Elf folklore

Brownies are house spirits which can be roughly classified as fairies. A typical brownie has the role of a helper but his view on house chores is pretty specific. Traditionally he works for the owners of the house by night, do what he (it looks male gender is in majority among brownies) is in the mood for (not as the master of the house might prefer) and is not always nice.

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The Erlking (German: Erlkönig, "Alder King") is depicted in a number of German poems and ballads as a malevolent creature who haunts forests and carries off travellers to their deaths. The name may be an 18th-century mistranslation of the original Danish word elverkonge, "elf-king". The character is most famous as the antagonist in Goethe's poem Der Erlkönig. In its original form in Scandinavian folklore, the character was a female spirit.

I is for Invisible. Learn more here. I was skimming through a book I bought a while back, looking for monsters to use in a story when I came across the Domovoi. It is much like the Brownie from Cel…

Let's dive into the subject of Elves. The ones from Norse Mythology are quite different from the cartoon

When walking in the forest alone at night, beware of Ghillie Dhu, protector of the forest, from Scottish lore and myth.

B is for Brownie. Learn more here. Who wouldn’t want a faery creature to work for them? We’ll be looking at various household faeries this month, but the Brownie must be the most versat…

The Snowdrop Fairy by Cicely Mary Barker Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973) was an English illustrator best known for a series of fantasy illustrations depicting fairies and flowers. via

A Dutch legend: "Near the mounds, in the mists of autumn you'll find them, the White Women, wrapped in their veils of fog."