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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · 1h ago
Ships, too, have their own spirits - and sailors had better be respectful of them. #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Klabautermann
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · 5h ago
You've read the tales, now get the books! #Germany #folktale #folklore #book https://sunkencastles.com/the-books/
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · 9h ago
Some huntsmen will do anything to become successful - up to and including cruel magics. #Germany #folktale #folklore #magic https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Meadow_Jacket
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · 1d ago
Once, a miner's pride in his speedy work attracted the attention of the Devil himself. #Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Shaft_near_Stra%C3%9Fberg
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · 1d ago
A certain pond in the Harz mountains is said to be inhabited by the Devil himself - and he uses rather unusual methods in order to keep trespassers away. #Germany #folktale #folklore #lake #swamp #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wish_Swamp
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · 2d ago
The dwarf king Hibich was able to roam the surface near the town of Bad Grund - until Imperial forces put an end to this during the Thirty Years' War. #Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dwarf_King_Hibich
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · 3d ago
Night hags are known for riding their victims while they are asleep. But sometimes, their victims manage to turn the tables. #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Riding_the_Walrider
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · 3d ago
Few things are as tragic as a ship sinking with all men within sight of the harbor. #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ghost_Ship_%28Emden%29
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · 4d ago
Never ever shake a ghost's hand. That never ends well. #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ghost_and_the_Groom
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · 6d ago
It is sometimes possible to cure a budding night hag of her condition before it is too late. #Italy #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Trude_at_Unterholz
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 22, 2026
Rats can find food even in churches. #Germany #folktale #folklore #rat https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Rat
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 20, 2026
The Wild Huntsman was a Catholic priest in life who slew a sacred stag on Christmas Eve. #Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Hubertus_Cave_near_Sillium
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 18, 2026
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. #Germany #folktale #folklore #CallOfCthulhu https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Spiritus_Familiaris
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 18, 2026
Once there was a forester whose assistants all died under mysterious circumstances. #Germany #folktale #folklore #magic https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Of_A_Forester_Whose_Assistants_All_Died
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 17, 2026
The Devil is known for being a master architect. Large constructions such as barns or even churches are but a night's work for him. #Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_as_a_Master_Architect
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 16, 2026
Magical methods of murder always have their downsides. #Germany #folktale #folklore #magic https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Blood_Bullets
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 15, 2026
When the forest spirits of the Schömberg region abandoned their former homes, they left white sparrows behind so that the mortals would remember them. #Poland #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Forest_Spirits_and_the_White_Sparrows
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 12, 2026
The Wild Hunt takes on many forms in different parts of Europe. #Austria #folktale #folklore #WildHunt https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Night_Folk
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 09, 2026
In Würzburg, a student once took a prank too far - and paid the price. #Germany #folktale #folklore #dog https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Ghostly_Poodle
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 07, 2026
Germany, too, has lost pirate treasures - and those who search for them. #Germany #folktale #folklore #pirate https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Claus_St%C3%B6rtebeck_and_Michel_G%C3%A4deke
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