Enerbanske
The Enerbanske (also: Oennerbänkisse or Oennererske = subterranean; is mostly used in the plural) are mythical creatures of the Heligoland tradition. They are described as small creatures, the brownies comparable bear living under the stairs, red pants and green caps. Like many other comparable beings, they help with the household and do the householders' work overnight. But they also appear at births and try to swap the children for their own. As a countermeasure, the parents should butter the feet of the newborn child.
literature
- Leander Petzoldt: Small lexicon of demons and elemental spirits , 3rd edition Munich 2003, page 43 ISBN 3-406-49451-X
- Benno Eide Siebs and Erich Wohlenberg: Helgoland and the Helgoländer , Kiel 1953