Spriggan
Sign in to saveA spriggan is a legendary creature from Cornish folklore. Spriggans are particularly associated with West Penwith in Cornwall.
Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Spriggan
- Mythical creature.image
- Spriggan sculpture by Marilyn Collins, Parkland Walk, Haringey.jpg
- Mythical creature.caption
- Sculpture by Marilyn Collins
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Mythological creature Fairy Sprite
- Mythical creature.Country
- England
- Mythical creature.Region
- Cornwall
via Wikipedia infobox
~4 min read
Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- In folklore
- Sculpture
- In popular culture
- See also
- Citations
- General sources
A spriggan is a legendary creature from Cornish folklore. Spriggans are particularly associated with West Penwith in Cornwall.
== Etymology == Spriggan is pronounced rather than ; the word is borrowed from the Cornish plural spyrysyon 'spirits'.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Spriggan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.