Brownie English Folklore

The same root also gives us the word pixie.

Brownie english folklore. Like many groups of mythological creatures the brownie exists in a handful of different forms. Brownie in english and scottish folklore a small industrious fairy or hobgoblin believed to inhabit houses and barns. Rarely seen he was often heard at night cleaning and doing housework. They may also be called brùnaidh or gruagach depending on the region. He also sometimes mischievously disarranged rooms. Brownies will do tasks like churn butter sweep the floors and do the washing up. A brownie or broonie scots also known as a brùnaidh or gruagach scottish gaelic is a household spirit from british folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores and farming tasks.

It s because this mischievous sprite is an archetype of english folklore. Other names of this group include bug bugbear bogey bogun bogeyman bogle etc presumably all derived from or related to old english pūcel irish púca and welsh bwg with the same. Lob the lubber fiend lob lubberkin lurdane or lob lie by the fire was a legendary creature of english folklore that was similar in attributes to the brownie. He would ride for the midwife and in cornwall he caused swarming bees to settle quickly. His spirit name is probably taken from the old english puca referring to a woodland spirit that would tempt travellers into dark clearings in the dead of night. Status unconfirmed a brownie brounie or urisk lowland scots or brùnaidh ùruisg or gruagach scottish gaelic is a legendary kind of creature popular in folklore around scotland and england especially the north though more commonly hobs have this role. A brownie brounie or urisk lowland scots or brùnaidh ùruisg or gruagach scottish gaelic is a legendary creature popular in folklore around scotland and england especially the north though more commonly hobs have this role.

Most broadly the brownie is a small creature usually male who is thought of as a rather helpful soul to have around the house. A boggart is a creature in english folklore either a household spirit or a malevolent genius loci that is a geographically defined spirit inhabiting fields marshes or other topographical features.