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Church grim, the Glossary

The church grim is a guardian spirit in English and Nordic folklore that oversees the welfare of a particular Christian church, and protects the churchyard from those who would profane and commit sacrilege against it.^[1]

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Black dogs (folklore)
Dogs in religion
Ghost animals
Mythological canines
Scandinavian legendary creatures

Altar

An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes.

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Amarok (wolf)

An Amarok, or Amaroq, is a gigantic wolf in Inuit religion, said to stalk and devour any person foolish enough to hunt alone at night. Church grim and Amarok (wolf) are mythological canines.

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Animals in Christian art

In Christian art, animal forms have at times occupied a place of importance.

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Anubis

Anubis (Ἄνουβις), also known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian, is the god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the underworld, in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a canine or a man with a canine head. Church grim and Anubis are mythological canines.

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Årsgång

Årsgång (pronounced ˈoːʂgɔŋ) is an archaic form of Swedish divination.

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Barghest

In Northern English folklore, the Barghest or Barguest is a mythical monstrous black dog with large teeth and claws, This in turn cites. Church grim and Barghest are black dogs (folklore), English legendary creatures, ghost animals and mythological canines.

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Benjamin Thorpe

Benjamin Thorpe (1782 – 19 July 1870) was an English scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature.

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Black dog (folklore)

The black dog is a supernatural, spectral, or demonic hellhound originating from English folklore that has also been seen throughout Europe and the Americas. Church grim and black dog (folklore) are black dogs (folklore) and ghost animals.

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Black Shuck

In English folklore, Black Shuck, Old Shuck, Old Shock or simply Shuck is the name given to a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the coastline and countryside of East Anglia, one of many such black dogs recorded in folklore across the British Isles. Church grim and black Shuck are black dogs (folklore), English legendary creatures, ghost animals and mythological canines.

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Blekinge

Blekinge is one of the traditional Swedish provinces (landskap), situated in the southern coast of the geographic region of Götaland, in southern Sweden.

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Builders' rites

Builders' rites are ceremonies attendant on the laying of foundation stones, including ecclesiastical, masonic or other traditions connected with foundations or other aspects of construction.

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Cerberus

In Greek mythology, Cerberus (or; Κέρβερος Kérberos), often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. Church grim and Cerberus are dogs in religion and mythological canines.

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Chinese guardian lions

Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament. Church grim and Chinese guardian lions are dogs in religion and mythological canines.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Church (building)

A church, church building, or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities.

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Church bell

A church bell is a bell in a church building designed to be heard outside the building.

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Churchyard

In Christian countries a churchyard is a patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church, which is usually owned by the relevant church or local parish itself.

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Clergy

Clergy are formal leaders within established religions.

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Clergy house

A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of a given religion.

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Cornerstone

A cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone) is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation.

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Coyote (mythology)

Coyote is a mythological character common to many cultures of the Indigenous peoples of North America, based on the coyote (Canis latrans) animal.

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Danish language

Danish (dansk, dansk sprog) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark.

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Devil

A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions.

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Devil's Bridge

Devil's Bridge is a term applied to dozens of ancient bridges, found primarily in Europe.

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Dip (Catalan myth)

In Catalan myth, Dip is an evil, black hellhound and emissary of the Devil, who sucks people's blood. Church grim and Dip (Catalan myth) are black dogs (folklore) and mythological canines.

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Divination

Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic ritual or practice.

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Dog (zodiac)

The Dog (狗) is eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. Church grim and Dog (zodiac) are dogs in religion.

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Dogs in Chinese mythology

Dogs are an important motif in Chinese mythology.

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Dogs in religion

Dogs have played a role in the religion, myths, tales, and legends of many cultures.

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Eden Phillpotts

Eden Phillpotts (4 November 1862 – 29 December 1960) was an English author, poet and dramatist.

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Eliza Gutch

Eliza Gutch (née Hutchinson) (1840-1931) was an English author, contributor to Notes and Queries,Jacqueline Simpson (Editor), Steve Roud (Editor) (2003).

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English folklore

English folklore consists of the myths and legends of England, including the English region's mythical creatures, traditional recipes, urban legends, proverbs, superstitions, and folktales.

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Finnish language

Finnish (endonym: suomi or suomen kieli) is a Finnic language of the Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland.

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Folklore

Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture.

