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[deleted] t1_j3eaozz wrote

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Michaelbirks t1_j3dxwam wrote

Than lamppost has only one arm.

Is this in Narnia?

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vimlegal t1_j3eb35i wrote

No, it's why the horseman is missing his head. Riding too fast and oops.

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HeadlinePickle t1_j3ewgiy wrote

Sleepy Hollow! Love this OP, gorgeous work!

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[deleted] t1_j3f2bpj wrote

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LeeroyM OP t1_j3f3wj9 wrote

Well ackshewally The Headless Horseman was originally referred to as The Galloping Hessian, astute observation nonetheless.

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wenasi t1_j3g7ru3 wrote

I've never heard that name which made me curious, and a superficial Google search suggests "Galloping Hessian" is an US invention, and finds its origin in the German myth of the "Kopfloser Reiter" - headless horseman.

I've only searched for like 15 minutes or so, so I might very well be wrong.

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violentpac t1_j3h8tks wrote

This is very much American folklore, though there's no denying it could be inspired by others'.

From the wikipedia:

>The legend of the Headless Horseman (also known as "the Headless Hessian of the Hollow") begins in Sleepy Hollow, New York, during the American Revolutionary War. Traditional folklore holds that the Horseman was a Hessian trooper who was killed during the Battle of White Plains in 28th October 1776. He was decapitated by an American cannonball,

There is a book in the Internet Archive called the Memoirs of Major General William Heath published in 1901 in which there is a single sentence on page 73 that says:

>A shot from the American cannon at this place took off the head of a Hessian artillery-man.

If you're like me and you're thinking, "What the hell is a Hessian?" I can tell you that apparently a Hessian is a German soldier who fought with the British during the Revolutionary War. They were "auxiliaries" from the German government, as in they were hired out to the British. The term Hessian was coined because a significant number of these soldiers came from the German states of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Hanau.

So, the Headless Hessian would, indeed, be a German. And what German would be caught dead galloping while headless?

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TotalitarianismPrism t1_j3fxs14 wrote

God damn, it’s terrifying. Both the man and the horse are giant.

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Earthpegasus t1_j3g25n2 wrote

I’m in love with that name. Amazing.

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IntraVnusDemilo t1_j3g4u27 wrote

Love it. I'd have that on my wall, it's really cool.

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lestermason t1_j3h83gx wrote

The lady and I are currently watching the Sleepy Hollow series. Love this picture.

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ctoatb t1_j3fr1b4 wrote

Here to teach you calculus

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Relair13 t1_j3gg9p2 wrote

As a Celty fan, it's always nice to see some dullahan art. Very atmospheric, nice edit.

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BGDDisco t1_j3gm2hw wrote

My 12 yo boy asked me if I knew about the headless horseman. I told him I knew all about him from a documentary I'd seen and it turned out he was actually a janitor and would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling kids and their pesky dog..

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jfduval76 t1_j3hj2ef wrote

Midjourney ?

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LeeroyM OP t1_j3i37en wrote

This doesn't even look remotely like AI.

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jfduval76 t1_j3i3zkm wrote

You’ll be surprised because most "professional" users retouch them and you couldn’t say sometimes. But congrats if it’s all made by you. I’m an AI hater anyways.

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LazerMans9999 t1_j3i5u68 wrote

i read this as "the galloping hussein" and was disappointed when i didnt see saddam on a horse

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Some-Quarter2028 t1_j5dhx0x wrote

I was just watching The pale blue eyes, same vibes

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