LL-L "Folklore" 2004.08.11 (06) [E]

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From: Markus Haverkamp <mjhaverkamp at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Folklore


Quote: How would you call a 15 centimeter long being, with a white beard, a
long pointed red hat, traditionally clad in a blue coat and brown pants,
which lives in the woods and which features a lot of (German, Dutch, ?)
folktales?

The problem answering this question is that both names and
depiction/description of these beings varies from place to place. The
generic term would probably be plattdüütsch "alf", high German "Albe", which
then also includes Niker, Kobolde, Heinzelmännchen, etc., etc. The
particular type mentioned here would - in the High German area - simply be a
"Gartenzwerg" and seems to be less mythical than the other types, e.g.
aardmänneken, etc.

Markus


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