2/ Strackerjan collects his tales by topic, which is always greatly appreciated by researchers like me. His accounts of "walriders" were especially fascinating - "night hag"-type spirits who come from England in order to "ride" German men and women at night.Here are a few tales from his collection which I have translated:https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Category:Strackerjan_-_Aberglaube_und_Sagen_aus_dem_Herzogthum_Oldenburg_-_Erster_Band https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Category:Strackerjan_-_Aberglaube_und_Sagen_aus_dem_Herzogthum_Oldenburg_-_Zweiter_Band
@mythologymonday @TarkabarkaHolgy @curiousordinary.bsky.social @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites @pj-richards.bsky.social @AnnaJunePage @nataljastgermain.bsky.social @JessMahler@indiepocalypse.social @beefolklore.bsky.social @FolkloreFun @psychescinema.bsky.social @PatFurstenberg An excellent choice about which I indeed have much to say.
Magic can turn the tide of a battle.As long as nobody else figures out what you are doing, that is!#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #magic https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Siege_of_Rog%C3%A4tz
A sleeping army rests in a tunnel close to the Baltic Sea. They shall only reemerge at the usual Final Battle.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklorehttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Sleeping_Army
The knight Ulrich Landschade von Steinach once infiltrated the camp of an enemy sultan with his skill as a harpist.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #castle https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Knight_of_Land_Harm
Few people consider the challenges of transporting supplies during times of war.#MythologyMonday #CzechRepublic #folktale #folklore #bread https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Fuhrmannsberg_Mountain
After being destroyed in the Thirty Years' War, the village of Scortowe led a ghostly afterlife.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststoryhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ghostly_Wedding_in_the_Deserted_Village_of_Scortowe
When Emperor emerges from Untersberg Mountain, the "World War" - the final battle before Judgment Day - will being.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklorehttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Mountain_Rapture_-_Emperor_Charlemagne
@fnordius For the Fränkische Schweiz I can recommend this book, which was basically my introduction to German folk tales as a whole.And there was a tale about a knight of Aufseß who made himself bulletproof.https://fsv-ev.de/publikationen/schriftenreihen/landschaft-und-kultur/band-5.html
Don't shake the hand of a ghost, no matter what. Hand them a broomstick as a safer alternative!#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/God%27s_Reward
When witches travel, they ride on broomsticks, oven forks, and other kitchen implements.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #witch #witchcraft https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Witches_in_Wilster
Watch out for broomstick riders off the coast!#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ridim%C3%A4r_on_a_Ship
Once, an omen spirit swept the streets of Wernigerode clean.Soon after, a fire destroyed large parts of the city.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Conflagration
Once, a herder wanted to craft some brooms on Ungarsberg Mountain. But when he started to work on the brooms, things took a strange turn...#MythologyMonday #Austria #folktale #folklore #magic https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Three_Blessed_Ones_on_Ungarberg_Mountain
The mill at the Innerste River was haunted by a ghost who swept all around the building with his broom.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ghosts_Haunting_the_New_Mill_at_the_Innerste_River
The ability to fly with a broomstick might be a tad exaggerated.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #magic https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Broom_Rider
Greetings, myth lovers! Our #MythologyMonday theme is BRUSHES AND BROOMS. Which myths feature a tool such as a brush or broom? Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you on Monday! Beauty Hero Photographer, Illustrator#mythology #folklore@TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary.bsky.social @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites @pj-richards.bsky.social @AnnaJunePage @nataljastgermain.bsky.social @JessMahler @beefolklore.bsky.social @FolkloreFun @psychescinema.bsky.social @PatFurstenberg
When the Wildg'fahr ventures forth, it makes "a rustling noise like dried furs".#MythologyMonday #Austria #folktale #folklore #WildHunt https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wildg%27fahr
The Sorcerer of Sistrans used a magical tome bound in pig leather in order to compel thieves to bring their stolen books back to him.#MythologyMonday #Austria #folktale #folklore #magic https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Sorcerer_of_Sistrans
