Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Dudelange Wichtelcher, House Gnomes of Dudelange
Category: Gnome
The Myth
An old man from Esch-sur-Alzette, seventy-five years of age, once told that he had seen the Wichtelcher in Dudelange. They were tiny little men who lived in a certain house there. He claimed that they once ran between his legs as he stood nearby.
According to him, the owner of the house had once plowed one furrow too many, committing what was seen as an unjust act. Because of this wrongdoing, the little gnomes abandoned the house and were never seen there again.
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Die Wichtelcher zu Düdelingen. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Wichtlein_Duedelingen.html
Interpretive Lenses
Religious Readings
- Christian Ascetic Deep Dive
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