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Published: 2016-04-22 20:29:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 3581; Favourites: 80; Downloads: 9
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When I am not satisfied with a work of mine I usually tend to rework it reallt fast, as in this case.Again it is an archetypical concept of monstrous wolf-ilike creature which has evolved from mythical ages up to the present times. The head might seem disproportionally large, but this is an intended effect. I was inspired by an animal called Andrewsarchus, whose head had indeed been disproporionally huge. s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/7…
This is to represent mythical Fenris, Tolkien's Warg, a Werewolf which is a creature present both in legends and Tolkien's legendarium and infamous creature responsible for series of killings in XVIII century france karlshuker.blogspot.com/2015/0… (great article, recommending it to everyone)
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It's funny, he remind me of the Hyaenodon, a great prehistoric hyena...
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The Beast of Gevudan story had fascinated me for quite a while as well as the beast`s identity, but based on all the existing evidence it was probably just a large hound trained by one or a group of people to attack and kill villagers, stories about it being a werewolf or monstrous cow-sized gray wolf were just exagerations made up by the frightened peasants.
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Based on the article I've read there were probably several beasts. At least one of them was apparently a Hyena based on identification of it's stuffed body in XIX century. Also the damage done to some victims could have only been done by a hyena.
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It`s definantly possible that several large dogs were used, but I doubt any hyena was involved in it. Just what happened to the beast after death and if any examining was done to it`s body is vague and poorly documented, I never heard that it was stuffed and mounted and if that was true I think the beasts identity would have been common knowledge.
And don`t forget accounts about the damage inflicted on the victims mostly came from frightened, superstition villagers so I`m doubtfull that they weren`t exaggerated, alternatively they could have been made by the animals human masters.
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Perhaps you'll find Karl Shuker's article interesting then. karlshuker.blogspot.com/2015/0…
"(...) this specimen had actually been exhibited there until at least 1819 (what happened to it afterwards, however, is unknown), and that during this time it had been conclusively identified – as a striped hyaena! Interestingly, a hyaena had long been favoured in the Gévaudan area as an identity for its nightmarish Beast, and could explain anecdotal accounts of its laughing cry, its large head, and hind limbs larger than forelimbs, but until now there had been no firm evidence to support it. Jullien published details of his significant find in the August 1998 issue of the journal Annales du Muséum du Havre."
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Ten przypomina Przywódcę Szczurów Królewskich z Dark Souls 2 
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I'm king ov rats after all.
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Well done! You've improved the beast considerably!!
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The tail makes me think "Father of Remus and Romulus."
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There is a famous statue that shows Romulus and Remus suckeling on a she-wolf. Something about the pose you chose reminded me of that statue. www.radiotimes.com/namedimage/…
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Interesting association. I wasn't thinking of it, but it crossed my mind as I thought of archetype of wolf trough ages. Maybe was subconscious.
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Maybe, but it is still a magnificent drawing.
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