Hoymann
nature_spirit forest German single tradition · 1
A forest spirit haunting the mountain forests of Upper Palatinate whose shout sounds like a coarse male voice or an owl and can be heard a quarter hour away. It appears as a tall man in hunter's costume wearing a broad-brimmed hat or as a giant reaching up to the clouds, though it is usually heard rather than seen. The Hoymann punishes theft of wood from the forest and imitation of its shout with 'aufhocken', leading astray, or a slap in the face, and also accompanies the Wild Hunt.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Homann, Hehmann, Egelsee-Hüper, Ropenkerl, Heitmännchen, Homännchen, Hojemännlein
- manifests as
- arme Seele, Teufel
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Its shout, sounding like a coarse male voice or like an owl, can still be heard a quarter hour away. It shouts day and night but preferably in autumn and Advent season. Its appearance is that of a tall man in hunter's costume wearing a broad-brimmed hat”
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