DUBSTEP DRESSAGE UNTIL THR FRET COLLAPSE MORE OR LESS.

STOP WITH THE DIGITAL “ART”

This is very much American folklore, though there's no denying it could be inspired by others'.

From the wikipedia:

>The legend of the Headless Horseman (also known as "the Headless Hessian of the Hollow") begins in Sleepy Hollow, New York, during the American Revolutionary War. Traditional folklore holds that the Horseman was a Hessian trooper who was killed during the Battle of White Plains in 28th October 1776. He was decapitated by an American cannonball,

There is a book in the Internet Archive called the Memoirs of Major General William Heath published in 1901 in which there is a single sentence on page 73 that says:

>A shot from the American cannon at this place took off the head of a Hessian artillery-man.

If you're like me and you're thinking, "What the hell is a Hessian?" I can tell you that apparently a Hessian is a German soldier who fought with the British during the Revolutionary War. They were "auxiliaries" from the German government, as in they were hired out to the British. The term Hessian was coined because a significant number of these soldiers came from the German states of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Hanau.

So, the Headless Hessian would, indeed, be a German. And what German would be caught dead galloping while headless?

The lady and I are currently watching the Sleepy Hollow series. Love this picture.

Trevor Henderson vibes.

Danke für deine Hilfe!

Great and scary Iranian legend

Hahahaha, wrong!! Wrong wrong wrong.

*Messerstescher *steschen

Fantastic and thanks for sharing. If you’re ever interested to sell it let me know!

My 12 yo boy asked me if I knew about the headless horseman. I told him I knew all about him from a documentary I'd seen and it turned out he was actually a janitor and would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling kids and their pesky dog..

As a Celty fan, it's always nice to see some dullahan art. Very atmospheric, nice edit.

I absolutely love this

The level of details is insane, bravo! I really like the angle you chose for the skull

Smeagol my ink

I've never heard that name which made me curious, and a superficial Google search suggests "Galloping Hessian" is an US invention, and finds its origin in the German myth of the "Kopfloser Reiter" - headless horseman.

I've only searched for like 15 minutes or so, so I might very well be wrong.

Love it. I'd have that on my wall, it's really cool.

Great research OP!

No sorry needed. I enjoyed your message. Thanks for being considerate too.

I’m in love with that name. Amazing.

Hessische Messerstecher stechen mit de Taschenmesser in de Aschenbescher

He filed down his teeth to strike fear.

I like how the yellow light reflects off the darker painting right side! Makes it look like a wet mountain cavern

God damn, it’s terrifying. Both the man and the horse are giant.

A casual canter to be sure.