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04-02-2010, 08:27 AM
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And then there is this version:
I had forgotten about the Rue Garou, as I knew it, until lately, when I met a Pensacola Fishing Forum member Loup Garou. Therefore, I have performed some Internet research for RouGarou and have found the following: The Rougarou (alternately spelled as Roux-Ga-Roux, Rugaroo, or Rugaru), is a legendary creature in Laurentian French communities linked to European notions of the The stories of the creature known as a rougarou are as diverse as the spelling of its name, though they are all connected to Louisiana folklore Rougarou represents a variant pronunciation and spelling of the original French loup-garou. According to The rougarou legend has been spread for many generations, either directly from French settlers to Louisiana (New France) or via the In the legends, the creature is said to prowl the swamps around Often the story-telling has been used to inspire fear and obedience. One such example is stories that have been told by elders to persuade Cajun children to behave. According to another variation, the wolf-like beast will hunt down and kill A common Other stories range from the rougarou as a headless horseman to the rougarou being derived from Native American folklore The creature, spelled Rugaru, has been associated with As is the norm with legends transmitted by oral tradition, stories often contradict one another. The stories of the wendigo vary by tribe and region, but the most common cause of the change is typically related to cannibalism. A modified example, not in the original wendigo legends, is that if a person sees a rugaru, that person will be transformed into one. Thereafter, the unfortunate victim will be doomed to wander in the form of this monster. That rugaru story bears some resemblance to a Native American version of the wendigo legend related in a short story by It is important to note that rugaru is not a native word, nor is it derived from the languages of neighboring Native American peoples. However, it has a striking similarity to the French word for werewolf, loup garou. It's possible the Turtle Mountain Ojibwa or Chippewa in Author Though identified with bigfoot, there is little evidence in the indigenous folklore that it is meant to refer the same or a similar creature. Last edited by BananaTom; 04-02-2010 at 09:00 AM. 
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