mouros encantados
nature_spirit intermediate Portuguese folklore single tradition · 1
According to ancient lore, they are the souls of young maidens who were left guarding the treasures that the males, mouros encantados (enchanted mouros) hid before heading to Mourama.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- mouras encantadas, mourinhos, Enchanted moura
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The tales of the mouras are part of a wider lore of the "mouros encantados", who sometimes appear as giants or warriors, which also include the mourinhos or maruxinhos, a very small elf like people who live under the ground.”
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