Moosweibel
nature_spirit forest single tradition · 1
A Moosweibel is described as a "moss woman" traversing the forest at night, being hunchbacked and half blind. She is described as being very old.
When
- First attested
- 1800 CE
- Attested period
- 1800 – 1900
- Historical notes
- Described in 19th-century folklore.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Moosfräulein, Buschgroßemutter
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“A Moosweibel ("moss woman") traversing the forest at night, described as being hunchbacked and half blind, found three charburners asleep in the forest, their heads placed on a sack of moss and their feet stretched out in different directions.”
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