Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Hierschermännchen, Hedemännchen
Category: Goblin
The Myth
In the Holzer Busch, between Bondorf and Holz, there was said to live a little dwarf known as the Hierschermännchen. This small being often spoke with people and would even allow them to carry him.
Another creature of the same kind was said to dwell at a place called Misère. It was known as the Hedemännchen, and people spoke of it as a similar small goblin who lived in the area.
Thus two little goblin-like beings were remembered in the region, each tied to its own place in the countryside.
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Zwei Kobolde bei Bondorf. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Kobolde_Bondorf.html
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