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Trow (folklore)
A trow (also trowe or drow), is a malignant or mischievous fairy or spirit in the folkloric traditions of the Orkney and Shetland islands.〔〔 Trows are generally inclined to be short of stature, ugly and shy in nature.
Like the troll of Scandinavian legend, with which the trow shares many similarities, trows are nocturnal creatures; venturing out of their 'trowie knowes' (earthen mound dwellings) solely in the evening, they often enter households as the inhabitants sleep. Trows traditionally have a fondness for music, and folktales tell of their habit of kidnapping musicians or luring them to their dens.
==Early references==
The sea trow (''Trowis'') of Stronsay, according to Jo Ben's ''Description of the Orkney Islands'' (1529), was a maritime monster resembling a colt whose entire body was cloaked in seaweed, with a coiled or matted coat of hair, sexual organs like a horse's, and known to copulate with the women of the island.〔
According to Sir Walter Scott: "Possession of supernatural wisdom is still imputed by the natives of Orkney and Zetland Islands, to the people called Drows, who may, in most other respects, be identified with the Caledonian fairies".〔
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