Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Engelpferdchen, The Angel Horse
Category: Goblin
The Myth
In Ehnen, in a very old house that still stands today, a goblin was once said to live. He was known as Engelbertchen, or sometimes as the Angel Horse.
At times he appeared in the form of an old man with a silver-white beard. At other times he was seen riding a small white horse. He would rush up and down the tall stone spiral staircase of the house with great speed, and the loud clattering frightened the people who lived there.
At midnight he could also sometimes be heard dragging tables or moving furniture about the house, though no one saw him doing it.
In later years, however, the disturbances ceased, and nothing more was heard of Engelbertchen.
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Engelbertchen oder Engelspferdchen. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Engelsbertchen.html
Interpretive Lenses
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