What Are Goblins?
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- Goblins have been made famous through fantasy but they originally appear in folklore. What were these beings originally, before being made into the baddies, and what secret relation might they have to Tolkien's hobbits?
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In Norway, we call them Tusser or Tusse. They’re basically like tiny skinny humanoids covered in moss and earth and look like how trolls look only smaller in version.
Have you seen ?
@@nadaduo1765 rarely
Down, Down to Goblin Town!
Ho ho, my lads!
Down you go, my lads!
And..where there's a whip....WHACK!..there is a WAY!! 😂
Just in time to help us figure out what’s going on in Zimbabwe rn! Thanks 🙏
Exactly what I was thinking when I clicked the video! 😂 Crazy world we live in.
I was going to say the same thing 😂
Voodoo cave dwellers popping up! Paise be the African giga chads defending their noble people! Can't wait for the video games to drop
What did I miss?
@@eretieluir9354 Google Zimbabwe goblins. The story is so funny. 😂
Very well researched! I am pleased to see the topic of goblins given such respect, and my house goblins appreciate it, too!
You have goblins?
In Scandinavian folklore, the nisse/tomte or gnomes in english, is the equivalent to goblins as described in this video. They definitely was more a power of help and giving plenty, expecting little. If you farms Nisse was giving some food, respected and though of as a friend, he would help keeping sickness away from your family and livestock, befriend your children, helping them when you can't be around etc. If you don't give them anything, the Nisse/Goblins would grow petty and evil, making sure bad luck happened.
Would you say, this was some kind of evil scheme, keeping people hostages and demanding tribute? not really, it's a life lessen and principle, that caring and helping those next too you, most often make them return the favour. Being a selfish pr*ck, won't help you in the long run, even if that often happens in our current world, sadly.
The word Goblin derives from the German word Kobolt that was a Germanic mountain Spirit like a gnome or a brownie. And actually the "dwarfs in snow white are kobolds
I do know that Paracelsus claimed the kind of the gnomes (described as the elemental spirits of earth) was named Gob -- perhaps a back-formation, making goblin a little Gob?
I like to listen to these videos on Saturday mornings as I am waking up, both for research purposes and because this narrator is so hypnotic, that my imagination flows and drifts in a semi-awake, semi-dreaming state. A good way to start the day as a fantasy writer.
From an Australian fairytale, "The Hobyahs", but most likely its origin is European. 'One night the Hobyahs came. Out from the gloomy gullies creep, creep, creeping. Through the grey gum-trees; run, run, running. In the ghostly moonlight; skip, skip, skipping on the tips of their toes.'
In some regards goblins get mixed up with ghosts. One ghost story about a mischievous entity called a bogart has some qualities like a house goblin, also the Headless Horseman in the story is referred to as a goblin rather than a ghost.
I'm yet to watch. I hope he mentions the Goblin's mortal enemy... Spiderman.
😆
I pray for global EMPs at this point.
@@Richard.Vox. nice pfp
You’re too late, Spider-man!
Weeds been legalized!
You just made this a Spider-Man thread. Also: Where is the Spider-Gwen, Green Goblin?
Hobbe is an old briton word for the hearth of a house? Robin Goodfellow is a Shakespeare conceit surely, but the Hobbe word predates the middle age?
Yes and it's still the term used for a male ferret or polecat, an animal domesticated in the early bronze age.......and they can definitely be malevolent spirits.
"Hobbe" or "hobbed" also means to have horns or nails, like "hobnail boots"
@penderyn8794 True bit then circular argument as potentially shared cultural concept - Robin ddiog?!?!.... Hobbes were spirits that were meant to keep the house tidy, not unlike the Grimm story of Cobbler elves.
The pretending to be a child is reminiscent of Sasquatch mimicking baby cries to lure a person into the woods.
Sasquatch can't be a mundane creature, one of flesh and blood, living as any other animal does. If it were it would have been found by now. And that means anyone believing in Sasquatch must accept that there is a supernatural, or at least extraordinary, explanation for the creature's existence.
And, in Irish traditions there were hidden pathways into some other world, or other worlds, effectively different dimensions from our own. And, the Irish fought and drove out a race of monstrous giants called the fomorians. If those pathways existed in Ireland then they likely existed in other places as well. Put the two myths together and sasquatch, and the dogmen, and a bunch of other cryptids, could be creatures from the Celtic Otherworld who occasionally come to our world for something or another... maybe to catch a good movie or get a burger, who knows.
