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The first written account of the squonk was from the 1910 book Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods. [3] His provenance was attested in the next written iteration, in the 1939 book Fearsome Critters. This book suggested that the creatures had migrated from deserts to swamps to finally settle in Pennsylvania. [4]
Pages in category "Dutch legendary creatures" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Draeck; E.
Old publication of Karel ende Van Elegast, 12th century Dutch story of an "elf-guest" or "elf-spirit" who supports the Christian King Charlemagne. After the influence of Christian missionaries, the original mythologies were lessened in power, and for the most part adapted into folklore and legends, often made diminutive. The witte wieven for ...
Netherlandish Proverbs (1559), by artist Pieter Brueghel the Elder, showing peasant scenes illustrating several proverbs. Folklore of the Low Countries, often just referred to as Dutch folklore, includes the epics, legends, fairy tales and oral traditions of the people of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
The Pennsylvania Dutch are convinced that Palatinate people—their biggest group of ancestors—had taken some “Elbedritschelcher” (diminutive of Elbedritsch) with them “so dass sie kenn Heemweh grigge deede” (so that they wouldn't become homesick). Tales of the Elbedritsche are also documented in Amish communities.
Dutch legendary creatures (9 P) L. Dutch legends (1 C, 5 P) P. ... Pages in category "Dutch folklore" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Regardless of how the moniker rings a bell, "Cyclopes are other famous monsters from Greek mythology and huge creatures with one eye in the center of their foreheads,” says Conway.
In the United States, the ewiger Jäger was introduced by German immigrants in Pennsylvania who later were called Pennsylvania Dutch.There are a variety of spellings in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, all of which mean "(the) eternal hunter": (Der) Ewich Yaeger, [4] Ewichyeager, [5] (der [6]) Eewich Yeager, [7] der Ewige Jaeger, [8] Ewicher Yeeger, [9] (Dar) Ewich Jaejer, [10] Avich Yeager, [11 ...