Origins in Folklore
- The Benevolent Goblin, from Gesta Romanorum (England)
- Chinese Ghouls and Goblins (England 1928)
- Erlking is a malevolent goblin from German legend.
- The Goblin of Adachigahara (Japanese fairy tale)
- The Goblin Chief of Norway, from The Elf Mound (Danish fairy tale)
- The Goblin Pony, from The Grey Fairy Book (French fairy tale)
- The Goblin Rat, from The Boy Who Drew Cats (Japanese fairy tale)
- The Goblins at the Bath House (Estonia), from A Book of Ghosts and Goblins (1969)
- The Goblins Turned to Stone (Dutch fairy tale)
- Gwyn ap Nudd was ruler over the goblin tribe. (Welsh folklore)
- Shiva has a cohort of goblins and ghouls (India).
- Twenty-Two Goblins (Indian fairy tale)
- King Gobb (Moldovan Gypsy folktale)
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