helpful answers please, and im not talking about the sports team. =] anything about the new jersey devil legend would be helpful.
and please dont tell me its not real- you will be wasting your time ;]
2006-09-16 05:41:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I vaguely remember this, but not well enough to comment on it.
Try entering New Jersey Devil into the search and see what pops up. I'm going to try it too and see what happens.
Okay. Try this. Enter New Jersey Devil into the search and click on the 3rd one. This should take you where you want to be.
People, please! Offer the links and not the whole book! Gees!
2006-09-16 05:45:52 · answer #1 · answered by Lucianna 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am from the Southern New Jersey Pine Barrens.
The most common story or tale was of the 13th offspring of Mrs Leeds being cursed.
Many people from New Jersey Pinebarrens believe this devil exists and claim to have seen it even some I know and basically trust althought I never saw it myself.
I found a website that might interest you.
There are some TV shows. The one on the Travel Channel was good.
2006-09-16 05:49:07 · answer #2 · answered by dayakaur 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most common folktale is that the Jersey Devil is the offspring of one Mrs. Leeds, who, in 1735, after hearing she was pregnant with her 13th child, was overheard saying "it might just as well be a devil as a child." Devil it was, and it flew directly from womb to the swamps, cursing it's mother on the way out the chimney.
The Devil eventually began to enjoy status of local legend, (and even became the state's "official demon" in the 1930's) tales of his beginnings filling the conversations of pubs and churches alike.
Descriptions of the Devil range from a "flying lion" to "an eagle with four legs" and everything in-between, but one attribute that does not change from report to report is the Devil's call, a combination howl and whistle. When harassing the good people of New Jersey, the Devil would eat livestock, attempt to steal children, and scare the bejezus out of everyone in the process, often leaving cloven footprints to corroborate the stories of startled victims.
Another Version-
The New Jersey Devil to some is a mythical being and to some a reality. The story begins centuries ago with a Quaker woman named Mother Leeds who was involved with a some sort of mysterious evil cult. She had 12 children during that time. However, when she was pregnant with the 13th child, she cursed it to be a devil. Her wish was granted as the newborn emerged normal at first, but then turned into a vile looking creature with horns, wings, and hooves. When it was born it immediately killed the entire family and laid waste to the small quaker town.
Yet Another Version-
According to one legend, the Jersey Devil was born during the American Revolution. The story goes that during the Battle of Chestnut Creek, a lovelorn Leeds Point girl fell for a British soldier. She was cursed by townsfolk for this act of treason and, as a result, later gave birth to the Leeds Devil.
One More Version-
A gypsy curse is also reputed to have brought the creature to the south Jersey woods. In this tale, a young girl, frightened by a vagabond, refused his request for food. All was forgotten until the girl gave birth to her first child, which became the fiendish creature.
Today it is said that this beast has been spotted in small towns near the deep forests in southern Jersey. References state that this short hairy demon lives in the huge preserved forest of the Pine Barrens.
2006-09-16 05:46:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
south jersey devil.heard about it around the area called the pine barrens.maybe around cape may courthouse,too.one story is the child of early settler and the devil.stories are similar to bigfoot,chupacabra type stories.i lived in south jersey in'75 seems like storys around tom's river too.
2006-09-16 06:12:40 · answer #4 · answered by denny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fathered by unusual means, this person/creature has wandered the new jersey woods for a couple hundred years. it is rumored that the devil himself was the father, others claim he was deformed inti his form at birth by a curse. what ever you do, please do not, DO NOT attempt to confront this creature. it is too hasardous for any one to do so without the right training and preperation
2006-09-16 08:02:17 · answer #5 · answered by fullmoonwolf4real 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What is a New Jersey Devil?
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2006-09-16 05:43:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do a Google search on it and it will give you all the information you would ever want to know.
2006-09-16 06:46:34 · answer #7 · answered by Wicked Wytch 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You guys must be keeping the legend a secret - never heard of it.
2006-09-16 05:44:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I saw an X-File show about it, but it was a neanderthal then.
2006-09-16 05:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Real or not, you can read all about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Devil
2006-09-16 05:52:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