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Toyol

Ook wel genoemd: tuyul, thuyul, kecit, kwee kia, cohen kroh
Folklore en mythenOndoodRentHekserij

The toyol is an undead child kept as a familiar in Malay and Indonesian folklore. Raised and controlled by a shaman, it is sent out at night to rob the neighbours, which makes it less a monster than a tool of its owner's greed. Related child spirits are known from Thailand, Cambodia and Chinese communities in the region. Like the Haitian zombi, it is a dead person turned into an unpaid worker by magic.1

⚔️ Vecht ertegen
Herkomst
Malay and Indonesian
Maleisië, Indonesië
Wat het veroorzaakt
Hekserij
A shaman (bomoh, dukun or pawang) calls it up by black magic to serve an owner.
Hoe je er een wordt
An infant who has died is invoked as a servant spirit by a sorcerer.
Hoe hij beweegt
Rent
Small and quick; the Indonesian tuyul is said to scale walls and roofs.
Intelligentie
Enige intelligentie
veldnotities

Wat de bronnen zeggen

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Described as an undead infant, usually a near-naked toddler, sometimes with red eyes and sharp teeth1

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Kept mainly to steal money and valuables for its master1

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Childlike in its tastes: it likes sweets, toys and clothes1

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Popular belief says it takes only half of what it finds1

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Sudden wealth is still sometimes blamed on owning one1

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In 2006 a 'toyol in a bottle' found by a Malaysian fisherman was handed to a state museum1

Zou je hem kunnen ontlopen?

Snelheidsklasse op basis van hoe de bronnen het beschrijven (rent), geen meting.

Jij, lopend ongeveer 5 km/h
Jij, joggend ongeveer 10 km/h
Een fitte volwassene in een sprint ongeveer 24 km/h
Toyol ongeveer 24 km/h
Een snelle wielrenner ongeveer 37 km/h

Bronnen

  1. Toyol - Wikipedia

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