Zeligens

The Seligens (Salaweiber, Salige Frauen, Saligen, Salkweiber) are female forest spirits in German folklore.

In German folklore, forest spirits looking like blonde, blue-eyed women dressed in white dresses. They could help with the housework, help find the way in the forest, tell secret knowledge about the healing properties of plants. They left if they felt that one of the family members would die.