Norman folklore

Mortain () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mortain-Bocage.

French literary fairy tale

thumb|A lutin. A '''''' () is a type of hobgoblin (an amusing goblin) in French folklore and fairy tales. Female lutins are called ().

French fairy tale written by Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy and published in her book Fairy Tales (Les Contes des Fees) in 1697