• The Knocker, Knacker, or Tommyknocker (US) is a mythical, subterranean, gnome-like creature in Cornish and Devon folklore. The Welsh counterpart is the...
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  • Knocker and knockers may refer to: Knocker (folklore), mythical creature in Welsh and Cornish folklore Knocker (radio series) People: Elsie Knocker (1884–1978)...
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    the rage of unrequited love Klabautermann (German) – Ship spirit Knocker (folklore) (Cornish and Welsh) – Little people and mine spirits Knucker (English)...
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    gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit or Hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep...
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    humanoid, and often shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and folklore. Under a variety of names, they are common to the stories of all Germanic...
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  • Coblyn (category Welsh folklore)
    description of the creatures given is closer to knockers. Bluecap Gnome Knocker (folklore) ""coblynau" in A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, OUP". Offut, Jason...
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    Leprechaun (section Folklore)
    lucharachán/leipreachán/luchorpán) is a diminutive supernatural being in Irish folklore, classed by some as a type of solitary fairy. They are usually depicted...
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    dwarf (pl. dwarfs or dwarves) is a type of supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Accounts of dwarfs vary significantly throughout history; however, they...
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  • The term is chiefly used with regard to elves and fairies in European folklore, and in modern English is rarely used in reference to spirits. The belief...
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    Goblin (section In folklore)
    a type of knocker, derives from the Old French gobelin via the English goblin. Goblins are common in English, Scottish, and Irish folklore, serving as...
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