Fairy riding

Fairy riding (Scottish Gaelic: marcachd shìth/a' mharcachd-shìth/na marcachd-shìth) was a term used for a kind of paralysis found in livestock in Scotland. It occurred in the spine of sheep, cows and horses, and was attributed to fairies riding on them.

It was also attributed in some places where perspiration, due to weakness was discovered in cattle.

It can be compared to elf-shot, where it was thought that animals had been shot by fairies.

References

This article incorporates text from "Dwelly's [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary" (1911). marcachd-shìth

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Greek folklore	Dryad Hamadryad Kallikantzaros Lampad Maenad Naiad Nereid Nymph Oceanid Pan Potamides Satyr Silenus

Romanic folklore	Căpcăun Faun Iele Lares Penates Sânziană Spiriduş Squasc Vâlvă Vântoase Zână Zmeu

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Texts	Daemonologie (1597) Treatises on the Apparitions of Spirits and on Vampires or Revenants (1751) Goethe's Faust (1832)

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