kratt
nature_spirit Estonian mythology single tradition · 2
A domestic sprite or treasure/wealth-bringer in Estonian tradition.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1000 CE
- Attested period
- 1000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Estonian texts.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Puck, Schrat, Nordic gnomes, Nordic wights, para
- child of
- devils
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Estonian kratt, krätt, rett, krat, krätt (domestic sprite, "treasure/wealth-bringer", comparable to Schratt).”
#8668 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The kratt has notably appeared in the works of Andrus Kivirähk, the Estonian author, whose work often draws upon Estonian mythology and presents it in a humorous and fairy-tale-like way.”
#34608 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat