Goblins - The Story Behind the Creepy Little Men of European Folklore

[@MythologyFictionExplained]

I know this video is a week late but honestly it's not my fault... a goblin ate my script, that is the totally believable and 100% legit excuse I'm going with. Also no goblins were harmed in the making of this video.

[@MythologyFictionExplained]

I wish I was ready for the all the references I'm about to not understand lol.

[@Guy-pg9xo]

Mythology & Fiction Explained you are racist against goblins

[@Guy-pg9xo]

HAD Trio I was just joking

[@wcapewell3089]

Just wait until everyone starts making references to "the spiderwick chronicles".

[@blackhouse285]

Can you do polynesian mythology?

[@anselmareich3549]

The thing about getting goblins out of your home with clothes reminds me of a German fairy tale: A cobbler and his wife have three of them living in their house, always finishing unfinished shoes during the night. One night the wife decides that they deserve a nice reward, especially since the nights are cold and the poor creatures must be freezing. So she and her husband make beautiful miniature clothes for them and hide during the night, to see what will happen. The three goblins find the clothes and are seriously happy to get some fancy clothes. So they decide that with these new clothes, they don't want to be cobblers anymore and disappear from the house. But they leave a blessing behind so the cobbler's business flourishes for as long as he and his wife live. I really like this tale. For me it's one about gratitude and appreciation of hard work.

[@kari7403]

I think thats a pretty common fairy tale, The Elves and the Shoemaker. Although, I've never heard it summed up so completely and thoroughly by anyone before. You were able to get the whole story in just a few sentences. Nicely done.

[@Nubbletech]

It actually is not about Goblins. In the actual German version they are referred to as "Wichtelmänner", which are just little hard working mysterious man. They are not house spirits and not Goblins.

[@cobi0714]

@@Nubbletech Wichtelmänner and Kobolde (goblins) belong to the same family of house spirits!

[@thomaswilke9771]

@@Nubbletech one of my wivesjanet Rogers was a goblen in every sense of the word

[@Kroggnagch]

I'm glad I read this in its entirety. Thank you for sharing!

[@ChaosDragon377]

The scary little men of American folklore work at E.A and Activision

[@odd-eyes9463]

Puckwudgies aren't very nice.

[@marcandrei8061]

Or for the irs

[@eldron29-a54]

Do not insult them. There are things that not even they would do.

[@wabbitnred3609]

All this time I thought it was Walmart!

[@thewitchdoctors749]

@@wabbitnred3609 no those are just teenagers

[@chesterpanda]

I think the closest thing we have for mischievous Goblins in realife is Raccoons.

[@carolyncolebeck981]

Ha ha

[@Thundarr995]

And Opossum.

[@rumpelstilzz]

Honeybadger :D

[@omokok1877]

blud

[@adrianaslund8605]

Yeah but Macaques and especially Baboons come close too.

[@dahjeekwenglee5909]

"They were so unpleasant to look at they were ordered to live underground and only come out during night" - Yep, I feel your pain Goblins

[@wynkelly1389]

Inspired by bats?

[@SleepySloth2705]

🎶You go, my lad, hoho, my lad! Down down to Goblin Town, down down to Goblin Town 🎶

[@sackfu7952]

Liberate the goblins!

[@Is_this_the_interwebs]

Am I a goblin? *Illuminati music plays*

[@kaminarigaston]

0:19 _"...everybody's favourite mischievous, big nosed, greedy, gold hoarding creatures..."_ *shuffles uncomfortably*

[@Vaeviktis]

Oh boy...

[@33bb33bb]

& I oop

[@robenkhoury7079]

@Kurt Barryman AHAHAHAHAHA I LOVE YOUU😂😂😂💚

[@swampnutz5201]

Kurt Barryman not to mention our media or our government.

[@arminiusofgermania]

Oy vey! The gentiles know.

[@maycontainnuts3127]

I've always wanted to make a DnD character that's actually 3 Goblins in a trenchcoat

[@fisharepeopletoo9653]

There's a tabletop called crash panda where you play as multiple raccoons in a trenchcoat trying to pass yourselves off as a human racecar driver

[@coolbeans3752]

XD that's perfect.

[@dantewilliams2757]

Threegrot

[@SleepySloth2705]

*disguise gets busted "We've been ratted out, boys"

[@terry2295]

that would be a good character

[@hamzaorakzai3490]

"You know I'm something of a Goblin myself"

[@sinisterminister6478]

So am I, especially with certain parts of my girlfriend.😋😛😝😜😏😂😂😂

[@ronjayrose9706]

Goblin Slayer:TRIGGERED!!!!

