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This section contains information about phenomena that are generally believed to have a supernatural, mystical nature, and the very existence of which is currently in doubt.Phenomena Hierarchy

Yule Cat

Added	Fri, 18/10/2019
Hierarchy	Phenomena Неизвестные существа Сухопутные существа Йольский кот
Область распространения	Iceland
Характерные признаки	→ → → → →
Sources	bestiary.us ru.wikipedia.org travelask.ru

An Icelandic mythological character, a monstrous black cat the size of a bull, living in the mountains of Iceland.

The story of a scary black cat living in the mountains was first recorded in the XIX century. He enters villages and wanders at night during Yule (Yuletide), attacking and eating those who did not get some woolen new clothes for Christmas (according to a later version, he steals only festive treats).

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