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[[Category:Creatures]][[Category:Legendary Creatures]]
[[Category:Creatures]][[Category:Legendary Creatures]]


The Questing Beast, or the Beast Glatisant (Barking Beast), is a monster of legend. It is the subject of quests undertaken by famous knights such as King Pellinore.
The [[Questing Beast]], or the Beast Glatisant (Barking Beast), is a monster of legend. It is the subject of quests undertaken by famous knights such as King Pellinore.


== Glatisant ==
== Glatisant ==
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The strange creature has the head and neck of a snake, the body of a leopard, the haunches of a lion and the feet of a hart. Its name comes from the great noise it emits from its belly, a barking like “thirty couple hounds questing”. ‘Glatisant’ is related to the French word glapissant, ‘yelping’ or ‘barking’, especially of small dogs or foxes.
The strange creature has the head and neck of a snake, the body of a leopard, the haunches of a lion and the feet of a hart. Its name comes from the great noise it emits from its belly, a barking like “thirty couple hounds questing”. ‘Glatisant’ is related to the French word glapissant, ‘yelping’ or ‘barking’, especially of small dogs or foxes.


The questing beast is a variant of the mythological medieval view on giraffes, whose species name of Camelopardalis originated from their description of being half camel and half leopard.
The [[Questing Beast|questing beast]] is a variant of the mythological medieval view on giraffes, whose species name of Camelopardalis originated from their description of being half camel and half leopard.


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[[File:questing-big.jpg|700px|center]]

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Questing Beast

Questing Beast

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The Questing Beast, or the Beast Glatisant (Barking Beast), is a monster of legend. It is the subject of quests undertaken by famous knights such as King Pellinore.

Glatisant

The strange creature has the head and neck of a snake, the body of a leopard, the haunches of a lion and the feet of a hart. Its name comes from the great noise it emits from its belly, a barking like “thirty couple hounds questing”. ‘Glatisant’ is related to the French word glapissant, ‘yelping’ or ‘barking’, especially of small dogs or foxes.

The questing beast is a variant of the mythological medieval view on giraffes, whose species name of Camelopardalis originated from their description of being half camel and half leopard.

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