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Theork is ademon ofTyrolalpine folklore. He lives onmountains,almen,rock holes, orvalleys. He warns the noble game ofhunters, or can be savage and bring geisser to thecattle. He was feared like theaufhocker. As adwarf, the ork was a well-behavedkobold/house spirit inwine cellars. He may be connected to the figure Orkise in the medieval poemVirginal, aboutDietrich von Bern's battle with a vaguely similar being.
A particular kind of ork is the Orco Burlevole (Tricky Ork), very popular in the area ofVerona. This tall, horse-hoofed and horse-haired man, who lives in caves or abandoned houses, can assume any form, produce any sound and even alter the victim's perception of place or time. Despite his great power, his only goal is to play jokes on the victims and, when he has had his fun, he disappears in a sulphur cloud saying"Te l'ho fatta!" meaning, in the local language, "I fooled you" or “I got you”. But it does not necessarily always say that.
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