Monkey Hangers
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Monkey Hangers is a nickname for the people of Hartlepool, England, stemming from a local legend about townsfolk allegedly hanging a monkey they mistook for a French spy during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monkey Hangers canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demonym
ⓘ
nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | residents of Hartlepool ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hartlepool town mascot ⓘ |
| associatedWithAnimal | monkey ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | H'Angus the Monkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | alleged hanging of a monkey ⓘ |
| associatedWithMisidentificationOf | French spy ⓘ |
| category |
English demonyms
ⓘ
Nicknames of groups of people ⓘ Urban legends in England ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
English folklore
ⓘ
Hartlepool folklore ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeForm |
monkey hanger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monkey-hanger ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | local legend ⓘ |
| hasOriginPeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
comic notoriety
ⓘ
local pride ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
miscommunication
ⓘ
wartime paranoia ⓘ xenophobia in folklore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hartlepool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | unusual origin story of a demonym ⓘ |
| refersTo | people of Hartlepool ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hartlepool United F.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hartlepool town identity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfLegend | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | nickname for Hartlepudlians ⓘ |
| usedIn |
British popular culture
ⓘ
local sports culture ⓘ |
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