The photo of the creature that Jimmy posted on Facebook.
This takes the view that the Loch Ness Monster was never a dragon nor a dinosaur, but a particularly nasty member of the water-demons known as Kelpies. Yet, as the beast went to maul the would-be-victim, Columba stepped forward and used his divine powers to strike terror into the monster, and it fled, much to the rejoice of the Picts that it had been terrorizing.Īn alternate take on the Loch Ness monster can be found in the folktale of the Kelpie of Loch Ness. When questioned, they revealed the man was a victim to a water-beast that had mauled and drowned him when he had been out swimming, despite efforts to save him by boat.ĭeciding to test the local's tale for himself, Saint Columba sent one of his followers into the river, where the follower was set upon by the monster.
According to this tale, Saint Columba traveled to the "land of the Picts", and encountered locals burying a man by the River Ness. Columbas) and evil (embodied by "Nessie").Īlthough many tales exist in which "Nessie" is hostile or dangerous, the oldest and most popular is by far the 565 folktale of the beast's encounter with Saint Columba and its subsequent defeat by the holy man.
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