The Headless Horseman
Ichabod Crane was scared out of town by the Headless Horseman, a ghostly figure said to haunt Sleepy Hollow. The legend goes that the Headless Horseman was a Hessian soldier who lost his head during the American Revolutionary War and now seeks his lost head by terrorizing the living.
Ichabod Crane lives in the town of Sleepy Hollow.
Ichabod Crane was a character that was scared out of town in the movie Sleepy Hollow. I have never seen the film, but did some research and learned that he was afraid of the Headless Horseman.
Ichabod Crane
The main character in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is Ichabod Crane, a superstitious schoolteacher who encounters the Headless Horseman in a small town called Sleepy Hollow in New York.
The setting in the Ichabod Crane story is 1790 in the countryside around the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town. The story is called The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
moral lesson of ichabod crane
The Village of Sleepy Hollow, is on the Eastern Shore of Hudson River just north of New York City. The school system in the nearby town of Valatie, NY is named the Ichabod Crane Central School District (Ichabod Crane was a school teacher). See the links below.
Ichabod Crane - Colonel - was born on 1787-07-18.
Ichabod Crane - Colonel - died on 1857-10-05.
Reverend Ichabod Crane in the story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving.
Ichabod Crane's nemesis in Washington Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was the Headless Horseman, a ghostly figure said to haunt the town. He was a menacing presence who chased Ichabod through the dark woods, creating fear and suspense throughout the tale.
Ichabod Crane's hat and a shattered pumpkin were found at the spot where he vanished.