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Kobold

Kobold (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German: ; kobolt, kobolde, cobold) is a generic name for a household spirit (hausgeist) in German folklore.

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Kobold

Nodes247
Edges246
Triples412
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008097
Components1

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Kobold

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related to Other house spirits · 30
Kobold → Aberglaubens, Alrun The, Apparel, Appearance-based, As, Beastform, Characteristics-based, Chimken Niß-Puk, Chimmeken Woltken, Cretin, Demon, Diminutive, Doll, Dragon, Drak, Güttel, Handwörterbuch, HdA, Heinzelmänchen, Hinzelmann
related to Cretin names · 23
Kobold → Austria, Bavaria, But, Carinthia, Central European, Denmark, Fichtel Mountains, Germany, HdA, However, Middle High German, Norwegian, Obviously Scandinavian, Old Norse/Icelandic, Schrat, Schratte, Schrätel, Styria, The, The Schrat
related to Cat-shape · 20
Kobold → And, Appearance-based, Fox, German, HdA, Heinrich, Heinzelman, Heinzelmann, Heinzelmännchen, Hintzelmann, Hinze, Hinzelman, Hinzelmann, Hinzemännchen, Jacob Grimm, Reineke, Reynard, The, Thus, Under
related to Games and D&D literature · 20
Kobold → Camelot, Clans, Clash, Dark Age, Dragons, Dwarf Fortress, Hearthstone, Heroes VII, Home Safety Hotline, In, In Dungeons, In Might, Kobolds, Magic, Tarn Adams, The, The Gathering, They, Warcraft, World
see also · 17
Kobold → Aspect, Danish, Domestic, Dragons, DragonsNiß Puk, Dungeons, Fictional, Frisian, German, Harry Potter, Japanese, Legendary, Medieval Low German, Robert Louis StevensonFriar Rush, Spiritlike, Sprite, The Bottle Imp
related to Literary references · 16
Kobold → Bible, German, Goethe, Goethe's Faust, Greek, Gütchen, Güttel, Hebrew, In Faust Part II, In Johann Wolfgang, Isaiah, Martin Luther, Narrative, Paracelsus's, The, This
related to Good fortune · 15
Kobold → Alrûn, Drak, East Friesland, Friesland, German, Hildesheim, Hödekin, In, Kobolds, Low Saxony, Nordmohr/Nortmoor, Saterland, The, When, Zwieback
related to Eradication · 14
Kobold → As, Bishop, Castle Hudemühlen, Christian, Exorcism, Folktales, He, Hildesheim, Hintzelmann, Hödekin, In, It, Köpenick, The
related to Fire phenomena · 14
Kobold → Altmark, Benjamin Thorpe, Drache, If, Legends, Luckenwald, Pechüle, Pomerania, Saxony, Some, Such, Swinemünde, The, Uckermark
related to Good-evil duality · 14
Kobold → Archibald MacLaren, Berlin, Even, German, Hildesheim, Hinzelmann, Hudemühlen, Hödeken, If, King Goldemar, Köpenick, The, They, Wendish Spree

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house also german spirit kobolds household name grimm names sprite hinzelmann spirits may cf one lore form red according hda

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
tidying the kitcheninstance ofit may perform chores0.80text
the Norwegian nisseinstance ofa widely disseminated mark of European household spirits under other names0.80text
Müller-Fraureuthinstance ofOther writers0.80text
bryony of the gourd familyinstance ofthe so-called Alrune dolls were manufactured out of the available roots0.80text
gentianinstance ofthe so-called Alrune dolls were manufactured out of the available roots0.80text
and tormentilinstance ofthe so-called Alrune dolls were manufactured out of the available roots0.80text
glücksmänncheninstance ofThe alraune doll was also known by names0.80text
baking breadinstance ofthey were said to perform household chores0.80text
laundryinstance ofthey were said to perform household chores0.80text
etcinstance ofthey were said to perform household chores0.80text
miserlinessinstance ofHinzelmann punished profiligacy and vices0.80text
prideinstance ofHinzelmann punished profiligacy and vices0.80text

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