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Alas, I haven't translated any of the numerous "witch-gifted apples with evil toads" tales from German folklore yet. But I will see what else I can find... 😉
When the Maid of Wildenloh was menaced by seven brother bandits, she didn't wait for a Knight in Shining Armor to rescue her. No, she took matters into her own hand.
For blaspheming against the sacraments with his dog, the mind of a noble in Breinermoor was reduced to that of a dog. And even after death, he haunts the region in canine shape.
@Ellirahim@germany@folklore This was in line with medieval church theology, which tended to present the Devil as pathetic - he only had power over people if people gave it to him.
It was only with the witchcraft panics that the Devil was portrayed as more cunning.
As any #CallOfCthulhu veteran knows, old books you've inherited bring nothing but trouble.
You should keep them under lock and key - or perhaps even burn them, just to be safe.
Since video hosting requires so many more resources than image hosting, I have these questions about #PeerTube :
What are the hosting costs of PeerTube instances?
How do these instances deal with financing themselves?
As I understand it, if a Fediverse user views content from a different instance, then this content will be downloaded to their own instance. Is this understanding correct?
If so, is this also true for PeerTube videos - which means that, say, a Mastodon user following a PeerTube account will cause a lot of additional load (and thus hosting costs) for their home instance?
The Brothers Grimm described a familiar spirit as looking "not quite like a spider, not quite like a scorpion, but it moves incessantly" - a great line that would not look out of place in a H.P. Lovecraft story.
@aronza@italy@folklore I have barely started in my exploration of Italian folklore, just as I have barely started to learn Italian - and most of my exploration so far was limited to the German-speaking parts of Tyrol.
That being said, if you could recommend boos on regional folklore for this and other regions written in contemporary Italian, I small ears.
@jonberger@germany@folklore Pah! The Devil is too smart and brilliant to need a lawyer! There is no way he could possibly be tricked by a mere mortal... again!
Once, the Wild Huntsman had pursued a woman for seven years. But thanks to the assistance of a horse groom, he was able to catch and kill her in the very last night.
