Erdmantje
The Erdmantjes (also Eerdmantjes ) are figures of Frisian mythology .
According to the legend, the East Frisian writer Albrecht Janssen wrote the art fairy tale of the same name in 1926. After that, the Erdmantjes lived in the Plytenberg in Leer and guarded the gold and the grave of the last Frisian king Radbod . At night they helped people and did work unrecognized until one day a farmer tried to steal the treasure and dug a hole in the hill. The Erdmantjes succeeded in driving the people away, but nevertheless they decided to flee across the Ems with the treasure . During the escape, the boat capsized and the Erdmantjes drowned in the river with King Radbod's treasure .
Today the Erdmantje Plietje is the mascot of the city of Leer.
literature
- Ilona Elisabeth Schwartz: German myths, sagas and legends , 2013, ISBN 978-3-8476-3869-8 [2]
- Dietmar Damwerth: Sagen und Märchen aus Ostfriesland , 1997, p. 124 ff, ISBN 3-88042-782-8 [3]
Individual evidence
- ^ J. ten Doornkaat Koolman: Dictionary of the East Frisian language. Herm publishing house. Braams, Norden 1879, p. 403, entries erd-mantje, erdmantjes pipen , accessed on January 27, 2016.
- ^ Erdmantjes (Albrecht Janßen) leer.de
- ↑ NDR : The NDR quiz show: The lamp of the north. 400 questions for smart advice foxes , Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft , 2005, p. 179, ISBN 978-3899937138 [1]