Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Warken Dwarves, Hard Hill Gnomes
Category: Gnome
The Myth
Between Erpeldingen and Warken, it was said that underground passages ran through the mountain, built and inhabited by dwarves. Above this hidden dwelling rose the Hard hill.
At Warken, the gnomes were believed to have one of their entrances at a place called Wöllen hirer Tâk. Another exit lay at the so-called Fûszelach in the Hohlbech, opposite Erpeldingen.
These little beings were known to help people quietly and generously. They brought grain into the barn, flour to the mill, and bacon into the cupboard. They also once rewarded a man who was plowing on the Hard by giving him a tarte flambée.
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Die Wichtelcher zu Warken. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Wichtlein_Warken.html
Interpretive Lenses
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