Puck (folklore)
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In English folklore, The Puck, also known as Goodfellows, are demons or fairies which can be domestic sprites or nature sprites.
Illustration from the title page of Robin Goodfellow: His Mad Pranks and Merry Jests (1629)
Joseph Noel Paton, Puck and Fairies, detail from A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The Mad Pranks of Robin Goodfellow, by John Franklin, engraving by Edward Dalziel, 1845
Hobgoblin
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A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. Shakespeare identifies the
Puck (folklore)
…radiate outwards from South West England, which she argues had Irish influence during the Early Middle Ages. Puck may also be called The Goodfellows or Hobgoblin, in which Hob may substitute for Rob or Robin. This goes back to the character "Robin Goodfellow" and his name. The name Robin is Middle English in…
Hobgoblin Hall, a 1904 drawing by Herbert Railton of William Wordsworth's house, Rydal Mount