Boggart

Also known as Boggard

A troublesome supernatural presence attached to a household or a particular place.

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At a glance

Boggart is a flexible regional term rather than the name of one consistently described creature. Accounts include disturbing household presences, apparitions, and beings associated with particular outdoor locations.

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Tradition & history

Northern English traditions describe boggarts interfering with domestic life or making certain places frightening to approach. Some household tales feature a spirit that follows a family when they move, defeating the apparent solution of leaving the haunted house.

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Sources consulted

Wikipedia contributors, “Boggart”; secondary reference overview.

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