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A brownie or broonie (), [1] also known as a brùnaidh or gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit or hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores and farming tasks.
The Aos Sí or sídhe are a powerful supernatural race in Irish mythology. Bluecap; Brag; Brownie; Changeling; Clurichaun; Dearg Due; Drak - a German cross between an elf and a lizard. French version known as a Drac. Drude; The duende or chaneque refers to a fairy- or goblin-like mythological character. While its nature varies throughout Spain ...
A Palmer Cox Brownie from Brownies Around the World (1894). The Brownies is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox, based on names and elements from English traditional mythology and Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother.
Articles relating to brownies and their depictions. ... Pages in category "Brownies (folklore)" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
In Scottish folklore, faeries are divided into the Seelie Court and the Unseelie Court.D. L. Ashliman notes that this may be the most famous division of fairies. [3]The Seelie Court is described to comprise fairies that seek help from humans, warn those who have accidentally offended them, and return human kindness with favors of their own.
Brownies (folklore) (10 P) G. Scottish ghosts (1 C, 7 P) Scottish giants (2 P) L. Loch Ness Monster (1 C, 19 P) Pages in category "Scottish legendary creatures"
Farfadets are described as being small (some half-meter tall), wrinkled, and brown-skinned; they generally wear tattered brown clothing, or go naked.
A Dunnie is a small Brownie-like being in the folklore of the Anglo-Scottish borders, specifically Northumberland, the most famous being that of the Hazlerigg Dunnie of Hazlerigg in the parish of Chatton, Northumberland. [1]