The Krymling
For a long time, parents have used threats for Krymlingen to make sure that the children behave well. The custom is most common in the western parts of the Empire.
Summary
Krymlingen is similar to an old woman with curved back and ugly face. On her back she wears a bag, in which the disobedient children are stopped. What then happens, what she should do with the children. Is a bit unclear, but what is often the case is the threats are very effective in getting disobedient children to calm down.
Historical Basis
The myth probably originated from the time when Krym and the Empire lay in bitter feud about the lands surrounding the western border of the empire. Krym often made long raids on the Empire's territories. There the Krymska soldiers burned and ravaged the locals. Large refugee flows went from the area towards the empire's more central parts. So much people fled so that ator parts of the area were completely deserted and empty of population. This puts itself in the collective memory - From the very beginning, the Krymska soldiers were threatened to fetch the children. But after years, the soldiers simply became another threat, namely Krymlingen
Spread
The myth is most widespread in the western parts of the empire. Further east, the legend tones down. At the top of the northern territories it does not occur at all.
Variations & Mutation
There are some variations. In the meantime, she will come stealthily in the woods, sometimes walking along beaches. In some variants, she rides on a big black cat. But always she has a sack on her back.
In Literature
Krymlingen appears in some novels. The most famous of these is Theodoz Klam's novel "One night in the summer forest" where Krymlingen plays a crucial role.
Date of Setting
Ethnologists have found that the first few times the Krymling show up in the myths is just around the end of the Krymska war. Then special during the return period. When there was a relocation to the former areas that had been hard ravaged by the war.
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