Fängge
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A Fängge (plural Fänggen) is a wood sprite or a subtype of wild women in German folklore, found in German-speaking parts of the Alpine Region into more northerly non-Alpine parts of Bavaria (Upper Palatinate). The Fängge has been conceived of strictly as female, a hairy, ugly giantess (counterpart of the moss-grown male giant or wild man).
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Waldfänken, Fankel, Fengge, Fangga, Stutzamutza, Hoachrinta, Stutz-Färche, Rohrinde, Wildfängl
- equivalent to
- Fankerl
- consort of
- Waldriesen
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“As already stated, Fängge or Fangga in the conventional lore of Tyrol and the Bavarian Alps is that of a hideously ugly giant ogress of great strength. The terrifying giantess is as tall as an average tree. Its body is entirely hairy or bristled.”
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