[@robertminnie782]

Nice Norman Osborn reference. XD

[@zakfett92]

@@ronjayrose9706 "I see."

[@mousedoc88]

Does your last name end in Stein or Berg?

[@HCUhardcoreUnited]

Styx is an amazing character and a perfect example of a goblin.

[@shodan2002]

Loved the games wish it got another sequel

[@scelonferdi]

@@shodan2002 Ever played of Orcs and Men? Styx is actually a spinn-off of that.

[@kiklonio]

"Time is money, friend!" "Gimme you' gold or I'll eat your children!" "Hobogoblin" "I'm not a goblin in disguise..." At this point, I'm just here to see you slowly slip deeper into madness.

[@Skarrz72]

I see a World of Warcraft reference up there. Think the first time was in Stranglethorn Vale.

[@red0421]

Madness is a helluva trip. Like many smokeable plants, the trip is either like Snow White's escape into the woods in the Disney film back in the day, or its like the psychedelic music videos from the Steven Universe film (or movie if you prefer).

[@spudthepug]

That’s fucked up but funny.

[@hellalan]

@Ron Burgundy Pagan aint nazi, get straight

[@hadesmapping8654]

If goblins met Zeus and did that most of the children would be killed by hera

[@bloodymarybeast]

I love this and your other videos as well! There's alot of Egyptian, Nordic and Greek mythology information available but I'd love to see more Celtic and Irish mythology videos 🥰

[@dakotathomas318]

"Do your own chores yah lazy lil goblins!" 😂😂😂😭

[@dejaypage1575]

Some do chores for us

[@sockgoblinamazingwtf6511]

Crotch goblins?

[@crystal4046]

Lol that part had me cracking up - I’m the lazy goblin that was wondering where I can find one of these 🤣

[@dakotathomas318]

@@crystal4046 as am I. This guy is my actual favorite youtuber I could watch his content all day.

[@sockgoblinamazingwtf6511]

@@dakotathomas318 same here... even though he's a GAAAABBBBLLLLLIIIIIINNNNNN!!!

[@YamishiMizuandDracus]

The picture you used for Redcaps is, fittingly enough, a well-known Magic: the Gathering card called Murderous Redcap.

[@JackPool-lq8ux]

Goblin Slayer is watching this, taking notes.

[@jacobhamilton2473]

Goblin Slayer teaches the advanced courses.

[@nematoad]

Can’t wait for season 2

[@brandonb9664]

This whole video I was waiting for goblin slayer to take over the lessons!

[@jacobmortimore]

Goblin slayer was over rated! ADMIT IT

[@Faustaine]

@@jacobmortimore What did you think it was going to be about?

[@orcwarchiefreviews]

Yeah I played a goblin in dnd ended up becoming a god of goblins and thanks to an 8-year-old little girl misspelling my character's name Davin blackbow I became the greatest goblin King ever David Bowie

[@artlover9261]

Ah yes, my favorite song from David bowie Star goblin and scary goblins (and super rich)

[@celestialspartan1176]

“Down down underground. Down down down in Goblin Town. 🎤”

[@leroydsouza69]

5% of comments: "Wow, I learned something new today." 90% of comments: "Goblin slayer likes this." Remaining 5%: "Rimuru-sama makes female goblins THICC!!"

[@ronjayrose9706]

Lolz so true

[@Xenophage100]

You forgot the racist anti-semitic garbage. That seems to be about 2-5% of the comments...

[@nom303]

@@Xenophage100 lolz so jew

[@gruknarorcishwar-yerhereto8489]

What about the % of goblins pretending to not be goblins?

[@scout227kw]

Since this is a reference to goblins in modern forms of Japanese anime/manga, has anyone read the manga or the light novel of Re: Monster? I am mostly curious since it is another isekai like Reincarnated Slime and in it the MC actually starts out as a goblin. They also change up the folklore of the goblins in this story, having it be like goblins are a kind of beginning larvae form of monster and depending on the training and accomplishments that goblin achieves they can become other types of monsters, with some exceptions.

[@tvbnine793]

I'm an English major who's planning on going into fantasy writing. For years, Goblins, Trolls, and Orcs go hand-in-hand as evil humanoid minions of the Dark Lord in so much fantasy. In my series, I'm turning that trope on its head with the 3 clans have their own distinct cultures, traditions, and lifestyles, just as sentient and capable of good and evil as the Elves, Dwarves, and everyone else. And instead of being allies their respective nations are sworn enemies and have been at war with each other for centuries.

