Baobhan Sith, the vampire fairy of Scottish mythology

The fantasy world has no limits.Curioseing in the legends of various places in the world related to fairies, we have encountered a character that seems to combine two opposing fantastic elements: the fairies and the vampires .Join us to meet the Baobhan sith, the vampire fairy of Scottish mythology, you will be surprised.

Baobhan sith, the vampire fairy

The Sith Baobhan also known as the "White Women of the Scottish Highlands" were fairies of radiant beauty who were said to seduce travelers and hunters who were traveling alone on land Scots, to take advantage of them.

It was said that the Sith Baobhan used to wear both white and green and used their beauty to attract men He is young and unsuspecting in remote corners of the forest.Before attacking they invite them to dance and when they trusted and were unprepared, they tore their necks with their sharp ones and by the open gaps they sucked their blood.places that this vampire fairy extracted from her victims was not blood, but vital energy or sexual potency.They were especially attracted to hunters, since their clothes smelled like blood of its prey.

Baobhan Sith, the vampire fairy of Scottish mythology

Fragment of "The Fairy Wood" by Henry Meynell Rheam (1903)

The Sith Baobhan, like many other vampires in the legends of other cultures, n or could tolerate light So they acted only at nightfall.At dawn they returned to their graves waiting for the darkness to reign.They had no fangs afi sides and sipped the blood from the wounds they had caused.They could mutate into an animal and did it preferably taking on the appearance of a wolf.They also spoke whatever language the traveler or hunter spoke, since they really they telepathically communicated with their victims.

The only thing fears this vampire fairy was to the horses since they carry horseshoes and the only way to hurt or kill them is with a weapon made with iron .One of the most popular legends explains the case of 4 friends who went out to hunt, deviated from the road and took refuge in an abandoned house in the forest.Alli were seduced by a group of Baobhan Sith.One of them managed to flee and took refuge among the horses while one of the vampire fairies tried to attack him.At sunrise the Baobhan sith fled.The young man approached the house and found his companions dead and bloodless.

Baobhan Sith, the vampire fairy of Scottish mythology

In some medieval legends it is explained that while seducing his victims he kept hidden his hands under the sleeves of his dress.The reason is that instead of human limbs, he had cleft fishes that he hid until he attacked the traveler.Fortunately they only needed to feed once a year .

Like many legends, that of the Sith Baobhan had a purpose.In this case it was to ensure that young people did not speak with strangers, did not deviate from their path, remained on their horses and returned to their homes while remaining faithful to their wives.

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