Victoria Clough

Historian & Artist

The Hel-Horse

The Hel-Horse, also called ‘Helhest’, is a ghostly three-legged horse sometimes seen limping around church-yards. Some say it is the spirit of a horse that was buried alive when the church was first built, thought to be a common practice in the days of old.

  • The Xana and her Xaninos
  • Dionysus and Charon in the Valley of Frogs
  • Polyphemus, the Blind Cyclops
  • Eris and the Golden Apple
  • Modwenna tames a wolf