[@lilyok6485]

What will it be called?

[@tvbnine793]

@@lilyok6485 What? My series?

[@lilyok6485]

Yes. It’s sounds really good and I’d love to read it.

[@tvbnine793]

I'm probably calling it The Kulzera Kronicles but it's still very much a working progress. But you can follow me on IG where I do lots of artwork and stuff- vytas_999

[@tvbnine793]

@@thedarknutsackreturns431 My idea was that Goblins and Orcs are fighting over land, resources, beliefs, etc. While Trolls are fighting both because in Scandinavian folklore, Trolls like to kidnap children. So for some Trolls their right-of-passage is kidnapping babies from both clans.

[@iamditditto2006]

That dude who always asking for this video finally got his wish

[@MW-ty5zw]

Ditditto The Dark Lxrd Bless him.

[@elcatrinc1996]

Someone: uploads a video about information about Goblins Goblin Slayer: Interesting

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

I have two favorites. One is a Goblin Barbarian/ Frenzied Berserker who has psychotic breaks when he rages and loves targetting the opponent's kneecaps. He's a simple soul. The other was a paranoid trap maker who had a Ballista mounted on his wagon and would get pissed off when the enemy didn't do what he planned. Thats actually why he got the Ballista, he needed a more direct solution.

[@prometheanrebel3838]

"What?! How dare you don't do what I thought you would! Take this!"

[@delstanley1349]

1:30 Says goblins are "mischievous creatures with a desire for gold..." Are leprechauns then just simply Irish goblins? Are gremlins the same as goblins? Are gnomes just simply peaceful goblins?

[@navilluscire2567]

Yes? You have to keep in mind that goblins, brownies, kobolds, gnomes and other assorted names for whimsical or mischievous spirits and creatures were often and still technically are pretty interchangeable. Yeah, if you were dealing with a mostly helpful, hairy, impish creature you'd generally refer to them as say brownies but you could also call them a goblin and no one would really care because there's no set definition outside popular, derivative fantasy settings on what is or isn't a goblin and even then that's not an across the board agreement.

[@nataliacruz3746]

I love your videos! Thanks " To some it sounds like their younger siblings" 😂 I can't stop laughing cuz it's so true!

[@red0421]

A term for children is "crotch goblin".

[@robenkhoury7079]

@@red0421 what the actual fuck 😂😂😂

[@ApocryphicV]

It is funny but thanks to this video I think the Ferengi in Star Trek lore could be based around goblins. Small, mischief, always looking to make money and very unreliable. Great video btw, just started watching this channel and I binge watch a couple videos every night.

[@stianthijsen4784]

Oh, absolutely - as soon as I have seen them I thought of Goblins! Interesting Idea to make the Goblins a greedy little merchant folk that are Not always just out to robb & plunder... they could have a society with villages or even cities mimiking the human society in strange ways...

[@heidibevan1916]

Goblins changed the settings on my alarm & that's why I'm late for work, honestly!! 🤣😂

[@calecarter214]

Heidi Bevan That would be a gremlin😯😯

[@heidibevan1916]

@@calecarter214 Where I'm from we have Myths about Goblins, Fairy's, Changing's ext, not that many Gremlins 😂👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@davemayer6128]

Same here,friend same here

[@heidibevan1916]

@@davemayer6128 Cool, at least I'm not the only one 🤣👍

[@ggoblet2960]

I did nothing of the likes of that sort

[@chuckm3826]

i paused at the "is a homeless hobgoblin a hobogoblin" and then when i hit play, an ad started playing with some inception-style music

[@manicx666]

As a fellow goblin i say greetings to you my brother

[@jomarylcabanilla5151]

...

[@EvanFarshadow]

Greetings fellow goblins!

[@MrBrainzzz]

“Dragon sickness... I’ve seen this before”

[@willlyon7129]

Will you do a future video on faeries, or the fair folk from celtic folklore and different cultures?

[@gregorygilbert3500]

A very unique and mystical subject. I remember I used to have "The field guide to the little people" written by Nancy Arrowsmith. That book got me acquainted and aware of these small and short and invariably talented and gifted individuals. My mother and grandmother would talk on occasion of their houses dumavoys, russalkas and voydyanis since they were of Russian descent. I love hearing about this kind of stuff and have always wondered what I would say if I actually had the chance to speak to one of the more civil typed ones.

