Post by pickinduck on Aug 16, 2013 19:59:59 GMT -6
I was watching Ancient Aliens on TV tonight and they mentioned the Utlunta so I thought that I would try an look it up. Both the search and the fallowing research drew many connections and bought a lot of different things to mind. Some of those things are place names, a car name, a fairy tale, the movie War of the Worlds (with Tom Cruise), and a Doctor Who charactor.
www.tc.umn.edu/~wetz0025/tsalagi/pantheon/nonhuman/
Utlunta (Spearfinger)
Although her real name is Utlunta, the ogress is called Spearfinger for the long fingernail on her right forefinger that was shaped like a spear. She lived in the forest in what is now western North Carolina. She was made from stone, causing arrows and spears to bounce off of her. She could assume any shape she chose, although her normal form is that of a harmless old woman. She can control all things made of stone, can lift boulders easily and can paste them together.
Using the guise of an old woman, Spearfinger would lure small children to her, offer to do their hair and then when they fall asleep, she stabs them in the back of their neck or through their heart, drawing out their livers, which she would eat. Utlunta's finger leaves no scar and the kids don't feel a thing, so the kids don't notice until several days later when they would get sick and die.
Utlunta will also wait until a family member leaves and then assume their form, sneaking into the person's house and eating the livers of the family.
They say she was caught one day in a pit the Cherokee had dug to catch her. Their arrows bounced off of her stony skin. A chickadee landed on her finger, showing the people her weak spot. Spearfinger's heart was located in her palm. They shot at her hand and an arrow pierced her palm, killing her.
Although her real name is Utlunta, the ogress is called Spearfinger for the long fingernail on her right forefinger that was shaped like a spear. She lived in the forest in what is now western North Carolina. She was made from stone, causing arrows and spears to bounce off of her. She could assume any shape she chose, although her normal form is that of a harmless old woman. She can control all things made of stone, can lift boulders easily and can paste them together.
Using the guise of an old woman, Spearfinger would lure small children to her, offer to do their hair and then when they fall asleep, she stabs them in the back of their neck or through their heart, drawing out their livers, which she would eat. Utlunta's finger leaves no scar and the kids don't feel a thing, so the kids don't notice until several days later when they would get sick and die.
Utlunta will also wait until a family member leaves and then assume their form, sneaking into the person's house and eating the livers of the family.
They say she was caught one day in a pit the Cherokee had dug to catch her. Their arrows bounced off of her stony skin. A chickadee landed on her finger, showing the people her weak spot. Spearfinger's heart was located in her palm. They shot at her hand and an arrow pierced her palm, killing her.
www.tc.umn.edu/~wetz0025/tsalagi/pantheon/nonhuman/
