Knockers
nature_spirit underworld Cornish single tradition · 2
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #659 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1000 CE
- Attested period
- 1000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Associated with Jewish miners of the 11th and 12th centuries; role evolved with industrialization of mining.
Relationships
- cognate of
- Tommyknockers, Coblynau
- allied with
- coblyn
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“The Cousin Jacks refused to enter new mines until assured by the management that the knockers were already on duty...fourth, fifth, and sixth generation Cousin Jacks circulated a petition calling on the mineowners to set the knockers free”
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