Wandering Adventure Party

The Night Raven: Supernatural bird - or time-traveling jet fighter?You decide!#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt #bird #raven https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Night_Raven

Beware the water, or else the nixies will drown you!#Germany #folktale #folklorehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d8h7OfWm64

Strange, fiery apparitions can be seen in certain parts of the German countryside at night.#Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Fiery_Men_of_Uckerath

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.One head at a time.#Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Maid_of_Wildenloh

You'd think a race against a wooden church ornament would be hardly sporting - but one such ornament gave a priest quite a run for his money!#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devilhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Race_for_the_Sacrificial_Money

Near the town of Fürth, Emperor Charlemagne sleeps beneath a hill until his time has come again.#Germany #folktale #folklorehttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Within_the_Karlsberg_Hill

You really shouldn't play with your food.#FolkyFriday #Germany #folktale #folklore #bread https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Silberkuhl_Mine_near_Uckerath

If you use magic to cheat other people, make sure that this cannot be linked back to you!#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic https://www.patreon.com/posts/illusions-for-96342193

In the year 1454, a fanatical monk ordered games in Erfurt to be burned on the market places.#FolkyFriday #Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Strange_Swarms

The final words of the Wild Woman of the Steinalb hills were a riddle:"For know this, there are three things that contain all the fortune of earthly life: The cry of the cockerel, the fluttering of the quail, and the white lily! Whoever recognizes the wisdom in these words will have a golden blade in their plow!"#FolkyFriday #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wild_Woman

Nobody likes a cheat at cards - other than the Devil, that is.#FolkyFriday #Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Card_Players_Mend_Their_Ways_Thanks_to_the_Devil

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/

@zed @appassionato Shutting down the nuclear power plants this quickly was a decision by the Conservatives. The plan developed by the Greens would have been a more gradual phaseout that wouldn't have necessitated this much fossil fuel.

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

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

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

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