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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" (or "Urisk") of Scotland and northern England, the "hob" of northern England and the Scottish Borders, the Slavic "domovoi" and Scandinavian "tomte". It has been related also to Robin Goodfellow, and Hobgoblins. It is best known for being mentioned by John Milton. It is generally connected with the north of England. He is typically described as a large, hairy man with a tail, who performs housework in exchange for a saucer of milk and a place in front of the fire. One story claims he is the giant son of a witch and the Devil. He is a very similar figure to Robin Goodfellow, ''a.k.a.'' Puck. The abbey lubber is a minor devil that haunts the wine cellars or kitchens of abbeys, tempting the monks into drunkenness, gluttony and lasciviousness. The best known abbey lubber tale is that of Friar Rush.〔Briggs, Katharine, ''Encyclopedia of Fairies'', 1976, p.1〕 ==Lubber fiend in literature== The lubber fiend appears also in ''The Red Axe'' by S.R. Crockett (1900) Lob is the title of a poem by Edward Thomas. It also appears in ''Lob Lie-By-The-Fire'' by Juliana H. Ewing, ''Troll Fell'' by Katherine Langrish, ''Abbeychurch'' by Charlotte M. Yonge and ''Dear Brutus'' by J. M. Barrie (as "Lob, the ancient Puck"). It is also notable that Hellboy fills in some of the credentials of a Lubber Fiend. He was born of a witch and the devil, he has a tail, and he serves men, though not for milk. He can therefore be seen as a modern day Lubber Fiend. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lubber fiend」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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