Talk:Courtaud

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Short description: A man-eating wolf in 15th century Paris

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:37, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

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... that Courtaud, an infamous man-eating beast described as a "terrible and horrible wolf", was named for its stumpy tail?

Source: Moriceau, Jean-Marc; Maanen, Erwin van (2023), van Maanen, Erwin; Convery, Ian; Lloyd, Karen; Nevin, Owen T. (eds.), "A History of Wolves and People in France", The Wolf: Culture, Nature, Heritage, Heritage Matters, Boydell & Brewer, pp. 21–36, ISBN 978-1-80543-055-1, retrieved 2026-03-09: "There is again reference to notorious beasts, such as ‘Courtaud’ (stocky with a stumpy tail), a ‘terrible and horrible wolf’ that was captured in autumn 1439 after supposedly killing 14 people."

Histoires des loups - Les loups autour de Paris". https://mrsh.unicaen.fr/homme_et_loup/_en/cas_loups_paris.php.html#:~:text=In%20the%20Paris%20region%2C%20there,attacks%2C%20possibly%20by%20rabid%20wolves.: " Parisians saw no relief until the killing of a “terrible and horrible wolf” called “Courtaut” (stump-tail, because it has lost its tail) in November."

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Created by TouchedWithFire (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TouchedWithFire (talk) 18:04, 10 March 2026 (UTC).

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General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Good to go for the hook. JeBonSer (talk) 18:19, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

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