[@stianthijsen4784]

...well, you just have to walk into a bank - that's where the modern Goblin lair is! 😅

[@gyst8878]

Nobody: Goblin Slayer: Goblins!? Me: Ah shit..here we go again..

[@thegrammarcrusader4085]

Goblin slayer?

[@gyst8878]

@@thegrammarcrusader4085 You sir are in for a treat, or trauma.. depends on your sensitivity.

[@thegrammarcrusader4085]

@@gyst8878 uhm.....that doesnt answer my quiestion but oky

[@MouseGoat]

@@thegrammarcrusader4085 the anime "Goblin slayer" One hell of a anime. ^^

[@327CBG]

1st off, goblin slayer is badass 2nd "treat or trama" gonna need to use this when Halloween swings by

[@nobertosanchez647]

You know what surprises me, the fact that there are no goblins in any pirate ship crews or any goblins living and hiding in Las Vegas and it’s casinos.

[@nobertosanchez647]

...or any goblins in the orange lantern Corp.

[@TOMNICE]

"cannot count past number two" Gaben is a goblin confirmed

[@ulti8106]

Someome call goblin slayers is time hehe

[@dorthonian]

Hob is an ancient English name for the devil. “ Old Hob” was another common name for Satan.

[@elinordamian9052]

" Hob".. It starts like a " hobbit " :O

[@Aurora2097]

Thought to be derived from "Robert"

[@itarry4]

Hob actually starts as mischief or trouble then it's also a old English short for Robert a bit later it gets changed from mischief to devilish which is actually where the "old hob" comes from.

[@stianthijsen4784]

​@@itarry4thank you very much

[@stianthijsen4784]

​@@itarry4...but why did Tolkien, who was a Prof in languages, used HOB for Hobbits and hobbingen???

[@anubiswitch4172]

I felt like a five year old hearing a story again and it was honestly so much fun.

[@featheredskeptic1301]

"Time is money, friend!" A replica every goblin npc in World of Warcraft has ever spoken to me at some point in time upon interaction.

[@dominicperez3777]

Goblin Slayer wants to know your location

[@mbadtoknow6908]

We repel goblins in the USA because our currency is not backed by gold.

[@bouranel]

Best comment here lol

[@racookster]

No country's currency is anymore. Maybe that's why you never see any goblins.

[@stianthijsen4784]

​@@racooksterit's because they Work as banksters These days. In fact Lord Rothschild is "3 Goblins hiding under a Trenchcoat" pretending to be human!

[@stianthijsen4784]

​​@@racookstersince Breton Woods in 1971 - this way they eliminated the thoughtfully placed boundaries and limitations for Money and could Blow this bubble Up Just with thin air. Now they Had so much Money they could by Up 100 times the gold of the planet and everything else they wanted. Clever Goblins!

[@Xenophage100]

In the webcomic Goblins (a fantastic webcomic I highly recommend it) the goblins are portrayed more as a nomadic neolithic society who are only "evil" because of their god Magubliyet that constantly demands messed-up things. It's based on Dungeons and Dragons (3.5e) and shows goblins in a light rarely seen in fiction.

[@redcaboodle]

So a redcap is some sort of hemogoblin? Who would have thought.

[@stianthijsen4784]

Hemogoblin? 😂 that's brilliant

[@the1tigglet]

13:00 Uh no Goblins Orcs and Trolls are all different subspecies of creatures that were originally beautiful and kind. These subspecies grew out of the twisting of their minds by Sauron and Morgoth who tricked some of the people of these races into survitude which twisted their appearances. Giants became Trolls. Elves became Orcs. Dwarves became Goblins. This is well established in the Tolkien Spirit Guide and the notes of Tolkien's works.

[@L0511_]

But Goblins and Orcs are more or less the same in lotr

[@alilujah4476]

Tolkien not only based those on real life myths but those myths are based on people.

[@L0511_]

@@alilujah4476 which people are orcs based on? Americans?

[@nancyknoll2963]

@@L0511_ okay our government may be full of them, but we're not all bad... 💜

[@theralph2247]

About the goblins with holes in their hands. In the Netherlands, there's a saying for the type of people who don't think before they buy and spend it as soon as they have some. In Dutch you can say that that person (literal translation) 'has a hole in his/her hand'.

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

Noticed that you never mentioned the greatest goblin of all, David Bowie. The swag of his area shall not shine on you today. #Areaology

[@robynewilliams-heller1816]

I know which are you speak of..

