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Sawney Beane

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Cannibal

The Resume

    (circa 1390-1435)
    Birth name is Alexander Sawney
    Head of inbred, cave dwelling cannibal clan that robbed and ate up to 1000 travellers near coastal Scotland

Why he might be annoying:

    He became a thief and a cannibal because he was too lazy to earn a regular living.
    His common law wife, ‘Black Agnes Douglas,' was said to be a witch.
    His 32 grandchildren were the result of sexual relations between his eight sons and six daughters.
    Several innocent persons were blamed for his crimes and lynched.
    He remained at large for 25 years.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Some historians doubt he ever existed.
    When finally captured, he and his family were mutilated and burned alive without a trial.
    His gruesome legend has boosted Scottish tourism for centuries.
    He inspired the Wes Craven film ‘The Hills Have Eyes (1977).'

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 158 Votes: 55.70% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 62 Votes: 72.58% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 94 Votes: 71.28% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 149 Votes: 71.81% Annoying