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The quick-witted Enfield is relatively common in its native country of England, but at first glance it is often perceived to be a garden-variety fox. It is rarely seen in the wild, yet it often appears on select heraldic art, being that the Enfield is a common symbol of diligence and cunning. It is of little consequence that Enfield sightings stopped being reported after the ban of foxhunting in England. Due to its resemblance to the common fox, Enfields would sometimes be confused by both man and hound to be the target of the hunt. This mistake often would not be realized until after the Enfield led its aggressors through a gauntlet of thorn bushes and man-made traps; such trickery usually resulted in the deaths of multiple hounds and the occasional mounted hunter.
Under normal circumstances, the Enfield is perfectly content to treat someone with the same courtesy that it is given in return. If the Enfield feels wronged by a person in any way, there is almost no way to appease it or stop it from exacting what it sees as fitting vengeance. Luckily, while this beast has a quick temper, it rarely holds a grudge
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~Clerical-Error Sep 9, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Oh wow, this is beautiful! The style is absolutely perfect -- it certainly looks antique, especially with those soft color washes. Nice job mixing the anatomies as well.
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*NycterisA Jul 26, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
Oh I so much approve of more attention being brought to forgotten heraldic creatures! Wonderful, wonderful! :w00t::excited: :w00t:
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Mood: Joy ~swandog May 19, 2009  Professional Traditional Artist
Great pic, and yay for Enfields! :D I drew one too, but it's anthro. :)
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~Nolo84 Feb 28, 2009  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I own an Enfield, you know.
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~sparkynekomi Feb 28, 2009
oh my, where'd ya get that? XD
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~Nolo84 Feb 28, 2009  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I'm not kidding, take a look:
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In fact, I am fairly certain that I found you because of that.
I was searching up "Enfield" on dA and happened across this picture.
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~sparkynekomi Feb 28, 2009
XD hahaha
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~NightmareHound Jan 30, 2009
I loved these (you should totally add the missing descriptions) and getting info about "new" mythical creatures. So many things aren't "cool" enough to get attention (like no one seems to know rats-ass about nordic mythology, except for the generic gods).
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~Kado-Kattsune Mar 20, 2008  Student Traditional Artist
Wow. This is really interesting. I've always loved things like bestiaries and to see that you're putting together one for things that are normally left out is absolutely amazing. It must've taken you ages to dig up the info on some, if not all, of these. And, as always, the artwork that acompanies it is wonderful. If I haven't said it before, I'd like to steal at least some of your tallent.
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~Organgrinder010 Mar 20, 2008
I love it! The crosshatch shading gives it that old ink-print feel, like a page out of an old book. Beautiful. =)
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