King Goldemar

[4] The king also features in "Der junge König und die Schäferin" ("The Prince and the Shepherdess") by German poet Ludwig Uhland.

[1] According to a legend recorded by Thomas Keightley in 1850, King Goldemar was a kobold, a type of house spirit in Germanic belief.

Goldemar brought good fortune to Neveling's household, demanding only a seat at the table, a stable for his horse, and food for himself and his animal.

After King Goldemar had lived with Neveling for three years, a curious kitchen boy strewed ashes and tares about to try to see the kobold's footprints.

[6] Hardenstein lay in a rich mining area during the Middle Ages, which may account for why the castle became associated with a subterranean sprite like Goldemar.

King Goldemar and his queen look on as an old dwarf tells a tale.