Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Ettelbrück Gnomes, Warken Gnomes
Category: Gnome
The Myth
In earlier times, many gnomes were said to live around Ettelbrück. They were believed to come especially from the Nuck and from the Deiwelsbaach. The village of Warken was thought to be particularly troubled by them, and people said they emerged from Witry’s stable there.
The gnomes were believed to multiply quickly, and their numbers grew so great that the inhabitants of Ettelbrück decided to hunt them down. They were thought to have holes scattered throughout the mountains, which led to underground caves where they lived.
Even today, these openings in the ground are said to be known as fox holes, recalling the places where the gnomes were once believed to dwell.
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Die Wichtelmännchen bei Ettelbrück. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Wichtlein_Ettelbrueck.html
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