"Ichabod Crane, Respectfully Dedicated to Washington Irving" by William J. Irving might have borrowed the name from that of Ichabod Crane, a colonel in the US Army during the War of 1812 whom he had met in 1814 in Sackets Harbor, New York. Ichabod-meaning 'without glory' in Hebrew-comes from the biblical name of the grandson of Eli the High Priest and son of Phinehas. After supposedly proposing to Katrina, Crane is headed home alone at night when the Headless Horseman appears and chases the schoolmaster, until the Horseman throws his pumpkin head at him, causing him to mysteriously disappear without a trace. Crane eventually tries unsuccessfully to court the heiress Katrina Van Tassel, a decision that angers Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, a local man who also wishes to marry Katrina. He is the local schoolmaster, and strongly believes in all things supernatural, including the legend of the Headless Horseman. Ichabod Crane is a fictional character and the protagonist in Washington Irving's short story " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Crane is portrayed in the original work, and in most adaptations, as a tall, lanky individual. Macy, The Night of the Headless Horseman (1999)
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