The 'Sandman' character in north European folklore, popularized/originated by Hans Christian Andersen, is said to help children?
Sandman Sandman The Sandman is a mythical character in Western and Northern European folklore who puts people to sleep and brings good dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto the eyes of people while they sleep at night, i.e. rheum. The Sandman is a traditional character in many children's stories and books. In Scandinavian folklore, he is said to sprinkle sand or dust on or into the eyes of the child at night to bring on sleep and dreams. The grit or "sleep" (rheum) in one's eyes upon waking is the supposed result of the Sandman's work the previous night. E. T.
Sandman the Elder). Hans Christian Andersen's 1841 folk tale "Ole Lukøje" introduced the Sandman, named Ole Lukøje, by relating dreams he gave to a young boy in a week through his magical technique of sprinkling dust in the eyes of the children. "Ole" is a Danish name and "Lukøje" means "close eye". Andersen wrote: In the Swedish translation he is called Jon or John Blund, and in Afrikaans, a language spoken in Southern Africa and related to Dutch, he is referred to as "Klaas Vaak". Sandman The Sandman is a mythical character in Western and Northern European folklore who puts people