Wandering Adventure Party

The dead do not always have the materials for playing games of all kinds.Thus, they are often forced to improvise.#FolkyFriday #Germany #folktale #folklore #bowling #ghost #ghoststoryhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Bowling_Farmers

Near Schwerte, a mansion was once dragged halfway to Hell.Now, it only manifests once every century, on the night of the full moon.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Hellhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Cursed_Mansion

You may be mostly familiar with dragons as huge, flying reptiles.But in German folklore, dragon can also be shapechanging trickster spirits!#Germany #folktale #folklore #dragon https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dragon_-_A_Tale_from_Lanz

German folklore features many tales involving the desecration of blessed altar bread. Unfortunately, this was often used to perpetuate antisemitic narratives as well.#Germany #folktale #folklore #antisemitismhttps://sunkencastles.com/2024/01/07/antisemitism-in-german-folklore-part-1-host-desecration/

It's #PhantomsFriday again tomorrow (it being Friday and all), so do please join in the feed with posts on all things #ghost. Words, art, #folklore, haunted locations & the yarns told about them; all is grist to the spooky mill! Near contributors will be doubly welcome. #haunted #ghosts #paranormalRE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:b2hyz7hdcoiglhniwkwykt3f/post/3lnsivcr74227

@nicolai Oh, there's that too - I actually wrote two blog entries about #antisemitism in German folklore, and I plan to do more.Though I think it is useful to distinguish how people _conceptualized_ evil, and how they _slandered_ other people. For example, Jews were commonly accused of host desecration, but not all tales featuring host desecration involved Jews.https://sunkencastles.com/blog/

Encounters with the Devil leave their mark - in one way or another.#Poland #folktale #folklore #Devil https://www.patreon.com/posts/devils-stones-2-66710527

It takes a mage to catch a thief.#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic https://www.patreon.com/posts/binding-thieves-111865466

A black cow haunts the vicinity of Kirrwiller.#WyrdWednesday #France #folktale #folklore #cowhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Black_Cow

In 1519, a long, black figure was spotted in Murder Alley of the town of Hof.#WyrdWednesday #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Long_Man_in_the_Murder_Alley_at_Hof

Folklore read live! Can the cud-chewing cow be scary?Find out LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/7LQyu1jjuBg#FairyTaleTuesday #WritingCommunity #storyteller #FairyTale #AmReading #reading #indieWriter #fairy #folklore #folk #tales #stories #GrimmBrothers #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #pf2e #ttrpg #fantasy #lotr #german #folklore #legend #cattle #cow #haunted

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 https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghosts-of-alps-41303447

Summoning the Devil as a party trick is unwise - for there is always someone who doesn't follow the instructions.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devilhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_and_the_Teacher

Just because a bread roll can absorb liquids like a sponge it doesn't mean you should use it like one!#Austria #folktale #folklore #bread https://www.patreon.com/posts/bread-sacrilege-98910990

Pumphut will always get into trouble with authority figures, eventually.#Germany #folktale #folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/pumphut-iv-106933470

Dwarves value their possessions highly, and are willing to pay high prices for them if they lose them.#Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Silver_Dwarven_Bell

Love and tragedy often go hand in hand.#Germany #folktale #folklorehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnCXvJ7W6-Y

The foster son of a farmer had to kill a dragon in order to win the woman he loved.#MythologyMonday #Austria #folktale #folklore #dragon https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dragon_of_R%C3%B6thelstein

In the year 1605, a fostered girl in Löwenburg was possessed by the Devil.#MythologyMonday #Poland #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Possessed_Girl_at_L%C3%B6wenberg

@ljwrites Possibly, though it's an edge case - snake monarchs rarely serve as moral guardians unless someone steals from _them_.