The Fascinating World of European Goblins
Goblins, everybody's favorite mischievous big-nose, too greedy gold-hoarding creatures. Goblins have existed all around the world for hundreds of years, going by many different names. Across Europe, the names sounded very similar to the term that we use today but differed in the way that it was spelt. The Latin "gobble Ennis" and the Greek "gobblers" are probably the furthest away from the word goblin, which became the accepted English term sometime in the 14th century. This, in itself, had an anglo-Norman influence, deriving from the old French word "goblin". The term itself was fairly broad, but it often referred to small, grotesque, mischievous creatures with a desire for gold, treasure, or anything shiny, which to some may just sound like their younger sibling. If one was to come between them and their gold, it would turn this behavior from impish to outright malicious.
