The Gytrash was a legendary shape-changer known in parts of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was said to haunt lonely roads awaiting travelers. Appearing usually in the shape of animals, the Gytrash h
The title character in Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel Jane Eyre initially fears either Mr Rochester's horse, Mesrour, or his black and white Newfoundland dog, Pilot, to be a Gytrash. Illustration by F. H. Townsend for the second edition of the book.