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    A kobold (kobolt, kobolde, kobolde, cobold) is a general or generic name for the household spirit in German folklore. A hausgeist. It may invisibly make...
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    changeling legends and many more generic entities such as the elf, dwarf, Kobold (with variants such as Bieresel, Gütel, Heinzelmännchen, Jack o' the bowl...
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    Kobolds are a fictional race of humanoid creatures featured in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game and other fantasy media. They are often depicted...
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    Goblin (section In folklore)
    nicknamed "The Goblin" Fairy Orc Goblin (Dungeons and Dragons) Dwarf (folklore) Kobold Bugbear Gnome Lutin Púca Troll Goblin mode Edwards, Gillian (1974)...
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    and Puck in English folklore Húsvættir, Norse Jack o' the bowl in Swiss folklore Kikimora in Slavic paganism Kobold in German folklore Lares in Ancient Roman...
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  • He was feared like the aufhocker. As a dwarf, the ork was a well-behaved kobold/house spirit in wine cellars. He may be connected to the figure Orkise in...
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    or tonttu (Finnish: [ˈtontːu]) is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore today typically associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season...
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    humanoid, and often shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and folklore. Under a variety of names, they are common to the stories of all Germanic...
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    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...
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    dwarf (pl. dwarfs or dwarves) is a type of supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Accounts of dwarfs vary significantly throughout history; however, they...
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    magic that the Alpe possess also bear the creature much resemblance to the Kobold, particularly Hodekin. As in English, however, twentieth-century fantasy...
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  • Drak (mythology) (category Kobolds)
    Oldenburg also Drake (f.), is a household spirit from German folklore often identified with the Kobold or the devil (German Teufel), both of which are also used...
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  • is a mythical, subterranean, gnome-like creature in Cornish and Devon folklore. The Welsh counterpart is the coblyn. It is closely related to the Irish...
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  • Christoph Kobald (born 1997), Austrian professional footballer Kobold, sprite from Germanic folklore Cobalt, chemical element This disambiguation page lists...
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    In English folklore, The Puck (/ˈpʌk/), also known as Goodfellows, are demons or fairies which can be domestic sprites or nature sprites. The etymology...
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  • Jack o' the bowl (category Kobolds)
    In Swiss folklore, Jack o' the bowl (or Jack-of-the-Bowl) is a helpful house spirit and variously described as a brownie or kobold. He is otherwise known...
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  • Hobgoblin (section Folklore)
    Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bogeyman Dobby (Harry Potter) Hob (folklore) Household deity Kobold Niuli A hob, is also flat metal shelf at the side or back of...
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  • Bieresel (category Kobolds)
    Bierasal not found in German literature) is a type of kobold (house spirit) of German folklore. According to Carol Rose, in her book Spirits, Fairies...
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    Kabouter (category Kobolds)
    English Hob, the Scottish Brownie and the German Klabauter or kobold. In the folklore of the Low Countries, Kabouters are tiny people, about 10–15 cm...
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  • The term is chiefly used with regard to elves and fairies in European folklore, and in modern English is rarely used in reference to spirits. The belief...
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    Old Norse, and Swedish) is a malicious entity in Germanic and Slavic folklore that walks on people's chests while they sleep, bringing on nightmares...
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  • Redcap (category Northumbrian folkloric beings)
    Robin Roundcap of East Yorkshire folklore. Bluecap Far darrig Kobold Mazapégul – a mischievous nocturnal elf in the folklore of Romagna, known for disrupting...
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    Schrat (category Kobolds)
    haunts a peasant's house in Denmark is considered "genuine" house spirit (kobold) material. The Schrat is known by numerous diminutive forms, many of which...
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  • Simonside Dwarfs, also known as Brownmen, Bogles and Duergar, are in English folklore a race of dwarfs, particularly associated with the Simonside Hills of Northumberland...
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    Swiss folklore describes a collection of local stories, celebrations, and customs of the alpine and sub-alpine peoples that occupy Switzerland. The country...
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  • This is a list of legendary creatures from mythology, folklore and fairy tales, sorted by their classification or affiliation. Creatures from modern fantasy...
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    Northern England, and on the Anglo-Scottish border, according to traditional folklore of those regions. They could live inside the house or outdoors. They are...
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    Kabouter Kaichigo Kallikantzaros Kandap - Tayap Karzełek Knocker Kijimuna Kobolds Korpokkur Krasnoludek Laminak Leprechauns Lutins Madebele - Senufo mythology...
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  • Dutch folklore similar to the German kobold or Irish leprachaun. Kallikantzaroi – Malevolent goblin-like creatures in Southeast European folklore, believed...
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    Mandrake (section Folklore)
    that "field dragons" (tatzelwurm) and mandrake fused with the folklore of the house kobold. Heinrich Marzell [de]'s entry in the HdA ventures that the alraun...
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