to never being seen by human eyes again. In Germany also other mountain spirits are known. The most frequently appearing mountain spirits are the dwarves, whose are most commonly called Zwerge (sg. Zwerg) but are also known under a wide range of other names. They often appear in droves. A malevolent mountain spirit of Swabian salt pits is the long-nosed Halgeist or Haalgeist (both "salt ghost") which throws everyone over the mountain who dares to make fun of its large nose. See also Rübezahl - a Czech-German mountain spirit or woodwose Literature Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm: Deutsche Sagen: Vollständige Ausgabe mit Illustrationen von Otto Ubbellohde. Kassel 1818, reprint at Nikol, Hamburg 2014, . Ludwig Bechstein: Deutsches Sagenbuch. Meiningen 1852, reprint at F. W. Hendel Verlag, Meersburg, Leipzig 1930. Christa Agnes Tuczay: Geister, Dämonen - Phantasmen: Eine Kulturgeschichte. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden 2015, . External links Legends about the Bergmönch and other mountain spirits from German folklore. Brothers Grimm Legend 2 Der Berggeist at www.zeno.org Brothers Grimm Legend 3 Der Bergmönch im Harz at www.zeno.org Ludwig Bechstein Legend 625 Meister Hämmerling at www.zeno.org Ludwig Bechstein Legend 935 Breithut und andere Geister at www.zeno.org . Contains information about the Halgeist. References German legendary creatures Fictional giants