Talk:Takkenman/@comment-173.113.215.69-20180326091036

I heard about this supposed creature of Dutch folklore just recently on a YouTube channel which features allegedly true stories of encounters with strange beasts sent in by viewers. It was referred to as "De Tak Man," a variation of your "Takkenmann," which translates to (as you and the story-teller both stated) "The Branch Man" in English. There wasn't much description of this "Branch Man" in the story. But, just the name of the thing intrigued me.

Now, obviously, this being the internet and all, I immediately assumed that the story I heard was simply a well-written work of fiction. But, because I am completely fascinated by monsters of urban myth and folklore, I wanted to find out if it was in fact based on an actual legend. My search was pretty fruitless, and yours is one of very few pages that even mentions it. Both here, and on one other page I came across, there is reference to the Slenderman and the possibility that the character had been based on Takkenmann. I can't find much substantiating this (not even on the wikipedia page), and I wonder if the Takkenmann was another fictional creature created afterward to try and give the Slenderman story some creedance. Just a theory, as I have not found much information to go on.

So, in closing, I would like to ask how you how you heard of this. Is there an actual legend of this Branch Man? I'm a writer, and would like to possibly write a story about this thing. Any info you have would be much appreciated. You can email me at un4chunate@yahoo.com with any knowledge you might have on the subject. Thanks