[362]Black Dogs

[edzepp]

Exactly what it says.

Very nicely done. Don't know much about myths, but very nice. The linework-on the Moddey Dhoo in particular-is fantastic.

[Yin]

I suppose the 'Black' in their name refers to something else then X)

[spritznar]

Black Dogs

Cŵn Annwn

Gytrash

Gurt dog, lean dog and moddey dhoo don't have their own pages but are all mentioned on the black dog page.

lean dog and gurt dog are the third and fourth mentioned under England (by locale) respectively, and moddey dhoo is the first under Channel Islands and Isle of Man


have i mentioned how much i love that this comic sends me to wikipedia every other page? ;D

[thelonedragon]

very cool how all the dogs are there. I've never read a comic like this before.. it makes you think. so many tv shows, comics, books.. they dumb down things.. you make us think and i love that about this comic.

[UbiquitousDragon]

Before this page I only knew of Black Shuck by name courtesy of Mark[/url Chadbourn, British (dark) fantasy author Very cool stuff, Tom.

[todd]

My copy of "An Encyclopedia of Fairies" by Katharine Briggs says that the Gytrash (or Guytrash) looks like a cow rather than like a dog, but maybe it's another case of folklore varying from one source to the next.

[cenit]

T.H.A.T. W.A.S. A.W.E.S.O.M.E.

[Tom Siddell]

todd said:

My copy of "An Encyclopedia of Fairies" by Katharine Briggs says that the Gytrash (or Guytrash) looks like a cow rather than like a dog, but maybe it's another case of folklore varying from one source to the next.

Gytrash looks like many things including cows and donkeys. I drew him like a donkey at first and it just looked like I'd drawn a donkey on a page full of dogs.

[kiks]

spritznar said:

Black Dogs

Cŵn Annwn

Gytrash

Gurt dog, lean dog and moddey dhoo don't have their own pages but are all mentioned on the black dog page.

lean dog and gurt dog are the third and fourth mentioned under England (by locale) respectively, and moddey dhoo is the first under Channel Islands and Isle of Man


have i mentioned how much i love that this comic sends me to wikipedia every other page? ;D

thank you for the links.


About the page:

I had no idea there was so many. Gurt Dog and Moddey Dhoo both have some very awesome colouring, Lean Dog looks feral and scary.

[popo]

So are the other Black Dogs guides as well, or do they do other things?

[cenit]

admin said:

todd said:

My copy of "An Encyclopedia of Fairies" by Katharine Briggs says that the Gytrash (or Guytrash) looks like a cow rather than like a dog, but maybe it's another case of folklore varying from one source to the next.

Gytrash looks like many things including cows and donkeys. I drew him like a donkey at first and it just looked like I'd drawn a donkey on a page full of dogs.

Any chance you'll ever post the first version of this page with the donkey?

[starban]

Ghost dogs. Awesome.

[Mezzaphor]

spritznar said:

Cŵn Annwn

Ahh, so these are Mallt-y-Nos' hounds.

[Count Casimir]

I'm a fan of Gytrash's multiple eyes.

Mezz, why does your avatar ring so many bells within my poor cramped brain?

[Mezzaphor]

No idea man. Unless you're a fan of Gileah and the Ghost Train? (I know I linked to them in the music thread before.) That's frontwoman Gileah Taylor in my avatar.

[Tenjen]

Gytrash. Ah yes i think the ALucards demon dog form is based on him [alucard from the hellsing anime]

[cenit]

tenjen said:

Gytrash. Ah yes i think the ALucards demon dog form is based on him [alucard from the hellsing anime]

You know, I think you're right (slaps forehead), that's why it looked so familiar

[ren]

Now I have Led Zeppelin stuck in my head.


I love these little things. I'm a sucker for this sort of mythology, and any way it gets tied into the Gunnerkrigg story makes me all squee inside.

[Mezzaphor]

Can someone who knows Welsh help a Yankee out with the pronunciation of "Cŵn Annwn"?

[AluK]

mezzaphor said:

Can someone who knows Welsh help a Yankee out with the pronunciation of "Cŵn Annwn"?

Wiki says it's something like Coon Anun, with the oo sounding like in food, the A sounding like in bad and the u like in put.

[fr4tbrn]

aluk said:

mezzaphor said:

Can someone who knows Welsh help a Yankee out with the pronunciation of "Cŵn Annwn"?

Wiki says it's something like Coon Anun, with the oo sounding like in food, the A sounding like in bad and the u like in put.

Much thanks, Mezz wasn't the only one who needed that : )