[@em5522]

Also disappointed by the lack of reference ;_;

[@avalonazure5488]

Now, to be fair, it's a really good plot point that Jareth ISN'T a goblin. He's just their king

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

Avalon Azure then what the hell else would he be. I just think he's a goblin that became too fabulous, which is why he looks like he does.

[@christianheichel]

God!!!, What a great movie! Lol my cousin practically worships David Bowie

[@mortasidhe1992]

I played a Goblin Ranger in D&D who was a self professed "King of the Cistern". Mostly because I was the only one who could stand to live down there, but whatever. It counts.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

*eye glows red* The only good goblin is one who stays in its hole.

[@pyrobob5724]

Wait... Do you ever sleep?

[@wolvezbane261]

Wow he's here too? This guy's great

[@damanibrown3021]

Why are you every where?

[@em5522]

Thought people were exaggerating about you being everywhere, but you really are, huh °-°

[@haydoriobro2441]

Aaaaggghhh a weeb

[@xXSKAVENXx]

"May be innocent, may be sweet...Not half as nice as rotting meat." Blix Goblin Prince

[@stianthijsen4784]

Yes, BLIX from LEGEND is an epic character - like how he always spoke in rhymes!

[@brainlessboy234]

As jontron puts it, "goblins are still really, REALLY scary!"

[@nickvinsable3798]

I like focusing on realistic theories & as such I theorize that elves, orcs, humans, & such are actually related.

[@marti8053]

Yes they are! That's because someone in our distant past was messing around with our human dna in a lab. I think in an attempt to sabotage everything God created on earth, especially humans. They were mixing human dna with themselves, animals, sea creatures and even insects. This is why you hear tales of giants, mermaids, centaurs, minotaurs, fairies, etc. Today we still hear of creatures like bigfoot and dogman which are also mixed with human dna.

[@Grave_of_the_Sea]

@@marti8053 yeah I definentely believe you yep

[@oppaloopa3698]

@@marti8053 Very creative. Kinda unnerving. 10/10

[@illyria7756]

@@marti8053 Nah. Your religion has fkd up your worldview. It has demonized everything not fitting in the narrative, kinda arrogant if you ask me. Reminds of what's going on right now with everyone who doesn't agree with a certain kind of political narrative being called a nazi.

[@SpartanManchie]

@@marti8053 I believe that giants were real once fallen angels had sex with human women and the women gave birth to them. I think that pagan gods were actually fallen angels that tried to rule the earth after they got kicked out of heaven.

[@ded2thaworld963]

Always liked goblins, even the different versions from cultures. I wanted to make a D&D goblin character so bad when i played it as a kid

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

You can play one in Pathfinder 1e, they're a PC race. They make great Rogues, and assassins (sneak attack masters). I run a game of it.

[@TyudroWymoreEdgartyu2]

"I've got the best deals anywhere!"

[@supremeverdict359]

Goblin Slayer: Did someone say goblins!? (HEAVY BREATHING)

[@lukashuettner]

haha - you sound like a DM when you impersonate these Goblins :D

[@sabasklahn6012]

I love your videos man, thank you!

[@bantober]

This is what I fall asleep too only thing that works your voice thank you for being so calm

[@koipond_5370]

I love how you used Skyrim ambience.

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

Interesting about the colander set outside to trick the goblin into counting the holes. Reminds me of throwing seeds at night outside for the vampire to count and keep them too busy to do harm. This was a great video!

[@danjohnston9037]

A trite thought that just occurred to me , The Ferengi from Star Trek are, wait for it, Space Goblins :/

[@brabbit330]

Space goblin anarcho-capitalists more like.

[@benwhitefield6811]

@@brabbit330 can you even be anarchocap without having jew within 5 miles at all times anyways

[@brabbit330]

Ben Whitefield In my experience, An-caps are very anti-Semitic white dudes who don’t tolerate the presence of any non-aryan races or non-Christian religions. So no, there wouldn’t be any Jews within any distance of them.

[@benwhitefield6811]

@@brabbit330 despite the fact almost all anarchist politics being almost exclusively written by Jewish intellectuals

[@benwhitefield6811]

@@brabbit330 and anti semitism is just pro-not being manipulated for profit

[@riches3581]

EA (electronic arts): We have a traitor. he has given all our secrets to humans.

[@dafttool]

I had no idea that goblins were supposed to be hairy. I think there’s an Anunnaki version of goblins/dwarves that was created to work in the claustrophobic mines, adapted to harsh conditions & poisonous air, while being gifted masters of metals.