Do I believe that? No. But I would read a fantasy/science fiction novel based on that idea.
True fantasy no doubt
GOBLIN SLAYER IS THE KEY!
Perfect metaphor for the gew, another metaphor is vampires
Make vampires unhappy again! I have a Trailor on why they are vampires in a more serious sense than you might think. No reflection? No conscience, they burn in the sun? Their evil is exposed when truth is known! What do they drink? Oh, that part is more literal than you may realize.
I wonder whether the Roman demon in-Kubus ( bed demon ) might be related to Kobalos and to Goblin ? just a thought .
Probably! Or the Mare, or Maren, which sits on your chest at night etc.
South America Mexico Argentina they are often still seen.
Thank you for this fascinating dive into one of the many kinds of little folk and spirit beings that are no longer clearly distinguished by us modern English speakers.
Really great video! I think you're really onto something here with your analyses of these creatures.
Thank you for the videos. I find them to be a learning experience That’s both interesting and enjoyable too.
I always find it interesting how many different spirits or "races" (as they'd be called in DnD) there were in the past, but many of them got group together under one term. As an aspiring fantasy writer, I love looking at mythology and folklore for inspiration, and I also try to reference as much of the real beliefs as possible when adapting it. I thought goblins was a cut and dry, but this video showed me that isn't so true. Goblins are typically my go to antagonists along with trolls and ogres because they just work so well in that role. If I didn't already have them in this role I would consider rethinking it.
I have no basis for this, but I feel that the ultimate origins of these particular spirits stem from the celtic peoples who then inspired the Germanic, Latin, and Greek. I wish so much that we had more information on the celts and knew more about them generally
no. Its clearly from a proto-indo European source. Celtic, Germanic, Latin and Greek all have common origins. Celts did not create this folklore, it developed out of a concept that would have been common to many culutres during the Bronze age and before.
Caesar took care of the Galic influence, he kill 1 third and enslaved 1 third...so much history was lost
Close but you put one of the inspired in the place of the inspirer. The Celts are a fellow branch of the Proto-Indo-European language tree alongside the ancient Greeks, Germans, Italians, etc.
BUT, there could very well be a word/concept from which this shared idea of "the little dude who lives just out of sight and either helps or hinders" that permeates European folklore.
We already believe the PIE word "gʰóstis" is the origin of words/concepts like ghost, host, and guest. Ultimately it seems to me to mean "an inhabiter of some kind of space" whether it be your house or something more esoteric. I think it's very interesting how we see the same dichotomy of "go" vs "ho" in the pronunciation of these creatures who are themselves always either a cohabitant of a home or otherwise a spooky ghostly entity.
So my crackpot theory of the day is that goblins, rules of conduct when visiting others' homes, and the Christian holy ghost all share a common origin in a half understood copper age nomadic tribe spiritual concept of the relationship between intelligences of various physical solidity interacting with each other. Don't @ me.
@@Guy-Mann I am @'ing you because I was interested to read your thoughts there but the last sentence isn't comprehensible, so, I ask, by "Intelligences of various physical solidity interacting with each other," do you mean intelligences of various physical _materials_ (or objects) interacting with each other?
@JesseP.Watson I mean that it seems like the original concept covered the relationship between persons visiting another person's home, being both the visitor and visitee, AND seemed to generally relate to any sort spirit, entity, or otherwise "thing" that also inhabited a dwelling or which kind of exists between people. It's like this first idea was a sort of entity generated by the very phenomenon of people having permanent dwellings and people interacting with each other in complex ways. Like, look at further usages of these words from this root. In continental Germanic, you also have the related word "geist" which can be found in the modern term "zeitgeist," which refers to the collective ideas and feelings of all the people in a certain place and time period. A host isn't just a person entertaining you in his home either. In older language, a host can be a great group of people. In the bible, what is god often called? The lord of hosts. Following on that train of thought, what do Christians believe to connect all mankind? The holy ghost/spirit. What do all people share around Christmas time that brings them together in the warmth of each other's homes? The Christmas spirit. What immaterial entities that serve as the anthropomorphizations of abstract concepts terrorize Ebenezer Scrooge in a Christmas Carol? Three ghosts. Again, even if Christianity is in origin Abrahamic and only Indo-European where it has been modified by it's Indo-European adherents, we see the connection between people coming together and how that act generates an apparently concious spiritual entity all it's own.
