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German folklore. German folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in Germany over a number of centuries. Seeing as Germany was divided into numerous polities for most of its history, this term might both refer to the folklore of Germany proper and of all German-speaking countries, this wider definition including folklore of Austria and ...
figures from the genre of minstrel epic are generally not included unless they are commonly discussed in secondary sources dealing with heroic epic in medieval Germany. Although this list excludes Germanic deities, it includes other entities stemming from Germanic folklore that appear in the legends (such as valkyries, dwarfs, giants, and jötnar).
Creatures found in the legends and folktales of German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
De temporum ratione. Freyja (Old Norse) (See List of names of Freyja for more) "Lady" [24] Freyr, Óðr. Hnoss, Gersemi. Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Heimskringla, Sörla þáttr. Frigg (Old Norse) Derived from an Indo-European root meaning "Love" [25] (Gives her name to Friday, as the Germanic equivalent of Venus).
Germanic heroic legend. Hagen kills Siegfried while the Burgundian kings Gunther, Giselher, and Gernot watch. Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1847. Germanic heroic legend (German: germanische Heldensage) is the heroic literary tradition of the Germanic-speaking peoples, most of which originates or is set in the Migration Period (4th-6th ...
A number of Germanic gods are mentioned in Old Norse literature and they are divided into the Æsir and the Vanir. The Æsir are primarily gods of war and dominate the latter, who are gods of fertility and wealth. [1] The chief god of the Æsir is Odin, a god associated with war, seiðr (witchcraft), and wisdom. He was probably worshipped ...
Nixes in folklore became water sprites [15] who try to lure people into the water. The males can assume many different shapes, including that of a human, a fish, and a snake. The females bear the tail of a fish. When they are in human form, they can be recognised by the wet hem of their clothes.
The Heinzelmännchen (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪntsl̩ˌmɛnçɛn] ⓘ) are a mythical race of creatures, appearing in a tale connected with the city of Cologne in Germany akin to gnomes, or elves. Heinzelmännchen- diorama. The little house gnomes are said to have done all the work of the citizens of Cologne during the night, so that the ...