Northumbrian mythology


 * Braag: a mischievous shapeshifting goblin in the folklore of Northumberland and Durham which often takes the form of a horse or donkey. It is fond of letting unsuspecting humans ride on its back before bucking them off into a pond or bush and running away laughing. One notable example is the Picktree Brag that was said to take other unusual forms such as a calf with a white handkerchief around its neck, a naked headless man, and even four men holding a white sheet.
 * Duergar: a race of ugly dwarfs, particularly associated with the Simonside Hills of Northumberland. In F. Grice's telling of the traditional story The Duergar in Folk Tales of the North Country (1944), one of them is described as being short, wearing a lambskin coat, moleskin trousers and shoes, and a hat made of moss stuck with a feather.
 * Shellycoat: a type of bogeyman that haunts rivers and streams.