The Legend of Sleepy Hollow "The headless horseman was often seen here. An old man who did not believe in ghosts told of meeting the headless horseman coming from his trip into the Hollow. The horseman made him climb up behind. They rode over bushes, hills, and swamps. When they reached the bridge, the horseman suddenly turned into a skeleton. He threw the old man into the river and sprang away over the treetops with a clap of thunder."[Karl Musäus] The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was based on a German folktale, set in the Dutch culture of Post-Revolutionary War in New York State. The original folktale was recorded by Karl Musäus...and has taken on many characters and story lines as time goes on. The image was started in Daz Studio 3A and finished in PaintShop Pro. It took approximately 12 hours to finish.