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Ghost

In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living.

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Gravedigger

A gravedigger is a cemetery worker who is responsible for digging a grave prior to a funeral service.

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Gwyllgi

The gwyllgi (compound noun of either gwyllt "wild" or gwyll "twilight" + ci "dog") is a mythical dog from Wales that appears as a frightful apparition of a mastiff or Black Wolf (similar to a Dire wolf) with baleful breath and blazing red eyes. Church grim and gwyllgi are black dogs (folklore).

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Gytrash

The Gytrash was a legendary shape-changer known in parts of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Church grim and Gytrash are English folklore, English legendary creatures and mythological canines.

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Halland

Halland is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (landskap), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and is the third in the Harry Potter series.

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Heaven

Heaven, or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside.

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Hell

In religion and folklore, hell is a location or state in the afterlife in which souls are subjected to punitive suffering, most often through torture, as punishment after death.

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Hellhound

A hellhound is a mythological hound that embodies a guardian or a servant of hell, the devil, or the underworld. Church grim and hellhound are dogs in religion, mythological canines and Scandinavian legendary creatures.

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Hogwarts staff

The following is a list of Hogwarts staff in the Harry Potter books written by J. K. Rowling.

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Inugami

, like kitsunetsuki, is a spiritual possession by the spirit of a dog, widely known about in western Japan. Church grim and Inugami are dogs in religion and mythological canines.

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J. K. Rowling

Joanne Rowling (born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name, is a British author and philanthropist.

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Jack the Giant Killer

"Jack the Giant Killer" is a Cornish fairy tale and legend about a young adult who slays a number of bad giants during King Arthur's reign.

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Jesus

Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.

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John Gregorson Campbell

John Gregorson Campbell (1836 – 22 November 1891) was a Scottish folklorist and Free Church minister at the Tiree and Coll parishes in Argyll, Scotland.

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Kilgram Bridge

Kilgram Bridge is a crossing point across the River Ure in North Yorkshire, England.

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Lamb of God

Lamb of God (Amnòs toû Theoû; Agnus Dei) is a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John.

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Moddey Dhoo

The Moddey Dhoo:"Moddey Dhoo (pronounced Mauthe Doo) signifying in English, the 'Black Dog'". Church grim and Moddey Dhoo are black dogs (folklore) and mythological canines.

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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature

The Motif-Index of Folk-Literature is a six volume catalogue of motifs, granular elements of folklore, composed by American folklorist Stith Thompson (1932–1936, revised and expanded 1955–1958).

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Nordic folklore

Nordic folklore is the folklore of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

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North Riding of Yorkshire

The North Riding of Yorkshire was a subdivision of Yorkshire, England, alongside York, the East Riding and West Riding.

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North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East regions of England.

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Omen

An omen (also called portent) is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change.

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River Ure

The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England, is about long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse.

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Sacrilege

Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object, site or person.

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Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples.

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Scania

Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne, is the southernmost of the historical provinces (landskap) of Sweden.

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Scholastic Corporation

Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, children, and other educational institutions.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Shepherd

A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep.

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Suidae

Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs, or swine.

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Swedish language

Swedish (svenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland.

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T. F. Thiselton-Dyer

The Reverend Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer, MA, Oxon (25 July 1848 – 14 July 1923) was a son of William George Thiselton-Dyer, physician and of Catherine Jane, née Firminger.

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Tasseography

Tasseography (also known as tasseomancy, tassology, or tasseology) is a divination or fortune-telling method that interprets patterns in tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments.

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The Ancient Magus' Bride

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki.

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The Century Magazine

The Century Magazine was an illustrated monthly magazine first published in the United States in 1881 by The Century Company of New York City, which had been bought in that year by Roswell Smith and renamed by him after the Century Association.

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Tutelary deity

A tutelary (also tutelar) is a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation. Church grim and tutelary deity are tutelary deities.

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Warg

In the philologist and fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fiction, a warg is a particularly large and evil kind of wolf that could be ridden by orcs.

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Warlock

A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft.

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Witchcraft

Witchcraft, as most commonly understood in both historical and present-day communities, is the use of alleged supernatural powers of magic.

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Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology

The wolf is a common motif in the foundational mythologies and cosmologies of peoples throughout Eurasia and North America (corresponding to the historical extent of the habitat of the gray wolf), and also plays a role in ancient European cultures.

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