![]() German Kobold contains the Germanic root kov- (Middle German Kobe "refuge, cavity", "hollow in a rock", Dial. English cove "hollow in a rock", English "sheltered recess on a coast", Old Norse kofi "hut, shed" ) which means originally a "hollow in the earth". Norman gobe "hollow in a cliff", with simple suffix -lin or double suffixation -el-in (cf. Norman surnames Beuzelin, Gosselin, Étancelin, etc.) Īlternatively, it may be a diminutive or other derivative of the French proper name Gobel, more often Gobeau, diminutive forms Gobelet, Goblin, Goblot, but their signification is probably "somebody who sells tumblers or beakers or cups". Moreover, these proper names are not from Normandy, where the word gobelin, gobelinus first appears in the old documents. The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1920 European folklore The Welsh coblyn, a type of knocker, derives from the Old French gobelin via the English goblin. Goblins are common in English, Scottish, and Irish folklore, serving as a blanket term for all sorts of evil or mischievous spirits.A redcap is a type of goblin who dyes its hat in human blood in Anglo-Scottish border folklore.Hobgoblins are friendly trickster goblins from English, Scottish, and Pilgrim folklore and literature.The Erlking is a malevolent goblin from German legend.The Trasgu is a Northern Spanish and Northern Portuguese mythological creature of Celtic and Roman origin.A pukwudgie is a type of goblin from Wamponoag folklore.The Muki is a pale goblin who lives in caves in the Andes in Quechuan folklore.Many Asian mythical creatures have been likened to, or translated as, goblins. The Goblin of Adachigahara (Japanese fairy tale).The Goblin Rat, from The Boy Who Drew Cats (Japanese fairy tale).Twenty-Two Goblins (Indian fairy tale).In South Korea, goblins, known as dokkaebi (도깨비), are important creatures in folklore, where they reward good people and punish the evil, playing tricks on them.In South Africa Tokoloshe/Tikoloshe is a dwarf-like creatures similar to a goblin.The tokoloshe (or tikoloshe or tikoloshi) in South African mythology is a humanoid creature about 1 m tall, with a large head, big eyes and a slender torso. Tokoloshe movies are quite common in South Africa such as The Tokoloshe (2018), Tokoloshe: An African Curse (2020) It is (allegedly) mostly nocturnal and friendly to children but can be harmful to adults if under the influence of evil witches. In Bangladesh, Santal people believe in gudrobonga which is very similar to goblins.Other Goblins had been identified with creatures from another culture: Goblins have at times been conflated with the jinn, specifically ifrit and ghilan, of Islamic culture.Goblins in fiction Collected folk stories "The Goblin Pony", from The Grey Fairy Book (French fairy tale).The Benevolent Goblin, from Gesta Romanorum (England)."The Goblins at the Bath House" (Estonia), from A Book of Ghosts and Goblins (1969)."The Goblins Turned to Stone" (Dutch fairy tale).Goblins are featured in the Danish fairy tales: The Elf Mound, The Goblin and the Grocer, and The Goblin and the Woman.Goblins are featured in the Norwegian folktale The Christmas Visitors at Kvame.Goblins are featured in the Swedish fairy tales The Four big Trolls and little Peter Pastureman, and Dag, and Daga and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain where they alongside sprites and gnomes live among trolls.Goblins are Featured in the French fairy tale called The Golden Branch.Chinese Ghouls and Goblins (England 1928). ![]()
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