The Black Korrigan
Location: 9P2X+RM Saint-Joachim, France
Fairies / Fae, Curses / Cursed Places
by @anton
The Black Korrigan (or "Le petite charbonnier") is one of the most mysterious beings of Briéron folklore. According to legend, when humans and korrigans divided the world between them, the korrigans were forced to retreat beneath the earth. The Black Korrigan remembers this ancient injustice and seeks revenge against humankind.
Unlike other korrigans, he does not simply play tricks: he appears to announce coming disasters and misfortunes. His warnings are not meant to save people, but to make them suffer by revealing the tragedies that await them.
A figure of resentment and vengeance, the Black Korrigan embodies the memory of the lost world of the supernatural beings beneath the Brière marshes. He is also said to be the “elder brother of Death,” perhaps because he appears before death itself, announcing the misfortunes and deaths yet to come.
Sources : Souvestre Emile, Les derniers paysans, (1850) Desmars Louis, Légendes archéologiques de l’arrondissement de Saint-Nazaire, Association bretonne, Vol. 36, 1924 Fleuriais (de la), Jeanne Torlec, Baudoin, 1836 Gueriff Fernand, Brière de brumes et de rêves, Bellanger, 1979