[@brandonharris9160]

You mean humans? That's what the Annunaki used humanity for, mining for gold supposedly

[@dafttool]

@@brandonharris9160 Well, perhaps a subspecies of Man. This video was on goblins, & yes, the Anunnaki supposedly created Man in their image, for the purpose of mining gold, according to the Ancient Sumerians, but gold isn’t all that was mined, & there are stories of them also creating a smaller race of dwarves as well, who were supposedly even better suited to mine deeper within the earth where the air was more toxic & unbearable for Man. There are images of them supposedly in some Ancient Egyptian art, archeologists just calling them dwarves. It’s all speculative, of course, because we are talking ancient mythologies, & then trying to apply those folklore stories to what we know exist in modern times. (Incidentally, there are stories of Native Americans that include both tribes of giants, but lesser known also tribes of little people. It’s hard getting information on this because nothing was written down, so it was primarily anecdotal accounts that had been passed down)

[@stianthijsen4784]

​@@dafttoolVERY interesting topic. In Austria we have many tiny tunnels named as ERDSTALL. There is a brilliant Professor by the name KUSCH who is exploring this topic for ages. He found out mind-blowing things in the archives of the nobles and the church about the origin of these tunnels. Long story short: there must be another race live underground!

[@SirLorn]

Good vid, ty.....and props for adding the ref of Styx, one hell of a Stealth action game, and I love the way he breaks the 4th wall to shit talk you upon you dying in the 2nd game.....

[@TheHornedKing]

In Dragonfable and other games by Artix Entertainment, you can encounter goblins that are called "sneevil". Mostly your typical goblins, except one thing; they don't want gold, they want boxes. They absolutely love empty boxes, even more than cats, and will do everything to get their hands on them, which is the plot of a number of quests. And then there is that time when the player buys the loyalty of a sneevil king and his entire army with thousands of boxes, all though the king only knew that "thousands" is more than 5.

[@MrKarnator]

Some of our favorite Gobs are Styx, Gazlowe, and many others i am sure but those two are the only ones i personally know or can think the top of my head. More might come in time. The spiderman villains do not count because they are not "Real" goblins.

[@stianthijsen4784]

BLIX from Legend

[@jacoblitsinberger37]

Mythology and Fiction Explain Could you please do a video on the Unhcegila from Lakota native american mythology please

[@AlexanderStone]

Sounds interesting! Care to give a brief synopsis?

[@AlexanderStone]

Actually! I just did the research! I've been researching the Wendat natives previously from my area of the Great Lakes, and their story of the young giant Kitchekawana and his father Manitou. A giant from Niagra Falls slayed a snake that was making local tribes sick. He lured it to the mouth of the falls and cut off its head, but its body blocked the river and caused a great buildup of water, which collapsed the giants large cavern home that existed underneath the falls, creating the current "U" shape in the falls. In the end the giant was successful, but lost his home.

[@AlexanderStone]

You know what the crazy thing is? I was lead to this by observing land formations in Northern Canada that appear as if the were carved out by a massive massive giant huge slithering thing. And then I found massive giant human footprints in Nunavut. To the left of Nanisivik. Then I found them everywhere across the globe. We were looking too small. Some of these giants were over 2km tall, as ludicrous as that sounds to us little people. They weren't from here. There is a lineage of giants that can be traced back to a giant of the stars Uranus/Oranus and a female earth giant Gaia from my research.

[@Mpiewizard]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make all of these videos! You're one of my favorite channels on KZbin :)

[@wcapewell3089]

Leave your "Spiderwick Chronicles" references below: Please?

[@Nocforweb3]

Just saw this - thank you and great job with it! I'd been looking for something on goblins, piecing together various sources... and this had a lot of useful material! I'm curious, where is the elf / fae one mentioned in the Fomorian video? I see the Cerununnos one, and Fomorians, and you mentioned Puck here (whom Shakespear kinda placed in the fae court).. but I'd love to see the one (or more about) the fae across cultures - Tuatha De Danaan / Tylwyth Teg, Ljósálfar, and especially other cultures where equivalent and similar beings might be? (leaving aside popular re-imaginings of course)

[@husbandsonfollowerleader9133]

Fun fact: Goblins have been kicked out of 139 counties.

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

Was looking for this comment.

[@TylerJordan601]

110*

[@kari7403]

Counties or countries?

[@chrisd2051]

@@kari7403 yes

[@kari7403]

@@chrisd2051 Cool. Thanks. Hate it when I get confused. 👍

[@Riceball01]

Red Caps appear in the 3rd season of the anime Overlord and, interestingly enough, they were portrayed as assassins.

