Ropenkerl
nature_spirit earth German single tradition · 1
A spirit known in Westphalia as the 'shouting guy' whose shout 'hoho!' is an omen of bad weather.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Heitmännchen, Homännchen, Hojemännlein, Hoymann, Homann, Hehmann, Egelsee-Hüper
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In Westphalia, where the Hemann is known as Ropenkerl (shouting guy), his shout 'hoho!' is an omen of bad weather.”
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