Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Rosport Gnomes, Komp Gnomes
Category: Gnome
The Myth
In the district of Rosport, at the northern end of the Girster Forest, there is a place known as “am Komp.” In earlier times, it was said that little gnomes lived there in underground caves and grottoes.
These small beings were known to help the local people with their work. In return for their assistance, the farmers would leave food for them at the entrances to their underground dwellings.
One day, a woman from Rosport went to her field at “am Komp” with her young daughter to pick peas. While the mother worked, the child wandered off while playing among the flowers. As she moved farther away, a few little gnomes came to her. They approached the girl kindly and brought her precious silken cloths woven with threads of gold and silver.
When the mother returned and came near, the little men quickly ran away and vanished.
The gnomes are said to have disappeared forever, yet even today the caves and grottoes where they once lived are still pointed out in the place called “am Komp.”
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Die Wichtelcher bei Rosport. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Wichtlein_Rosport.html
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