The Galley Trots or Wulvers are a peculiar kind of werewolves in the folklore of the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
Description/Morphology
The wulver is described as a man, covered with short brown hair but with a wolf's head and most of his or her mouth filled with sharp teeth.
Behavior
Unlike most werewolves, the wulvers are not aggressive if left in peace. The most famous of that species spent most of his time sitting on a rock, still known as 'The Wulver's Stane', fishing, and was reported to have occasionally left fish on the window sills of poor families. The last reported sighting was early in the 20th century.
Their presence was once thought to indicate that valuable items or money was hidden somewhere in the nearby vicinity. There was also again the suspicion that to see a Galley Trot was an omen of approaching death.
References
- Saxby, Jessie (1932). Shetland Traditional Lore. Edinburgh, Grant & Murray. ASIN: B000O9XQ6M.