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Bäckahästen
Completed
Mar 28th, 2005
Medium
Watercolour
Size
11.8 x 8.3 inches
Original
Buy for $182 USD
Prints
Buy for $8 USD (Preview)
Comment
A creature from Swedish folklore, very similar to the kelpie.
He appears as a friendly white horse, luring children to climb up on his back. If more children want to ride he just gets longer and longer. When they are all on his back he runs into the lake to drown them. He is basically the same creature as Näcken.
