5 Spooky British Urban Legends & Mythical Creatures...

The United Kingdom comprises four geographic and historical regions... England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, each known as countries in their own right and all tiny places compared to the states of America or the countries across Europe. But what they lack in size they make up for in history, mystery and legends. Without exception all four countries boast hundreds of creepy tales, some relatively new and others dating back centuries, in this video we look at just five of the many spine chilling British myths and legends.

00:00 Introduction
00:55 The Creepy Lantern Man
04:30 The Nuckelavee
06:42 The Owlman of Mawnan
11:18 The Dobhar Chu
15:49 The Ravens Of The Tower

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[Tops]

Happy November everyone! What do you think about these 5 British Urban Legends?

[gerardskippon]

With the Owl Man, it reminded me of the Point Pleasant Moth Man.
Thank you enjoyed the video.

[Diddy]

your sacked raven.... be off with you no more mice for you, lol. love it.

[marigeobrien]

The story of the Ravens of the Tower is very interesting. Ravens, like crows, are extremely intelligent birds and may even understand their role better than you may suppose.

[stanpalmerzan]

When ever it comes to videos like this I'm always surprised that the Hairy Hands of Dartmoor are never mentioned

[JasenthepLace]

A raven getting sacked for bad behaviour made me laugh ngl can only imagine what the mischievous buggers get up too

[lambchopz]

All time hands down best story narrator ☠️👽👻👹🙈🙉🙊💋

[geeker]

The story of the Lantern Men bears an eerie resemblance to the Hawaiian legend of the Nightmarchers or the 'huaka'i po'. They're a vanguard of ancient warrior ghosts who were cursed to forever wander through the night, sometimes accompanied by Hawaiian gods and goddesses, floating in the air fully armored in warrior garb. The first published account of them was in 1883, but sightings are believed to go back centuries and even persist today. Ethereal glowing lanterns, oli chants and the pounding of pahu drums heralded their approach. Unlike their English counterparts, the Nightmarchers aren't limited to one location. They've been reported all over Hawaii, from Nu’uanu Pali State Wayside to the island of Molokai. They appear during adverse weather conditions, bringing with them an eerie fog. Just one glimpse of them would meant that you would die and your spirit would join their ranks in eternal marching. To survive, you had to lie with your eyes closed, face on the ground and pretend to be dead until they passed you by.

[yusavelli]

UK is very rural and ominous, I love my country

[robinmcinarnay]

Irdk what sounds no more terrifying, a 5ft “owl man” or a 5.5ft legitimate freaking *owl.* I just hope to see neither. Dude, owls are creepy as sh⟟⟊!!

[elizabethhaggis]

Fascinating. I live in England and thought I was fairly knowledgeable about our ghosts and folklore, but I hadn't heard any thing about these, apart from the ravens. Great research.

[yusavelli]

2023 tower ravens sounds like a sports team🤣

[itallia]

🇬🇧 In the mid 1970s, my friend & I planned a 4/5 week trekking holiday, Island hopping, up in the
Outer Hebrides off Scotlands west coast.

We had a brilliant stay in hostels, pubs & B&Bs & the Island people were very welcoming & friendly
Especially as my friend & I lived very near the Scottish/English borders, we have affinity with the Scots.

I fell in love with the Isle of
Benbecula, a tiny island with alot of sheep & a small Army base.
One night we went for stroll along an isolated, desolate, wind swept beach.
The Atlantic in front of us.

It was so beautiful with the full moon shining a pathway over the
Ocean & it was so quiet
Then, very oddly we heard this plaintive sad music, rising & falling.
We knew we were no where near a pub or a house, there was nothing that could account for this sad refrain.

Then as we walked nearer to the shoreline, we saw some rocks or dark boulders & the music/ humming, was coming from there.
We stood stock still & saw what we thought we two people behind the rocks looking out to the waves & all we could see were the backs of their heads.

Then the music took on the sound of ethereal singing or humming
We grasped each other in fear as there was something very wierd about this.

We tentatively took a few steps towards the rocks when both the heads turned rapidly towards us.
We couldnt make out any features only dark hair with white ovals showing.
I mean, you could see suggestions of eyes & mouth but it was blurred.
Then to our utter horror, the heads took off!!! 😨

Two large birds with wide wingspan lifted off the rocks & the worst part was that we could still see the human sized heads
They were like Heads with wings attached!

We were too shocked to scream & turned & ran back the way we'd come, then hiked inland to the little pub we were boarded at.
When we burst through the pub doors, exhausted, white faced &
In shock, the landlord sat us down & poured us this mixture of
Port & Brandy ( in the one glass)
Said it was good for shock!

Well it steadied us until we could speak again & we told of what we'd seen.
The landlord & a couple of guests granted " lock in" privileges
Nodded sagely & said they were Sirens or Sea Harpies & against popular belief that they were bad omens, the Islanders said we'd been honoured to hear & see them & our lives would be blessed.

Well, im 70yrs now, ive had a charmed life, with children & grandchildren, successful career
& very happy with no misfortune.
My friend also did well in life
Izzy moved to America & worked in fashion design, had a good business & had a good marriage, kids, grandkids, the full whack.

We kept in touch over the years & often talked of that night on Benbecula.
Neither of us were drunk or on any substances, just good broth & bread for supper & bracing sea air.
The landlord told us, the only stipulation on seeing the Sea Harpies was that we never return to the island again.
We left the next day,

Despite often wondering if we should go back to the Isle or any of the Outer Hebrides... we have not!
We never wanted to chance it.

The Outer Hebrides are truely wonderful & unspoilt & make a marvellous holiday! Just be careful about midnight strolling on deserted beaches.
Peace
🇬🇧👧

[_skriblz_]

Even sailors at sea still aren't safe from the wrath of their wives.

[Diddy]

sounds like your getting over a cold, hope ure better.

[songoku]

Looks like the spooky month carrying on!

[Juliett-wetc]

Only thing more fun for me to learn about then creepy urban legends is creepy internet legends or websites and maybe "cursed" pictures and videos.
Though i have to say that, in my opinion, the old legends are the scariest. They just dont make them like that anymore.

[jriley]

UK myths and legends are the best. I love spectral hounds, especially the ones who protect lost travelers and guide them to safety.

[HouseOfMitchell]

British ones are the best kind. Great vid

[HopelessSinner]

The reason the Ravens don't leave the Tower of London is because their wings are clipped...
🤦‍♀️🐦‍⬛🇬🇧