Kobolds are Sprite of German folklore. The name comes from "Kobe" = house, hut and the word "hold" = comely, good (Paul Hermann, "Deutsche Mythologie") and is often translated in English as goblin. The most common version, Heinzelmännchen, is similar to Robin Goodfellow and brownie: as household elves of ambivalent nature, they sometimes perform domestic chores, but play malicious tricks if not appeased (Hinzelmann is a particular example). Kobold is often used in German to translate the word 'Leprechaun', a type of Irish fairy goblin. Another type of kobold, more similar to the gnome, haunts mine and other underground places. The name of the element cobalt comes from kobold, after the poisonous and troublesome nature of the typical arsenical ores of this metal (cobaltite and smaltite) which polluted other mined elements (compare nickel). "Kobold" is also an uncommon su

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