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Latest comment: 9 months ago by Dmessier 7 in topic In Fiction

Semi-protected edit request on 8 February 2024

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Requesting an addition to the “modern fiction” section of this entry with the following paragraph:

In December 2023, Goblins were depicted in Dr Who as mischievous creatures who create accidents and seek out and feed off coincidence, with the ability to travel in time. Source/reference: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt28289422/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_stry_pl Gblewis81 (talk) 08:12, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

 Note: IMDB may not be a reliable source because it is a tertiary source, but am unsure. Any other sources?
Urro[talk][edits]15:31, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
 Not done for now: Marking the request as answered, for now, to reactivate the request, change the edit request template answered parameter from "answered=yes" to "answered=no" Shadow311 (talk) 20:16, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 14 February 2024

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Use of Goblin as antisemitism 2A00:23C7:3109:4001:DC74:2F8:4365:8DDD (talk) 08:03, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 08:07, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Etymology

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Bogle gives a different, cited description of where the word "goblin" comes from.

the German term word bögge (from which böggel-mann ("Goblin") is derived)[7][8][9]

Can we square this? GoingRampant (talk) 18:45, 3 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: F24 Introduction to Mythology

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 19 August 2024 and 14 December 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Roufflaquette (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Roufflaquette (talk) 18:36, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

In Fiction

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I cannot find "A Benevolent Goblin" in an actual copy of the Gesta Romanorum. The only edition I could find a similar story in was Tale LXXXI, Of Gratitude to God in Vol. 2 of the John Camden Hotten edition of Swan's translation, where it is basically the same story as the source given, but doesn't mention 'goblin' at all. I don't think it should be on the list. Dmessier 7 (talk) 06:20, 19 October 2025 (UTC)Reply