Hakemann
The Hakemann is a German legendary figure , a child frightening figure and a hybrid of human and fish .
Legend
Its upper body is human, the lower body is fish-like. It has pointed teeth because it feeds on fish. When he is hungry for people, he lurks in the water until someone comes to the shore and pulls him down with his hook stick. When it senses prey, it dives up to it and divides the water surface in front of it. Because of the fright, he can easily overwhelm the victim. He lives in wells, ponds, lakes, streams and rivers. Mothers warned their children not to play too close to the water.
However, he did not attack those who swim and bathe in the water. That is why every child should learn to swim, then it would be safe from the Hakemann.
The Hakemann is represented in Peine and the surrounding area in the Kolken der Fuhse as well as in the nearby village wells, in the pond of the former Gutspark Falkenberg near Fürstenwalde , near Alfeld in der Leine and in the pond in front of the Eulenspiegelhof in Kneitlingen . In the Braunschweig folklore of 1901 it says: "The 'hâkemann' or 'nicker' sits in the Born or otherwise in the water and pulls the children who come too close to the Born with a hook." In Franconia is the Hakemann known as Hägglmoo . The Luxembourgish form of the name is Kropemann .
Hakemann is also a German surname.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert Bartels: Sagenschatz des Kreis Peine. 2nd edition, Löffler and Diehl, Peine 1965, p. 39: The Hakemann.
- ↑ The Hakemann in the Falkenberg pond. Retrieved July 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Legends from Alfeld and districts: Hakemann ( Memento from May 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ).
- ^ Richard Andree: Braunschweiger Volkskunde. Vieweg, Braunschweig 1901, p. 388.