The Wulver: The Shetland Deception (Scottish Folklore)

They sound like the Irish "Faoladh" because they are friendly like the Irish say theirs are?

fascinating.
i personally find you more creditable because you have shared the research and reasoning for your conclusion.

Do find it strange people suddenly decided to make up a folk monster.kind of interesting why a person would do that.

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You can only go where the evidence leads you Mr. Wolf 🦇🦇🦇

Thank you for being true to your research and sources! I love learning abou this. It doesn't diminish the appeal of the Wulver for me at all. All Scottish folklore needs retold and recorded, even if misunderstood. Our further understanding of it only deepens our bonds with the past. I for one really appreciate how much you care to share this, as so much of Scottish history has sadly been left to the wind. Your work and passion really mean a lot. <3

As I watched I kept wondering about this particular story of Saxby and Wulver in relation to wolves and Scotland in general. Wolves had been long since extinct from the area during Saxby's time of recording, right? Curious as to everyone's thoughts!

I think this ended up being a more interesting journey than just learning about a particular creature would have been!
I think a lot of folklore is like playing a game of telephone with the past, where things get changed a little bit in each retelling, either through deliberate embellishment or because something was misremembered or misunderstood. Having a relatively modern example, and your research gives us a really wonderful look at how that happens.
Thanks for another excellent video.

Thanks for sharing.

You are right in this, a people tales form an important part of cultural anthropology. Thank you so much.

Well done, well researched!

Well that's a surprise! I assumed it was an old myth unique to Shetland. Oh well, I still love the idea of the Wulver

Great video as always love your stories and I found something new been looking forward to listen to a good story can't wait for all the rest abd thank you keeping tye stories alive so they don't get lost in the past love folklore and you have a good voice for telling the stories and love all the way you do your work abd know your stuff and always happy when I see you post a good story

By any chance can you do a video about the Caoineag? I can't find any videos on the caoineag and I would really like to know more about it

awesome thank you.

Even if It Is fakelore the people who claimed to saw one could've seen a canine fae being not wanting upset humans by telling there a not a wulver. It weird how Scottish Folklore is very Japan like more so than England & Europe.

Ah, so it's not a werewolf. Well, it certainly is NOT a modern furry. Perhaps a tale has to start somewhere. Seems wolves don't exist in Scotland since the 1700's?

Do you happen to know if the Shetland Traditional Lore book is available to read anywhere online?

Many people would continue this false, for the sake of likes on the internet !
The truth is very refreshing to hear !
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In America we are hearing many stories of dogmen in all our national parks. I've never seen one, but maybe tgise scientists who extracted the black plague from medieval cemetaries a few years back dug up something else along with the plague.

poor wolver - i love the name and the concept. it there can be a werewolf, why not a wullver? (NY,NY) 🐺🌷🌱

Aye laddy.. Sounds like ye need to do a bit O fishin!!... To pull in the truth of it aye?

Forgive me.. Me brown hair has started to grow now....

You have to admit, It IS a pretty cool idea and would probably make some really fascinating stories.

i love the Wulver “legend” and it makes me feel safe. but i totally see what you are saying with your 😅very good research.
but isn’t every legend and myth made in the mind of mankind? only thing is they start with a seed grow and change throughout thousands of years. Jesse planted a fully created myth people have incorporated into their hearts and minds. maybe she did create the Wulver, but thought it came from the magical past to her inner soul.
very good presentation, as usual. thanks much :) 🐺🌷🌱

There are Celtic stories of werewolf like creatures or doglike fae as you have repeatedly covered. It is merely that this one is of far more dubious authenticity than the others.

Thank you for these wonderful videos and working so hard at them.

Thank ye for the stories. I am seeking the weird fennodoggery. Have ye knowledge of this sidhe?

I've never heard of wulvers before this video, so I find it intriguing rather than upsetting to discover that they are, shall we say, an invention of a fertile mind.

The Wolver is too fictional to be included in this group of fiction.

If you think about it, isn't it interesting to see how 'lore' develops? If there were some form of written record going back to the very earliest tales of Scot's fae, we'd most likely find a tale such as you've shared here, with someone akin to . . . what was her name? Jessie?

So if a game is going to include a character called a wulver for authenticities sake it should function as a house to some fairies.
Noted.

