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Brownies are almost always described as solitary creatures who work alone and avoid being seen. [11] [13] [14] There is rarely said to be more than one brownie living in the same house. [11] [15] [a] Usually, the brownie associated with a house is said to live in a specific place, such as a particular nearby cave, stream, rock, or pond. [17]
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Boo Hag (American Folklore) – Vampire-like creature that steals energy from sleeping victims; Boobrie – Roaring water bird; Bozaloshtsh – Death spirit; Brag – Malevolent water horse; British big cat – mysterious black panther; Brownie (English and Scottish) – Benevolent household spirit
The duende or chaneque refers to a fairy- or goblin-like mythological character. While its nature varies throughout Spain, Portugal, the Philippines, and Latin America, in many cases its closest equivalents known in the Anglophone world are the Irish leprechaun and the Scottish brownie. Dunnie; Dwarf; Elves are a supernatural race from Germanic ...
Lutin is generally translated into English as: brownie, elf, fairy, gnome, goblin, hobgoblin, imp, leprechaun, pixie, puck, jetin or sprite. [2] It sometimes takes the form of a horse saddled ready to ride, and in this shape is called Le Cheval Bayard. [3] Lutins sometimes tangle people's or horses' hair into elf-locks. [3]
Hobgoblin Hall, a 1904 drawing by Herbert Railton of William Wordsworth's house, Rydal Mount. Hobgoblins seem to be small, hairy little men who, like their close relatives the brownies, are often found within human dwellings, doing odd jobs around the house while the family is asleep.
Fenodyree (also phynodderee, phynnodderee, fynnoderee or fenoderee; Manx pronunciation: [fəˈnɑðəɾi] [1] or [fuˈnoːðuɾɪ] [4] [IPA verification needed] [a]) in the folklore of the Isle of Man, is a hairy supernatural creature, a sort of sprite or fairy (Manx: ferrishyn), often carrying out chores to help humans, like the brownies of the larger areas of Scotland and England.
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the folklore record. Entries consist of legendary and unique creatures , not of particularly unique individuals of a commonly known species.