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Yan-gant-y-tan.

C.De Plancy, in the Dictionnaire Infernal,gives the meaning of his name as ‘Wanderer in the Night’.He holds five candles on the five fingers of his right hand and spins them about like a flaming wheel, as a result of which he is unable to turn quickly for fear of extinguishing their light. In contrast to his nature as a bad omen it is said that should your lantern run out of light, on a whim, he may appear and give five candles to a person who has none, thus lighting the way for a traveller the rest of the night.

(Source: abinferis, via monstermadeofeyes)