Kłobuk

Kłobuk is the name of a goblin whose stories are told in southern Warmia ( Powiat Olsztyński in the Polish Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship ). It is a spirit that appears in the form of a feathered being, a cat or a human. He gains access to the houses of the farmers and demands food and shelter. He would then like his little bed under the roof and a breakfast in the form of fried eggs and bacon, which is to be served on the tiled stove . Although described as a nuisance, it brings happiness and prosperity to the household, often by stealing from the owner's neighbors. If the goblin is mistreated and leaves the house, he burns it down or takes luck and prosperity with him. If you don't want a Kłobuk, you can put a sacred object under the doorstep and keep the house closed. Anyone who wants to conjure up a Kłobuk, on the other hand, has to bury a stillborn and unbaptized child in front of their house. After seven days (depending on the source, months or years) this becomes a Kłobuk. The stories were handed down in the southern Polish dialect and today translated into High Polish and retold in a child-friendly manner.

The Kobold has become very popular in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, which is why it is also marketed for tourism.

literature

• Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Bajki Warmii i Mazur, Kraków 1956, p. 64ff.
• Hanna Bień-Bielska, Słownictwo Warmii i Mazur, Wierzenia i obrzędy, Wrocław 1959, p. 10f.
• Józef Jacek Rojek, Baśń o Kłobuku psotniku, Olsztyn 1987
• Józef Jacek Rojek, Figle i psoty Kłobuka niecnoty, Olsztyn 2004