Gnome King Kyrië

	Gnome King Kyrië Gnome king Kyrië (, ) is, according to local folklore, the leader of the legendary gnomes (kabouters) who lived in the Campine region of the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands. These gnomes had their base in the village of Hoogeloon, from which they journeyed into neighboring lands. According to tradition the gnome king Kyrië lived on the Kerkakkers in the Kabouterberg ("gnome mountain"), also known as Duivelsberg ("devil's mountain"), a tumulus located in the Koebosch forest, slightly northeast of Hoogeloon. Description The gnomes of the Campine were helpful creatures who helped mostly farmers and households in the Campine and also in the neighboring lands of the Peel and the Meierij. They came by night and did not want to be seen by people. If people did see them, they were punished by the gnomes. One story tells of an inquisitive farmer who spied on the gnomes and later became blind in one eye as a punishment. The death of Kyrië Gnome king Kyrië was shot by a hunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Gnome A gnome () is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and widely adopted by authors, including those of modern fantasy literature. They are typically depicted as small humanoids who live underground. Gnome characteristics are reinterpreted to suit various storytellers and artists. Paracelsus's gnome is recognized to have derived from the German miners' legend about or , the "metallurgical or mineralogical demon", according to Georg Agricola (1530), also called (literal Latinization of ''Bergmännlein'', "mountain manikin") by Agriocola in a later work (1549), and described by other names such as (sing. ; Latinization of German ). Agricola recorded that, according to the legends of that profession, these mining spirits acted as miming and laughing pranksters who sometimes threw pebbles at miners, but could also reward them by depositing a rich vein of silver ore. Paracelsus also called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kabouter The Kabouter () is a gnome-like creature in Dutch folklore. The Dutch Kabouters are akin to the Irish Leprechaun, Scandinavian Tomte or Nisse, the English Hob, the Scottish Brownie and the German Klabauter or kobold. In the folklore of the Low Countries, Kabouters are tiny people, about 10–15 cm tall, who live in or near houses and stables, or in hills, in forests or on heaths. Many stories refer to vast Kabouter kingdoms with specific locations where they were seen more often or resided. In modern children's stories, Kabouters live in mushrooms or sometimes underground. Kabouters can be regarded as spirits who help in the home by doing tasks at night and care for the animals like milking them. Descriptions of Kabouters vary throughout time and place. Often Kabouters are associated with red squirrels. The males have long, full beards and they all wear tall, pointed hats, generally of a red or green colour. Kabouters are shy of humans and in stories often punish peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Campine The Campine () or Kempen () is a natural region situated chiefly in north-eastern Belgium and parts of the south-eastern Netherlands which once consisted mainly of extensive moors, tracts of sandy heath, and wetlands. It encompasses a large northern and eastern portion of Antwerp Province and adjacent parts of Limburg in Belgium, as well as portions of the Dutch province of North Brabant (area southwest of Eindhoven) and Dutch Limburg around Weert. The Medieval Latin name ''Campania'', firstly attested in the mid-11th century by a monk of Saint-Trond named Stepelinus, stems from the root ''kamp-'' ('field') attached to the suffix ''-injo'', denoting the uncultivated or the virgin fields. The inhabitants of the Campine region are known as ''Kempenaars''. Culture The region, described as ''a desolate flat land'', often appears in the books of the prominent Flemish writer Hendrik Conscience (1812–1883), who spent much of his childhood there. Another author who has writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]