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A kobold (German: [ˈkoːbɔlt]; kobolt, kobolde, [2] cobold) is a general or generic name for the household spirit in German folklore.A hausgeist.. It may invisibly make noises (i.e., be a poltergeist), or helpfully perform kitchen chores or stable work.
Creatures found in the legends and folktales of German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
This category lists articles related to the legendary creatures in the mythology of Germanic peoples Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
It shares many characteristics with Nordic folklore and English folklore due to their origins in a common Germanic mythology.It reflects a similar mix of influences: a pre-Christian pantheon and other beings equivalent to those of Norse mythology; magical characters (sometimes recognizably pre-Christian) associated with Christian festivals, and various regional 'character' stories.
The genuine Kölsch dialect form should be Heizemann/Heizemännche (pl. Heizemänncher), while Heinzelmänchenn is the normalized High German form. [ 7 ] A two-pronged theory on the origin of the name was proposed by Marianne Rumpf [ de ] (1976), [ 8 ] first from the form "Heinzelmännlein" as a colloquial name for mandrake dolls, [ 9 ] which ...
The Hinzelmann, a type of kobold, [5] is discussed alongside various similarly sounding spirit names, and cat-related spirit names, by Jacob Grimm in Deutsche Mythologie. [6] He argues that the similar sprite-names heinzelman, hinzelman, hinzemännchen relate to the cat, and in particular is comparable to the form katerman (variant reading of taterman, in the poem Der Renner).
A scene from one of the Merseburg Incantations: gods Wodan and Balder stand before the goddesses Sunna, Sinthgunt, Volla, and Friia (Emil Doepler, 1905). In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples who inhabit Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses.
Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic mythology. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was a key element of Germanic paganism .