BLATANT BEAST

This creature was created by Sir Edmund Spenser (1552–99) in his long poem, The Faerie Queene. The Blatant Beast is clearly modelled upon the Questing Beast of Arthurian legend. It was the offspring of Cerberus and Chimaera, having assorted parts of both creatures, with hundreds of venomous tongues which gave terrific cry as it wandered in the woods. It was finally muzzled by Sir Calidore and dragged in chains to the land of fairy where it escaped, creating havoc.