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Published: 2015-09-22 16:09:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 8116; Favourites: 300; Downloads: 35
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Finally I finished the brook horse I made for Escaron ! ^^
She wrote a book and this is a character from her book. Here it is coming out from the actual book. To be used as a bookstand.
This is Escaron s version of the brook horse (bäckahäst):
An ancient and vicious water spirit that dwells on the bottom of a deep forest lake and has control over all water. Out of age the body has begun to dissolve and become one with the lake - its true apperane that of a rotting corpse. Though most often it hides this and instead take the shape of a beautiful white horse or a man that enthrall its victims and lure them into its domains and an awaiting watery grave.
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Thank you SO much for the DD! Didn't even notice it at first because I've been away from home for a week, what a great surprise to come home to!
Thank you all for the support! <3Related content
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OMG your work is more than amazing!!!! Its so my taste!!
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Isn't this much like the legend of the nøkken?
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It sure is 
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Wow that's really fascinating. Is her novel in English print? I would love to read it!
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Her book isn't yet published and I'm not sure if she will publish it in Swedish or English. Hopefully we will know soon! ^^ Heres her DA: Escaron
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Oh, cool!
The brook horse sounds a lot like the kelpie of Scottish legends, which also likes to appear as a beautiful horse or pony until you get on its back to ride it, and then when it starts to run, you realize you're stuck to its back and can't dismount when it leaps down into the deep water and you drown.
(As wikipedia points out, it's also one of those stories you use to scare your children into staying away from dangerous places like riverbanks and bogs.)
You've done a beautiful job with this one--both the sculpting and the perfect paint to match it, water and weed and bone and rotting flesh. Well done!
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Yes it's very similar!
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Yay thaank you so much!
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oh my gosh this is amazing that detail is just breath taking. I'd love to have this in my home it'd match everything in my place <3
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Thank you so much! <3 (Sounds like you have a great place
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Jag hade inte ens sett vattnet som kom från bakhoven å inne i boken!!!!!!!! SÅ JÄÄÄVLA COOOOOOOOOOOOLT!!!!!!!!
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