Guteli

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Agricola goes on to add there are similar to the beings which the Germans called Guteli (singular: Gutelos; German: Gütel, var. Güttgen), which are amicable demons that are rarely seen, since they have business at their home taking care of livestock. A Gütel or Güttel is elsewhere explained as not necessarily a mountain spirit, but more generic, and may haunt forests and fields.

When

First attested
1549 CE
Attested period
1549 – 1549
Historical notes
Described by Agricola in De animantibus subterraneis.

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Sources

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Source passages

“Agricola goes on to add there are similar to the beings which the Germans called Guteli (singular: Gutelos; German: Gütel, var. Güttgen), which are amicable demons that are rarely seen, since they have business at their home taking care of livestock.”

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