Kobolds

thumb|alt=kobold of Hildesheim|The kobold of Hildesheim

thumb|240px|right|upright|A Klabautermann on a ship

thumb|Heinzelmännchen thumb|Heinzelmännchen-diorama

thumb|right|Gnome King Kyrië|Kyrie, the gnome king from the old folklore from the [[Campine, a region in the Dutch province of North Brabant.]] The '''''' () is a gnome-like creature in Dutch folklore. The Dutch is akin to the Irish leprechaun, Scandinavian or , the English hob, the Scottish brownie and the German or kobold.

thumb|Schrat as Carnival costume. The Schrat () or Schratt, also Schraz or Waldschrat (forest Schrat), is a rather diverse German and Slavic legendary creature with aspects of either a wood sprite, domestic sprite and/or a nightmare demon. In other languages it is further known as Skrat.

thumb|right|Hinzelmann ("Little White Feather") was a kobold who haunted Hudemühlen Castle Hinzelmann (orig. Hintzelmann; , also known as ' or ') was a kobold in the mythology of northern Germany. He was described as a household spirit of ambivalent nature, similar to Puck (Robin Goodfellow). The similar-sounding Heinzelmann (Heinzelmännchen) of Cologne is considered a distinct and separate being by modern scholars.

legendary creature in Danish and German mythology