Well, my day is ruined.

Good video and good channel, one question, there were more Scottish legends of Werewolves besides the Wulver ??? and what they called it in Scottish Gaelic ???

thanks for finding the truth, why do some people make fake stories out of whole cloth, wish that person had never wrote anything

great video

I was a wee bit disappointed, the Wulver sounded like an interesting character, but moreso I'm impressed with your research and found this to be a very entertaining journey. Thank you!
I'm really curious how you do your research? I have some books of folk and faerie tales but most of them only date to late 1800 or early 1900, I've been interested to know where those came from before they were written down, do you have any ideas? I'm trying to imagine for example, where the glass hill in The Black Bull of Noroway might have been, if it were a metaphor for a specific place in Scotland. I'd like to make novel-length retellings of some of these, but I'd like a better understanding of how old they are, to inclide details like the landscape, style of dress etc that would fit with the time period. But I admit I'm not as dedicated to researching as you've been!

Many tales are told of traditional folklore. Many more are told from "Hollywood" folklore. These tales were meant to teach lessons or as fireside tales in the evening. Likely this is another such.

Love your insights, & agree there are overlaps in the Troll Farie & Urisk tales that get mixed up 8n the telling! For it is words in the telling of these mythical "creatures " that feed the mind & thrill the senses. But I suggest there is another source of these creatures , evidence if you like. Carvings in caves in Shetland of bird headed beings or indeed Rhynie Man stone in the Highlands worth a look. Growing up near Loch Ness in the 50's two old ladies would regail me with their stories of Dryads (tree spirits) & the peoples of the forest, mountains rivers & lochs, one of which I believe fits the profile of a Wullver. Without the word, voice handed down there would be no ancient creatures to tell of in Scottish lore. ❤

Id rather have a clear understanding of a folktale than an obscure & cloudy version. So thank you for this video & doing the research

Ulver is Norse for Wolves. I am sure you know this. Your explanations are interesting but unconvincing.

I really enjoy your research! This story is a great example of fiction being taken as folklore, and I find it riveting to see how that plays out over time. Thank you for clearing up its history and exploring its origins.

All of the tales are pure fiction regardless of how old they are so yes Jessie might have made up the whole thing but I see this as a sign that the oral tradition and history of storytelling is still alive. Even today these stories have the ability to inspire new tales and ideas. This does not make them less legitimate all it does is change it historical date if the people of Shetland decide that they want to embrace the wulver as part of their folklore then so it is.

Would it be insensitive to have a Wulver referenced in a fantasy story? I'm writing some with my friend. I stumbled across this video and the Wikipedia page about the Wulver, and I've thought of a way for it to be important to one of the characters- by being a kind fisherman- but I'm not sure if that'd be okay or not. I don't think it'd be explicitly stated in the story, maybe briefly mentioned by the character, if mentioned at all.

Thankyou for that insightful video. Alot of the myths and legends we have today are born out of ignorance and misinterpretation. Maybe the Wulver just happened to come along a wee bit too late, in this age of knowledge and enlightenment. I always wanted to pay homage to the legend some day by secretly leaving fish for needy folk (maybe at a food bank or something). Do I feel differently now that I know the truth? I wouldn't say so no. A good deed is a good deed and thats the beauty of the story - and the mystery element represents both hope and faith that there is something more than the sad reality and unfortunate circumstances before you. Put those things together and that is the Wulver - no less relevant for knowing the truth :)

Surprised to see one of my paintings included, 13 mins 21 secs in. I love this channel so I don't mind it being used.

What background music did you use?
It's really calming.

All folklore has a start somewhere and in my opinion The Wulver is welcome to stay.
It’s ”modern” folklore. We should not be a afraid of creating new creautres. 💚

Just a random thought, but with her large family, I wonder if the Wulfver was a story that got spread within the family, like some inside jokes are, and she wrote down her favorite take on it, assuming it wasn't just her family who told it.

All lore has to start somewhere. The author tried to make some. While her book wasn't particularly good, she had some imagination at least.

An interesting video. One correction, for future reference. if I may. Trows are the absolute core substance of Shetland folklore, and are and always have been pronounced as trow, like the English sounding of “now”.