Fankel
nature_spirit earth Tyrol single tradition · 1
The variants Fankel, Fank in the lore of Tyrol and Vorarlberg, Austria has the female Fanka, Fanga in company. This Fankel said to denote "wild folk" (wilde Leute) turned devil, as happens with various creatures of pagan belief.
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- cognate of
- Waldfänken
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“The variants Fankel, Fank in the lore of Tyrol and Vorarlberg, Austria has the female Fanka, Fanga in company. This Fankel said to denote "wild folk" (wilde Leute) turned devil, as happens with various creatures of pagan belief.”
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