Headless Horseman
Cover page to Mayne Reid's version of the legend, published in 1865
Proper Noun
- A mythical figure who has appeared in folklore around the world since the Middle Ages, who is traditionally depicted as a man upon horseback who is missing his head.
Noun
- A mythical man (perhaps of several) upon horseback who is missing his head, inspired by the Headless Horseman mythical figure.
- A corpse of a man that is missing the head due to decapitation.
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