| LC control no. | sh2006000445 |
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| Topical heading | Spring-heeled Jack (Legendary character) |
| Variant(s) | Jack, Spring-heeled (Legendary character) Spring-heel Jack (Legendary character) Springald (Legendary character) Springheel Jack (Legendary character) |
| See also | Legends--Great Britain |
| Found in | Work cat.: Golicz, R. Spring-heeled Jack : a Victorian visitation at Aldershot, 2004: p. 11 (The Aldershot phenomenon has no ready explanation. Spring-heeled Jack's astonishing leaps and extraordinary speed carried at times over considerable distances were quite beyond human capability. Recent paranormal theories suggest links between the Mothman phenomenon of West Virginia in the 1960s and elsewhere and the Chupacabras (Goatsucker; literally 'Sucker of Goats') of Mesoamerican folklore) p. 13 (we still do not know who or what Spring-heeled Jack was ... whether stranded alien, unique cryptozoological marvel, hyper-real psychic projection, or true demon from hell) Wikipedia WWW site, Jan. 17, 2006 (Spring Heeled Jack (also Springheel Jack, Spring-heel Jack, etc.) is a character said to have existed in England during the Victorian era ... The urban legend of Spring Heeled Jack gained immense popularity in its time due to the tales of his bizarre appearance and his capacity to perform extraordinary leaps, to the point where it became the topic of several works of fiction and much speculation about a possible paranormal basis) BBC WWW site, Jan. 17, 2006 (Legacies-- Myths and Legends-- England-- Black Country-- Spring-Heeled Jack. Local legends. Descriptions of the creature vary, but the salient characteristics were his goatee beard, pointed ears and horns, and flashing, fiery eyes ... his ability to jump ... a bounder, indeed) Spring Heeled Jack WWW site, Jan. 17, 2006 (the folk legend of Spring Heeled Jack that we have inherited from some very real events occurring throughout the 19th century. Springald, as he was also sometimes known, was without doubt the most famous bogeyman of Victorian society and enjoyed a status akin to that Bigfoot or little grey men do today) |
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