E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Eulen-spiegel (Thyl)
or Tyll Owlglass. The hero of a German tale, which relates the pranks and drolleries, the ups and downs, the freaks and fun of a wandering cottager of Brunswick. The author is said to have been Dr. Thomas Murner (14751530).