4th August 1577, the infamous sighting of a ghostly black dog in St. Mary’s parish church of Bungay, in the south east of England, during a a great ‘tempest of violent raine, lightning and thunder,’ as the storm shock the church a strange and terrible shaped creature was seen to enter, resembling a hellhound it violently attacked members of the congregation before disappearing. Twelve miles away in the town of Blythburgh, the creature reappeared at the Holy Trinity Church, where it continued its attack of the congregation there. The events were recorded in the same year by the English clergyman, and poet Abraham Fleming (Flemyng). The creature is said to be that of Black Shuck, the name given to a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the coastline and countryside of East Anglia, England. Embedded in the folklore of the area, the name Shuck may derive from the Old English word ‘scucca’ meaning demon or possibly from the local dialect word ‘shucky’ meaning shaggy or hairy. Further north there are also the tales of other spectre dogs, the white ‘Gallytrot’, (‘Gally’ being an old word for fright); and the ‘Barghest’ of York, who enters the city and preys upon travellers in the narrow mediaeval lanes, such as the most famous known as the ‘Shambles’. A Black Dog has also been seen as the site of the Norman motte and bailey castle known as Clifford’s tower, the site of the 1190 massacre of the Jewish population. Despite living for nearly two years opposite the tower, I unfortunately, (or fortunately if the impending doom aspect is to be believed), did not lay eyes upon the creature. (Continued in the comments). #thursdaytales #blackshuck #weirdhistory #darkhistory #cryptids #cryptid #cryptidcore #cryptidsighting #cryptidart #16thcentury #paranormal #paranormalencounters #ghostly #monstersamonguspodcast #portents #ghostdogs #strangehistory #strangehistoryfacts🤔 #mythology #hellhound #hellhounds #mythologicalcreatures #mythsandlegends #mythological #mythologicalart #gothictales #blackdog #cryptozoology #cryptic_aesthetic #paranormalhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg1_ouAOLSn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
