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#Gods & Legends of the Germanic Peoples

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Wolpertinger

Wolpertinger

The Wolpertinger, the legendary chimerical creature of Bavarian folklore — a fantastical horned, fanged, winged rabbit-beast assembled from many animals,

Norse & Germanic · 31 August 2026

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Roggenmuhme

Roggenmuhme

The Roggenmuhme, a corn-spirit and field-bogey of German folklore — the “Rye-Mother” of the ryefields, a frightening hag invoked to keep children out of

Norse & Germanic · 31 August 2026

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Nachzehrer

Nachzehrer

The Nachzehrer, a kind of undead revenant of German and Slavic-border folklore — a corpse that chews and devours its own shroud and flesh in the grave,

Norse & Germanic · 31 August 2026

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Moss People

Moss People

The Moss People (Moosleute), the little forest-spirits of German folklore — a shy, grey, moss-clad race of wild wood-folk who dwell in the deep woods,

Norse & Germanic · 31 August 2026

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Heinzelmannchen

Heinzelmannchen

The Heinzelmännchen, the helpful little house-gnomes of German folklore famous in the legend of Cologne — tiny sprites who did all the townsfolk’s work by

Norse & Germanic · 31 August 2026

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Elwetritsch

Elwetritsch

The Elwetritsch (Elwedritsche), a comical legendary creature of German folklore from the Palatinate — a chicken-like fowl with antlers and scales, famous

Norse & Germanic · 30 August 2026

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Drude

Drude

The Drude (Trude), the nightmare-hag and night-demon of German and Alpine folklore — a malevolent female spirit who torments sleepers with crushing

Norse & Germanic · 30 August 2026

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Bilwis

Bilwis

The Bilwis (Bilwiz), an ambivalent field- and grain-spirit of German folklore — an old elf turned malevolent corn-demon or field-witch who cuts strange

Norse & Germanic · 30 August 2026

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Aufhocker

Aufhocker

The Aufhocker, a malevolent night-creature of German folklore — a shapeshifting spirit that leaps onto the back of a lone traveller in the dark and grows

Norse & Germanic · 30 August 2026

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Alp

Alp

The Alp, the nightmare-demon of German folklore — a small, shapeshifting spirit that sits upon the sleeper’s chest, pressing down with crushing weight,

Norse & Germanic · 30 August 2026

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Nixie

Nixie

The Nixie (Nix, Nixe), the water-spirit of Germanic folklore — a shapeshifting being of rivers and lakes who appears as human or fish-tailed merfolk,

Norse & Germanic · 30 August 2026

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Klabautermann

Klabautermann

The Klabautermann, the ship-spirit of German and Baltic maritime folklore — a small kobold-like sprite who dwells in a sailing ship and helps the crew by

Norse & Germanic · 30 August 2026

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Kobold

Kobold

The Kobold, the household and mine spirit of German folklore — a small, mischievous, often invisible sprite that helps with chores and brings luck to the

Norse & Germanic · 29 August 2026

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Lorelei

Lorelei

The Lorelei (Loreley), the enchanting siren-spirit of the river Rhine in German folklore — a beautiful golden-haired maiden on the great rock who combs

Norse & Germanic · 29 August 2026

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Erlking

Erlking

The Erlking (Erlkönig), the malevolent forest-spirit and king of the elves of Germanic folklore — the sinister Alder King who lures and seizes travellers

Norse & Germanic · 29 August 2026

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Krampus

Krampus

Krampus, the horned demonic companion of Saint Nicholas in Alpine Germanic folklore — a fearsome fur-clad, goat-horned creature with chains and

Norse & Germanic · 29 August 2026

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Frau Perchta

Frau Perchta

Frau Perchta (Berchta), the dread Alpine goddess-spirit of midwinter and the Twelve Nights — a two-faced being who roams the dark of the year inspecting

Norse & Germanic · 29 August 2026

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Frau Holle

Frau Holle

Frau Holle (Holda), the great goddess of German folklore — the winter sky-woman who makes it snow by shaking out her feather-bed, mistress of spinning and

Norse & Germanic · 29 August 2026

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