[@JVisser1990]

Theyre basicly sneaky assassins in the pathfinder kingmaker videogame as well

[@davewilliams5208]

Famous in Scotland

[@j5767v]

So how many anime weebs watching this thinking about goblin slayer

[@LunaP1]

Jose Valenzuela me ✋

[@ronjayrose9706]

Alot

[@anatypicallyhumanperson7200]

All of them

[@ricardoramos1059]

Myself include

[@kalebgonzales4009]

YAHOE!

[@the_priest_of_holy_moon_cult]

*goblin slayer kicks the door down* Goblin slayer: goblins

[@calebchristensen900]

I don't know if it's just the influence of D&D, but now thinking about it, but Rumpelstiltskin isn't your common fey creature, he's capable of turning straw into golden thread permanently. and its implied that deals unfulfilled with him can have very bad consequences. I'd say he's more akin to an archfey.

[@Xenophage100]

Maybe some kind of genie or even a minor god (Garl Glittergold springs instantly to mind)... either that or he's a high-level gnome transmutation wizard with a fetish for babies. Archfey is a good bet, though. Ol' Rumplestiltskin ticks all the Archfey boxes... except the ugliness. Most Archfey are SUPER vain and choose nothing but the most beautiful of forms when they change shape. This is not to say that a particularly clever or deceitful (or humble lol fat chance) Archfey wouldn't take on the form of a wizened gnome or goblin.

[@raystewart9133]

"Shut up", "do you want gold?", "well I want gold!"😂

[@ironman44320]

I would like to see a video on the mythology of elves and dark elves, as well as more obscure creatures like the bunyip.

[@infolord79]

Elves come from Norse/Germanic/Old English tradition. Odin, Thor and the rest. As are goblins. This is also where four of the seven days of the week get their names.

[@ironman44320]

@@infolord79 i know where they come form. I was asking for a video on the lore about them.

[@tomhaigh1748]

The Oblivion music in the background takes me back

[@pr1sccc]

Tom Haigh it’s Skyrim ambient music

[@Dotranix]

"Challenge them to a task they cannot complete" *Challenges the goblin to kill itself* The goblin: 👀👀

[@ADuBToR]

just too easy ... goblin ... clean up the mess i leave behind ... neverendingstory

[@godlessqueertheywarnedyouabout]

Nice video-I've always wondered about the cultural origins of goblins and other near-universal fantasy creatures. I'd love to see a similar video on orcs, since they're in the Lord of the Rings, Elder Scrolls, D&D, et cetera.

[@Zorander.]

They can't count to three because of the Holy Trinity.

[@MrRedgrin]

I can't explain it, but a deadpan British accent saying "douchebag-y" had me screaming.

[@qwertschimdt4655]

Its truly amazing the cultures of the civilizations

[@davidhanson5871]

"an the gobble 'uns 'ull git ya ef ya do'nt watch out" James Whitcomb Riley

[@1YCARADOFACAO]

Goblins are my favourite fantasy race because of their rich history and mithology, loved the video!

[@qdogs2852]

I love goblins in World of Warcraft and they are one of my favorite races in the Horde

[@violetlight1548]

I love playing as goblins too. I have 3 of the little buggers -- Trixzie, my Shaman, Gadjet, Trixzie's daughter, a hunter who's favourite pet is her Hyena, and Eveie the Warlock.

[@purplepride0987]

I seen goblin and clicked now gotta watch the goblin slayer anime

[@mirmodelovino2092]

Grammar *_-100_*

[@purplepride0987]

Um shut it 😅😨🙇

[@mirmodelovino2092]

Emoji *_100_*

[@em5522]

Abridged ver for me ^□^

[@purplepride0987]

I didn't like that version

[@chicodepuertorico1450]

In Dragon's Dogma, Goblins ill like fire!

[@vpombovp]

I just discovered your channel. You're very informative and entertaining. My favorite goblin is Jared, the Goblin King - don't hit me (R. I. P. David Bowie)

[@illyria7756]

I love that movie! He made a great goblin king 😀 One of the Monty Python guys, Terry Jones, wrote a book on the Labyrinth goblins, The Goblin Companion, it's hilarious, highly recommend it. It has illustrations by Brian Fraud, the guy who designed those goblins for the movie. He has other books about fae lore too, his illustrations are truly amazing.

[@SMunro]

Goblin and kobold comes from the protoindoeuropean ku-. A cave shared by the linguistic ancestors of japanese and indonesians. Searching for geographic words carrying the ku- markers, they resided between desert and world-jungle, alps and canyons. Basically Indus valley.

