of Pagan influence surviving as a stowaway in the stone-work of Christian buildings. It is said that every graveyard in Brittany has its own Ankou. He is the last soul to die in the village before the stroke of midnight that year.
Ankou, judge and guide of the dead at the gates of hell
2023年2月5日 · The Ankou is a mythical and folkloric figure of Celtic culture, especially in Brittany, France. It is described as a spirit or supernatural being who leads the dead to their eternal rest. Ankou by Guillaime Delacour. Table of Contents. Who is the Ankou?
Ankou - Oxford Reference
3 天之前 · A spectral figure portending death in Breton folklore, a counterpart of the Greek Thanatos. The ankou is usually the spirit of the last person to die in a community. Sometimes male, but more often female, the ankou is usually a tall, haggard figure in a wide hat with long white hair, or a skeleton with a revolving head who sees everybody ...
Ankou | Transceltic - Home of the Celtic nations
2018年11月24日 · Ankou. In the Celtic mythology of Brittany the figure of Ankou is associated with death. Tall and wearing a long dark coat, a wide brimmed hat and carrying a scythe over his shoulder, the skeletal Ankou is a collector of the souls of the dead.
The Ankou – Mysterious Britain & Ireland
2009年10月12日 · The Ankou was a grim harvester of souls from the dark side of Brittany folklore, once believed to ride the dark lanes of Brittany in search of unwary travellers and the benighted. The Ankou came in many guises, most commonly as a gangling skeletal figure with long white hair and a revolving head so he could look in every direction, his features ...
Ankou - Gods and Monsters
Mythical Attributes: Ankou is generally described as a skeletal figure that drives a cart drawn by black horses, collecting the souls of the recently departed. Role in Mythos: Ankou serves as a psychopomp, a guide for souls to the afterlife, and is considered a harbinger of death.
Cornish and Breton Myths: ‘Ankou’, or Death’s Henchman
2023年12月18日 · Ankou from the Breton, or ‘Ankow’ in Cornish, is one of Death’s henchmen, cursed to wander the mortal plane for eternity collecting souls. In the Breton legend, he rattles along cobblestones in a...
The Ankou – The Wending Wayfarer
Ankou is an ancient psychopomp of great power who was revered in Gaulic, Brythonic, Gaelic, and Norman cultures. It can be found in Breton mythology as Ankoú, in Cornish as “an Ankow,” and in Welsh as “yr Angau.” Though sometimes identified as a embodiment of death, Ankou more often seen as a servant of death and a harvester of souls.