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[[Image:bigorne.jpg|thumb|Bigorne devours a man in a landscape - 1621]] | [[Image:bigorne.jpg|thumb|Bigorne devours a man in a landscape - 1621]] | ||
The '''bigorne''' or '''bicorn''' is a mythical beast in the folklore of France. | The '''bigorne''' or '''bicorn''' is a mythical beast in the folklore of Anjou, Normandy and Auvergne in France. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The bigorne is a large, fat cat-like creature. | The bigorne is a large, fat cat-like creature with two horns. | ||
==Behavior== | ==Behavior== | ||
The beast was known to grow very fat through living on good and enduring husbands. | The beast was known to grow very fat through living on good and enduring husbands. (« Bons hommes sont sa nourriture ») : « par le corps bleu, la chicheface n'a garde de vous manger, car je puis sûrement juger, que vous êtes fière et rebelle » (tiré de ''Le Savetier et le Moine et la Femme''). It was usually accompagnied by another beast called [[Chichevache]]. | ||
==Origin== | |||
''Renard le Contrefait'' (a farce written between 1328 and 1342). | |||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Latest revision as of 20:19, 5 November 2021
The bigorne or bicorn is a mythical beast in the folklore of Anjou, Normandy and Auvergne in France.
Description
The bigorne is a large, fat cat-like creature with two horns.
Behavior
The beast was known to grow very fat through living on good and enduring husbands. (« Bons hommes sont sa nourriture ») : « par le corps bleu, la chicheface n'a garde de vous manger, car je puis sûrement juger, que vous êtes fière et rebelle » (tiré de Le Savetier et le Moine et la Femme). It was usually accompagnied by another beast called Chichevache.
Origin
Renard le Contrefait (a farce written between 1328 and 1342).