Dutch folklore
21 entries in the Dutch Folklore compendium.
Chronici ZelandiaeFirst Latin chronicle of Zeeland, published posthumously in 1636.Dull GretFlemish folklore figure who leads women to pillage Hell.Flying DutchmanLegendary ghost ship doomed to sail the seas forever.Folklore of the Low CountriesFolk traditions of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.Genevieve of BrabantHeroine of a late medieval legend of false accusation.Goose pullingA blood sport involving pulling the head off a live goose.Hebban olla vogala11th-century Old Dutch scribble on a manuscript end-leaf.Heer HalewijnDutch folk figure who lures women with a magical song.HellhoundMythological hound serving as guardian or servant of the underworld.Kamper onionDutch mock tales ridiculing local pretensions, named after an absurd onion-growing story.KlozumA Frisian island feast of disguise and satire.Kobus van der SchlossenLate-17th-century Dutch thief and folkloric figure from North Brabant.Lady of StavorenA proud merchant widow whose hubris doomed a port city.Pig-faced womenLegendary wealthy women with pig faces, once believed real.Reynard the FoxAnthropomorphic trickster fox of medieval beast epics.Dorus RijkersDutch lifeboat captain who saved 487 shipwrecked victims.Saeftinghe legendDutch folk tale of a prosperous city lost to greed and flood.The Sagas of VeluweCollection of Dutch fairy tales from the Veluwe region.The New Chronicles of ZeelandHistorian who compiled an illustrated chronicle of Zeeland.Witte WievenSpirits of wise women or elven beings in Low Saxon lore.Zwarte PietCompanion of Saint Nicholas in Low Countries folklore.
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