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"The Wendigo" by Aleister Lam

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SciFi and Fantasy Art The Wendigo by Aleister Lam

Not many pictures here in Elfwood about this guy! A Wendigo is not to be mistaken with a werewolf, its a forest dwelling creature that feed on the human flesh. Its kinda hulkish entity which was from the legends and lore of the north American indians.
There is a mythological creature in the lore of the northeastern tribes of Algonquian Indians that is oddly seemed to be a cross between a Sasquatch and a werewolf; but it should not be mistaken for a werewolf. It is said to be a human initially and that he was transformed into a fearsome, cannibalistic, beast after being forced by circumstances beyond his control causing him to regress to eating human flesh in an effort to survive the harsh conditions of the wilderness.
There are many tales about hunters who are lost in the bush without food or provisions for a long time and had to regress into cannibalistic predators that prey on fellow human beings. The taste of human blood and flesh caused them to be cursed by the Manitou, spirits of the wild, and are then said to transform these former hunters into Wendigos, a creature that preys on unwary fellow human beings.
Many of those who regress into animalistic behavior have found it difficult to revert to normal human behavior,exhibiting cannibalistic tendencies even after months of therapy. It is possible that such incidences, especially during the pre-colonial times when psychological therapy was non-existent, may have given rise to the myth of the mysterious transformation of normal human beings into Wendigos.
Among the Ojibwa tribe, the term wendigo is used to refer to an Ogre or a sort of a hulkish troll-like creature which has often been used to scare children for misbehaving. To the Ojibwa, the wendigo is not necessarily cannibalistic. For them, the wendigo is just one of the evil spirits that live in the depths of the wilderness.

See another picture of a Wendigo, just click on the link : [Hulkish Wendigo]

Date	Name	Comment
12 Feb 2003	CJ	Loading... WOW! that is a very excellent picture. your'e right not too many people have known of the wendigo.
2 Apr 2003	Bug eyed person^o^	Loading... NEATO PICCY I THOUGHT IT WAS SPELLED WINDIGO. Hes cool creepy looks like hes hungry wendigo bites in half NOT AGAIN cant you stop yor piccys from eating me!!!?????
18 May 2003	Vampyre	Loading... One of my Favorites! I like the attention you've given it by adding fur (they ARE from the Northern pine-forests!). Oh, if you ever get a chance, people, read The Wendigo (I believe it's by Algernon Blackwood)... you can find it (a short-story) in several Horror Anthologies .... as well written as your art is artistic. As for eating people? Well, they don't taste like chicken (a popular misconception), they taste BETTER than pork, but similar, which is why they're referred to as "long pig" in culinary circles (guess you know where I've been dining).
7 Jun 2003	Tim Van Gorp	Loading... Maybe I've been here before, but I do recognize the face from somewhere. No matter, Wendigos were, cool, are still cool, and will be cool 'till the end of days, which is tomorrow, 07.00 p.m.! (then the whole world gets swamped by wendigos. Cool! ... 'till they eat you!)
8 Aug 2003	Nadine Gruly	Loading... Wow, you are good !!!! Very nice sketch...wonderful detail
22 Jan 2004	Rainshadow <clmarkey@cox...net>	Loading... ITS WONDERFULL! Absolutly wonderfull!
9 Jun 2008	Anon.	Loading... so which of those two types of wendigos is this? please answer!
27 Jun 2008	Anon.	Loading... I thought the wendigo was a bird monster?
22 Oct 2008	Hanuman	Loading... Not that I’m any kind of expert on the subject,but my family was heavily involved in the Midewinwin Lodge and I’ve had to hear many a complaint about what has happened with the Wendigo legend.So,here goes: The Wendigo is a wrathful spirit that punishes those that disrespect any form of Nature(on purpose or unconsciously),by devouring or possessing them.They are ravenous and will eat anything,but since they aren’t humans,they aren’t cannibals.The whole cannibal thing started when Europeans forced Natives into harsh environments without the option of migrating South during winter.This adjustment to the legend kept people from resorting to cannibalism when the "silent enemy" (starvation)approached. This legend was also combined be the French with their Werewolf lore,thus the idea of being transformed into a Wendigo when you committed an unspeakable act. The Wendigo can rip you apart,kill you,eat you,invade your body with it’s spirit,control you, and make you one of it’s minion,but the only time I’ve heard of anyone becoming one is when a Medicine Person want’s to take the chance of harnessing it’s energy for there own use. It’s a ritual that involves great risk,but if the person isn’t overwhelmed, they can use the power for great good. The one thing to remember is that the Wendigo is not evil. It should be looked at more as instant Karma to those that defile Nature and our Brother&Siaters In Fur.
23 Jul 2009	Karlin Archie	Loading... That is My favorite legend.
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'The Wendigo':

• Created by:

Aleister Lam
• Copyright: ©Aleister Lam. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Change, During, Full-moon, Not, Wendigo, Werewolf
• Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
• Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen
• Views: 10946
• Resolution: 495x700