A legendary sprite called a Kobold (also spelled Cobold) is mentioned. Having migrated to Europe using a variety of spellings such as Goblin and Hobgoblin, German folklore has continued to this day to use the term which originated in Germanic mythology. A Kobold can appear as a human, a fire, an animal or even a candle, despite the fact that they are typically invisible. Kobolds are most frequently portrayed as diminutive, human-like creatures that resemble small toddlers. Kobolds that reside in human households dress like peasants; those who reside in mines are hideous and hunched and some have the ability to manifest as bricks; and Kobolds who reside on ships smoke pipes and dress like sailors. Kobolds come in three main varieties, according to legend. The creatures are mostly contradictory domestic spirits that occasionally help with duties but can also be cruel if provoked or ignored. Kobolds are sometimes referred to by their regional names, as the Galgenmännlein in southern Germany and the Heinzelmännchen near Cologne. Mines and other underground spaces are frequented by another sort of Kobold. The Klabautermann, a third variety of Kobold, reside on ships and aid seafarers. Kobold beliefs—or just the fact that legends about them have persisted as stories—show that native religious beliefs were retained even after Germany was converted to Catholicism. Kobold figurines were carved by German peasants for their homes in the 13th century, which is at least when the belief in them first emerged. According to Greek mythology, the Kobaloi are thought to be gnome-dwarfs who are cheeky, stealing, lazy, mischievous and amusing. They also have a phallic appearance. Ancient Greek art frequently features Kobaloi. Kobolds that live underground may have descended from similar water spirits as well as from gnomes and dwarves, as did the aquatic Klabautermann. Because mediaeval miners blamed the sprite for the poisonous and difficult aspect of the typical arsenical ores of the metal i.e. cobaltite and smaltite, which contaminated other extracted elements, the element cobalt gets its name from this mythological being. [Information Credit : Kobold, Wikipedia] [Image Generated from Text via AI Image Generator of a – Goblin Smoking Pipe – Using
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