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The kotihaltija (home elf, home gnome) is the tonttu who lives in every home. He takes care of the house, and it is important to treat him with respect. The saunatonttu lives in the sauna and protects it but also makes sure that people do not behave improperly in it. Joulutonttu is Finnish for Christmas elf. Unlike the Christmas elves in some ...
Cryptids are animals that cryptozoologists believe may exist somewhere in the wild, but whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated by science.Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience, which primarily looks at anecdotal stories, and other claims rejected by the scientific community.
Anansi (West African) – Trickster spider; Arachne () – Weaver cursed into a spider; Carbuncle () – one of its many descriptions is a greenish-red fiery light reminiscent of fireflies
Early-20th-century Slavic cult image of a Domovoy, the household deity, progenitor of the kin, in Slavic paganism. A household deity is a deity or spirit that protects the home, looking after the entire household or certain key members.
The Kabouter (Dutch pronunciation: [kaːˈbʌutər] ⓘ) is a gnome-like creature in Dutch folklore. The Dutch Kabouters are akin to the Irish Leprechaun , Scandinavian Tomte or Nisse, the English Hob , [ 1 ] the Scottish Brownie [ 2 ] and the German Klabauter or kobold .
Krasnoludek or krasnal is the Polish name for a mythological type of gnome or dwarf, common in many Polish and translated folk tales. They resemble small humans and wear pointy red hats. The mythological dwarf is of Germanic origin and appeared in Polish folktales in the 16th or 17th century. [1]
The term kallikantzaros is speculated to be derived from the Greek kalos-kentauros ("beautiful centaur"), although this theory has been met with many objections. [1] A second theory proposes that the word comes from Turkish kara-kondjolos "werewolf, vampire", from kara "black" and koncolos "bloodsucker, werewolf".
Huldufólk [a] or hidden people are elves in Icelandic and Faroese folklore. [1] [2] They are supernatural beings that live in nature.They look and behave similarly to humans, but live in a parallel world. [3]