Ascapart
Ringkasan
Ascapart adalah raksasa legenda dalam folklor Inggris yang ditaklukkan Bevis dari Hampton, cukup besar untuk mengepit Bevis, istrinya dan kudanya.
Ascapart is a legendary giant of English folklore conquered by Bevis of Hampton, big enough to carry Bevis, his wife and his horse under one arm.
Kisah dan tradisi
Dalam folklor Inggris, Ascapart (juga Ascupart, Ascapard, Ascopard, Ascopart, Asgapard) adalah raksasa legenda yang konon ditaklukkan Bevis dari Hampton, begitu besar hingga dapat mengepit Bevis, istrinya dan kudanya. Tingginya 30 kaki tetapi ia yang terkecil di negerinya. Ia kalah setelah gadanya, sebatang pohon utuh, diayunkan ke arah Sir Bevis dan tertancap di tanah lunak; Bevis tidak membunuhnya melainkan menjadikannya pengawal. Kemudian Ascapart mengkhianati Bevis dan membawa lari istrinya Josiane, lalu dibunuh sahabat-sahabat Bevis. Ia konon dikubur di bawah Bevis Mount, atau tubuhnya menjadi bagian South Downs saat ia jatuh. Raksasa ini juga muncul dalam folklor Hampshire dan New Forest; panel lukisan abad pertengahan Sir Bevis dan Ascupart ada di Southampton Bargate Monument Gallery. Halaman Taman Nasional South Downs menyebut Ascapart tergolong kecil dibanding raksasa zamannya, hanya sekitar 30 kaki, tetapi sangat mampu menakut-nakuti desa-desa di sekitar Southampton. Menurut sebagian penutur, ia hidup hanya karena Josain, istri Bevis, membujuk Bevis. Beberapa catatan menyebut ia memang mengkhianati Bevis dan menculik istrinya, lalu tewas di tangan para pendukung Bevis, dan tubuhnya menjadi bagian dari Downs.
In English folklore Ascapart (also Ascupart, Ascapard, Ascopard, Ascopart, Asgapard) is a legendary giant said to have been overcome by Bevis of Hampton, so huge he could carry Bevis, his wife and his horse under his arm. He was 30 feet tall, yet the smallest in his land. He lost when his club, a whole tree, was swung at Sir Bevis and stuck fast in soft ground; Bevis spared him and made him his squire. Later Ascapart betrayed Bevis and carried off his wife Josiane, and Bevis's friends killed him. He is said to lie under Bevis Mount, or his body became part of the South Downs when he fell. The giant also figures in the folklore of Hampshire and the New Forest; medieval painted panels of Sir Bevis and Ascupart hang in the Southampton Bargate Monument Gallery. The South Downs National Park page says Ascapart was small for the giants of his day, a mere 30 feet tall, yet more than capable of terrifying the villages around Southampton. Some tellers say he lived only because Josain, Bevis's wife, persuaded Bevis. Some records say he did betray Bevis and kidnapped his wife, and met his death at the hands of Bevis's supporters, his body becoming part of the Downs.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Inggris
- Kawasan / Region
- Eropa
- Negara / Country
- GB
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Giant
Nama lain / Alternate names
Ascupart, Ascapard, Ascopart
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Ascapart setinggi 30 kaki, tetapi konon yang terkecil di negerinya.
Ascapart was 30 feet tall, yet reportedly the smallest in his land.