All that pseudointellectual rambling is to say that when one digs into the (disclaimer: linguistically reconstructed) root of all these concepts, we see that the first ideas of "ghosts" and "goblins" and "brownies" etc. were an anthropomorphization of communal spirit between humans. Literally something like concepts of "vibes" or "juju" today. And I need to stop typing or I'll pontificate myself in circles, but I hope you get the idea now.
Reminds me of brownies. Something my grandma told me of growing up.
Absolutely fantastic! I’m new to your channel, watching from a hotel right beside Herculaneum, the ruins near Naples and Pompeii. Today i saw, (maybe just as this video was being uploaded!) a painting on a ruins wall of a small Cupid-like boy holding a drinking horn! And now i know who he was and who he became. What a weird coincidence. …or is it… maybe i should leave some milk and honey out, just in case.
i was very confused when you tried to pronounce kabouter, the "ou" is pronounced as ow in owl
The why is it written with an "ou"?
@@alexbahillo4664 in the english language the ou sound sometimes is pronounced the same way, owl maybe wasn't the best example. If you say "out with it" the ou sound in out is the same.
@@aronvankeulen8547 aren't the sounds in english arbitrary? They do not follow rules, and if they follow any they have too many exceptions to make sense as a rule.
@@alexbahillo4664 i dont see how that is relevant in how to explain the pronunciation of a dutch word
Go raibh maith agat Caoimhín! 😊
I’ve had things stolen from me when I’ve stayed up the woods
Its strange they are sen all over the world.
Goblins, a good metaphor for the geeeewwwws! I have a Trailor on why they are vampires in a more serious sense than you might think. No reflection? No conscience, they burn in the sun? Their evil is exposed when truth is known! What do they drink? Oh, that part is more literal than you may realize.
I agree. They are the Jews.
Such an interesting video! So many wonderful ideas presented and as always, narrated perfectly.
0 out of five, not one mention of Tomtar(besides the one pictured when mentioning santa, not the same).
Awesome as always mate.
Great video!!! I need more!!!
Fascinating. I love folk tales. Thanks for sharing.
NOw I'm curious about the origins of the orks
13:57 - That is so adorable!
I like to learn of new things so thanks for mentioning the Denham tracts. 😮
Greetings to you Kevin 😊.. A short but delicious episode thank you 🇿🇦✌️😎🌹
In Afrikaans we also use the word Kabouter, it's mainly used when referring to Gnomes but can be used when referring to Goblins. We had a Children's story on TV when I was a kid called "Dawie die Kabouter". Every Afrikaans person who grew-up in the late 80's - early 90's will remember that show😆
So THAT's why the goblin turned on the stove.
Another really interesting video. Thank you.
John Hobbes 🤔
Don’t forget his friend Calvin…. A great Goblin to be sure…
I can't wait for more videos on other folklore beings.
Well done, thanks for showing this.
Goblins are something I've been thinking about on and off. It seems as if some story I can't remember put in my mind that goblins were inherently magical beings that wouldn't necessarily have organs as we know them if you cut them open (I probably wouldn't put it in those terms at the time). Like you said, basically like ghosts. I don't remember what that story was, but I think it had to have existed because goblins as mundane or organic creatures never felt right to me. Glad to see I was right, though I still don't know where specifically I got that impression.
Good stuff!! more please :)
Gray aliens and Nordic aliens
Ant people & Vril Ya
Is this video a direct result of the Zimbabwe goblins?
Given that I have no idea what you are talking about, no.
Synchronicity
@@FortressofLughapparently goblins have been harassing people there at night, synchronicity indeed lol
Wonderful, as always. Thank you. ✨
I used to know a Goblin back in the day. If you understand how they operate, they're actually cool dudes 😂
It was his nickname, and suited him well.
Goblins are real
I've seen gnomes.
Jews.
Very interesting interesting 😊❤ love these videos!
14.37
She really did a good job at defending herself lol
The migrating steppe peoples brought the concept with them thousands of years ago, when they would travel through the forests they thought they were surrounded by unseen little people always just out of visual range.
