Tintilinić (alternatively Pimpilić,[1] Tintilin or Malik) is a figure in Croatian folklore. He is typically described as a demon[2] child wearing a red cap,[3] soul of an unbaptised child which strolls through houses at night.[4]
The legend is typically recorded on the Croatian coast, as well as among Burgenland Croats in Austria. The folk character has been popularized by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić in her Tales of Long Ago, published in 1916.[5]
References
- ^ Neweklowsky, G.; Gaál, K. (1991). Kroatische Märchen und Totenklagen aus Stinatz im Burgenland. exclusive distributor, Mladost. ISBN 9788676490042. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ Bane, T. (2012). Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures. McFarland. p. 406. ISBN 9780786488940. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ Bošković-Stulli, M. (1997). Usmene pripovijetke i predaje. Matica hrvatska. ISBN 9789531502290. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ "Hrvatski mitski svijet". Archived from the original on 2005-12-16. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Croatia - Folklore and regional stories | Advertisement feature | The Observer". observer.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2017-01-27.