[@MajinReptile.UltraMajin]

Trolls Orcs Goblins What is the difference between all of them? Perhaps a video explaining the categories of these green hairy people?

[@couldntthinkofacoolname9608]

Size. Trolls = Massive. Orcs = Roughly human sized, big. Goblins = Not big.

[@Xenophage100]

In Dungeons and Dragons, Orcs, Trolls, and Goblins are actually unrelated. Trolls are related to Ogres and Giants, Orcs are related to Elves and Humans, and Goblins are related to Hobgoblins and Bugbears. In the works of Tolkien, there is basically no difference between Orcs and Goblins (the few differences having been explained in the video) while Trolls were magically created living weapons (like the Dragons and Balrogs) from when all the Elves and weird demigods were fighting with each other over who sung the wrong notes in the song that made the world. In folklore, Trolls and Goblins are also unrelated, with Trolls being mainly large solitary predators while Goblins tended to be more social and "civilized" sometimes even living in human dwellings and towns and co-operating with the locals (always in secret). Goblins were also considered faeries and related to Elves while trolls were not as far as I know. Trolls are from Norse mythology whereas the mythological origins of Goblins are a little more unclear (probably Greece though). I'm not sure if Orcs existed in folklore or if Tolkien made them up. In World of Warcraft, Goblins and Trolls are related to each other while Orcs come from another planet entirely although they now all co-exist and co-operate in a single society. I hope that helps.

[@BillSikes.]

Trolls live under bridges and ambush people as they cross, if captured the victim is eaten

[@sargoyshekelsberg8632]

Trolls live in their mother's basements, orcs and goblins live in the forest.

[@hughjassman8632]

Trolls can regenerate missing limbs, so fire is the best way to end their life, or sunlight turns them to stone. The other two don't regenerate. Goblins are original creatures and small, Orcs are a hybrid of Goblins and Elves or Humans. If you mate an Orc and a full Human or Elf you get a Half-Orc.

[@MrMic-kp3ww]

Very interesting indeed - I enjoyed watching all the different kind of goblins. Thumbs up!

[@shadown5757]

I see that you used the image of goblin chainwhirler from Magic the gathering, which reminds me how well they are represented on that card game including the feel of hastiness, dumbness and self sacrifice in order to do a burning effect towards the opponent. Magic the gathering represents many mythological creatures really well including their essential nature as portrayed on the myths from which they come from.

[@IronGiant131]

I love how the logo is from the game Styx

[@luxishkahan]

Rumplestiltskin scared the shit outta me when I was younger, you guys remember the movie where he had a motorcycle??

[@karmaghedon]

Anybody noticed the Skyrim background music in ...well the background?! It made the video even more enjoyable!!

[@LindaJones-uk6ee]

I absolutely love this episode. Thank you for whimsy and all your great tales

[@stevengarcia1193]

I truly enjoy most if not all of your videos but this one was by far the best . All the gold

[@keegendzurko627]

When are you doing the kobold video?

[@trainerlesseevee478]

I love this stuff! Also, love the skyrim music in the background 👍

[@candiigurl7893]

The jokes and side story tangents were pretty corny, but somehow I laughed anyway. Stuff like that adds character to your videos and sets you apart from other channels. I like it! 👍

[@masterblasterT47]

Of all goblins in pop culture the goblin hordes of the magic the gathering multiverse is among my favorites. From the moogs of the plane of Rath to the hardened warriors and survivalists of the plane of Tarkir the goblins of the magic multiverse provides examples of all the archetypes you mentioned along with some truly unique and interesting twists on the goblin concept. Among the the greatest examples of goblin kind of the multiverse we have Squee a goblin from the plane of dominaria. After being caught by the Phyrexians during their invasion of his home plane he was cursed with immortality so his captors could enjoy themselves by killing him over and over again. As a card flavor text informs us squee doesn't view his condition as a curse and as a side effect he's also the oldest known goblin in the multiverse and for a short lived and accident prone race that's quite impressive.

[@subhanshahidakram7916]

I love your videos! They are so descriptive and easy to understand. I would like to request a video, can you do a video describing the “Gravemind” from the Halo game series? it is a very interesting subject and may interest you...

[@imanithepinkmonster]

This video is helping me out a lot. Im in the ball jointed doll hobby and I have this beautiful dark red doll woth big ears a year ago. I knew I wanted to do some sort of fantasy theme. I just didnt know how to go about it. Thank you