Waldfänken
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The Waldfänken are wild folk who dwelled near the Valley of Davos. They were human-like but thicker and shorter and covered with hair except for the eyes. They lived there until driven away by the church bells of Furna.
When
- First attested
- 1700 CE
- Attested period
- 1700 – 1700
- Historical notes
- Documented in an 18th-century commentary.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Fengge, Fänggen, Fangga, Salige Frau, wilde Fräulein, Fängge, Fankerl
- cognate of
- Fankel
- sibling of
- wilde Männlin
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In an 18th-century commentary on the Swiss Waldfänken back in the days when the hamlet of Furna only had a few settlements, the wild folk (wilde Leuthe) dwelled nearby in the Valley of Davos (within Grisons canton). These Waldfänken were human-like but thicker and shorter and covered with hair except for the eyes.”
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