hobgoblins

nature_spirit earth English folklore single tradition · 4

Hobgoblins are creatures featured in the folklore story "Brown Man of the Moor" in the Richardson's table book from the 19th century.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020
Historical notes
Documented in 19th-century folklore.

Relationships

syncretized with
Brownie, Kobold, Nis

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Sources

Source passages

“which features the creatures such as boggleboes, bogies, redmen, portunes, grants, hobbits, hobgoblins and brown men.”

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