juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to germany There are an awful lot of "cursed maidens" in German folklore, usually adjcacent to some large amounts of treasure. #Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/three-maidens-25966611
There are an awful lot of "cursed maidens" in German folklore, usually adjcacent to some large amounts of treasure.
#Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/three-maidens-25966611
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore Sometimes it's the best to eat up and be grateful for the meal - no matter how unappealing the food is! #Austria #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @austria @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghosts-of-alps-41303447
Sometimes it's the best to eat up and be grateful for the meal - no matter how unappealing the food is!
#Austria #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @austria @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghosts-of-alps-41303447
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to germany Imprisoning a dragon familiar in someone's house is a jerk move. #Germany #folktale #folklore #dragon @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/domestic-dragons-68243047
Imprisoning a dragon familiar in someone's house is a jerk move.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #dragon @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/domestic-dragons-68243047
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore A sunken road near Münsterhof is haunted by a strange, headless ghost. #Poland #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/headless-50176377
A sunken road near Münsterhof is haunted by a strange, headless ghost.
#Poland #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/headless-50176377
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore Have you checked all nearby tunnels and crevices for troublesome local spirits? #Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/where-wood-dwell-76591741
Have you checked all nearby tunnels and crevices for troublesome local spirits?
#Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/where-wood-dwell-76591741
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore The "Wahles-Books" contained many secret signs of where treasures could be found in the German mountains. #Germany #folktale #folklore #Venice @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/strange-foreign-35004214
The "Wahles-Books" contained many secret signs of where treasures could be found in the German mountains.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Venice @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/strange-foreign-35004214
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore Isn't it annoying if a visitor just refuses to leave? #Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/infernal-visits-78826620
Isn't it annoying if a visitor just refuses to leave?
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/infernal-visits-78826620
SimonRoyHughes, 10 months ago to folklorethursday “The legend is the mother of history; the folktale is a relative of both. All three are the dearest friends of youth.” – Guldberg & Dzwonkowski (the earliest publishers of #Asbjørnsen & #Moe) #NorwegianFolktales #NorwegianLegends #Folklore @folklore @folklorethursday
“The legend is the mother of history; the folktale is a relative of both. All three are the dearest friends of youth.” – Guldberg & Dzwonkowski (the earliest publishers of #Asbjørnsen & #Moe)
#NorwegianFolktales #NorwegianLegends #Folklore @folklore @folklorethursday
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore Do not let small children go out of the house unwashed and unblessed - or else the Wildg'fahr will get them! #Austria #folktale #folklore @austria @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/return-of-67417322
Do not let small children go out of the house unwashed and unblessed - or else the Wildg'fahr will get them!
#Austria #folktale #folklore @austria @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/return-of-67417322
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore The Devil has a lot of problems with customers who refuse to pay up. #Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/smiths-and-devil-73807737
The Devil has a lot of problems with customers who refuse to pay up.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/smiths-and-devil-73807737
SimonRoyHughes, 10 months ago to folklorethursday The Story of the Three Billy Goat what now? https://archive.org/details/wondertalesretol00pyle/page/68 #NorwegianFolktales #NorwegianLegends #Folklore @folklore @folklorethursday
The Story of the Three Billy Goat what now?
https://archive.org/details/wondertalesretol00pyle/page/68
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore The dead just want to be left alone, and the living need to respect that. #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/leave-dead-alone-53103203
The dead just want to be left alone, and the living need to respect that.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/leave-dead-alone-53103203
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore Do not expect the Devil to have good answers for theological questions. #Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/possessed-by-71834664
Do not expect the Devil to have good answers for theological questions.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/possessed-by-71834664
juergen_hubert, 10 months ago to folklore The last of the once-proud lindwurm dragons of the Gevezin area found a rather ignomious end. #Germany #folktale #folklore #dragon @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/lives-of-67979248
The last of the once-proud lindwurm dragons of the Gevezin area found a rather ignomious end.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #dragon @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/lives-of-67979248
bibliolater, 10 months ago to earlymodern Jonathan Westaway (2022) The Inuit discovery of Europe? The Orkney Finnmen, preternatural objects and the re-enchantment of early-modern science, Atlantic Studies, 19:2, 200-223, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14788810.2020.1838819 #OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #History #Histodon #Histodons #Science #HistSci #EarlyModern #Scotland #Orkney #Arctic #Inuit #Folklore #Europe @histodon @histodons @earlymodern @science
Jonathan Westaway (2022) The Inuit discovery of Europe? The Orkney Finnmen, preternatural objects and the re-enchantment of early-modern science, Atlantic Studies, 19:2, 200-223, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14788810.2020.1838819 #OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #History #Histodon #Histodons #Science #HistSci #EarlyModern #Scotland #Orkney #Arctic #Inuit #Folklore #Europe @histodon @histodons @earlymodern @science