They're having goblin problems in Africa right now. I just saw it on Count Dankula's channel 😅.
Origin of gnomes next?
Even in my perso-iranic, (with possible scytho-iranic lineage im researching) culture we have these little goblins, or as my grandmother and mother put it, gremlins whonwould hajnt the bathrooms, live in bathrooms and cause mischeif and antics around the house.
These eiropean stories immediately reminded me of thesd tales as a kid
Excellent
Always loved the Hobbes from the Fable games, and really creepy too in that they used to be children tricked into following wisps into caves :S
Where did you get the info about goblins?
maybe it has to do with the eord yo gobble meaning to eat. Goblins would help if provided with food but cause destruction if not. As a note there might have been a mix with the changeling at some point and robbers.
Amazing video. Could you do a video about pixies or orcs next?
Zimbabwe right now lmao
I bet they ate all the cats, everyone knows goblins fear cats.
Maybe the real goblins were the kids we made along the way
The shirtless dude doesn't look ancient. He looks like my loser cousin. Very jarring in this video.
thank you!
8:15, not the modern definition of the genius, which means a very smart person
kinda surprised you didnt mention the mind goblins
the goblins from Dickens Christmas tale Chimes are creepy and disconcerting
You know, usually I hate AI images and video but the dreamy kind of uncanny valley feel of it kind of fits for a video about fae folk
12:49 hobgoblins do exist in tolkien's works as larger orcs
Juice
Goblin slayers version is a good metaphor these days. I have a Trailor of vampires that serve the same function . We need to make these types of memes!
Been st@bbed 11 times(5 with a screwdriver in 1 sitting) as well as having seen people st@bbed in various scenarios and I can attest that I've never seen someone get st@bbed and just fall over 😂
What was your, uh, occupation, O Son of Tyr?
For being so frequently stabbed is uncommon, now.
@@ConradAinger I'll just say junk¡es usually can't afford guns and leave it at that. Also retired.
I'm a little confused with whose who and would appreciate a little clarity if possible? I was under the impression that Odin and Thor imprisoned Okey (Oaky. Oki) as punishment, binding him inside a rock mountain for 'eternity.' Until now, I'd never before heard Okey and Roman being said in the same sentence.
I always thought Kobolds were just German Gnomes.
4:57lupercalia comes from lupus wolf thus doubt it has a connection
Anyone came here from Zimbabwe?
Dwarves were never described as being short in norse mythology. They could be short but were known for being skilled craftsmen and shapeshifters. When someone does encounter a dwarf they describe the dwarf as being pale in complexion like a corpse
Good heavens I’m early!
12:59 the homies
The algorithm thought you were in Zimbabwe
Originally, Grimlin are just unfriendly little people.
As in people with dwarfism who may be in a bad mood.
Thanks for the video 👍🏻
Hobbits are related to humans being the first mortal races to exist in middle earth. An extinct genus of human called homo floresiensis was nicknamed the hobbit due to their small stature
Could you please make a video about the georgians of kaukasus
Oh. Do many more like this
I don't know but they took over a police station recently. You can search that news story.
Very cool!!
Did you mean "malevolent?" 5:36
Yes, that is also what I wrote, but I must habe misspoke. It happens unfortunately and I don't always catch it.
Zimbabwe is calling.
late last night and the night before
tommyknockers, tommyknockers
knockin at the door
want to out
not sure if a can
cause I'm so afraid of the tommyknocker man
Very good! Thanks 🙏☦️🏅
13:39 😅 tolkien copyrighted the word hobbit and was inspired by the word babbit for the word
Thanks for the video! quality stuff. also, Gork and Mork made da Gobboz for us to kick, kill, and eat. Dey iz nothing. Dey iz less dan nothing. Even dere magic iz weak an' pointless. Only use dey got in a fight iz catchin' Humie arrows wiv der 'eads.
Probably Greys.
Kobold are dragonkin thoughhh
They are real or gnomes are.
Both
0:46 also marvel
Goblins come from Akron OH and live in their Moms attic.
7:27 it?
"How long you gonna' be, mate?"
Before 1 hour gang
Am I the only one who feels like the narrators voice could be Mr Mythos using a slightly lower tone? Not said in offense because I like Mr Mythos AND this narrator 🙏🏻🤔
Kabouter : kah-BAW-ter
If elves were spirits how could they have children with humans?