―Willy Pogány illustr. (1912), "The Little White Feather" in The Fairies and the Christmas Child ed. Gask[1]
Hinzelmann (orig. Hintzelmann, also known as katermann or katzen-veit) was a kobold in the mythology of northern Germany. He was described as a household spirit of ambivalent nature, similar to Puck (Robin Goodfellow).[2] The similar-sounding Heinzelmann (Heinzelmännchen) of Cologne is considered a distinct and separate being by modern scholars.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
gask1912was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Knight ed. (1852), Boys' Own Story-book p. 84 compares Hinzelmann to a composite of Orthon and Robin Goodfellow, on p. 84, the latter is "alias Puck".