Kofewalt

Kofewalt

A "kofewalt" was a spirit in pagan German folklore that was thought to have power over a room of the home. The "kofewalt" may be a predecessor to the German kobold.

References

* Dowden, Ken (2000). "European Paganism: The Reallities of Cult from Antiquity to the Middle Ages". London: Routledge. ISBN 0415120349.


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