Wandering Adventure Party

@fiee ...I think I will leave it to my readers to draw their own conclusions.

The old pagans sacrificed to the god Zuarasici at the ancient fane of Rhetra.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Rhetra

The pagans of old sacrificed to their gods at the "Devil's Lake" near Berlin - but the Devil tricked them and accepted their offerings in place of their old gods.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Lake

The Devil is always willing to help with major public works - but he always demands a sacrifice.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Construction_of_the_Cathedral_at_Aachen_and_the_Lousberg_Hill

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

A strange black figure guards a treasure hidden in the streets of Wernigerode.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Black_Man_with_the_Rod

An eerie black cat haunts a meadow near Salzderhelden.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Black_Cat

On the road from Waldwimmersbach to Dilsberg, a poodle will appear to travelers whose color changes from black to white to black again.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ghostly_Dog

Haslen Forest is haunted by a black poodle which leads travelers astray.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Black_Poodle_in_the_Haslen_Forest

Two eerie white cats haunt the old graveyard at Wangen.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_White_Cats

A strange maiden dwells within the Castle Hill of Wolfratshausen who has a white upper body and a black lower body.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Castle_Hill_at_Wolfratshausen

It is said that the Kings of the Wends still live in secret among their people.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Kings_of_the_Wends_Today

The dwarf king Hibich dwells beneath a rock formation near Bad Grund.But ever since the Thirty Years' War, he is no longer permitted to visit the surface world.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dwarf_King_Hibich

@AnnaSaultron If you want to check out more folk tales from the region, you can look at the map - although I haven't finished it yet.https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Main_Page

The bowels of Harzburg Castle represent a veritable dumping ground for former German rulers.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Redbeard_and_other_German_Emperors_in_the_Well_of_the_Castle_Hill

The Cheruscan chieftain Arminius rests within a hill near Bad Pyrmont - guarded by the usual group of dodgy dwarves.#WyrdWednesday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Greatest_Treasure

@cptbutton @audreygwinter I remember the article with a slandered Byzantine Emperor as a Dark Lord.

@martin Most likely some battle from the Napoleonic Wars, which were still in living memory when this tale was published.

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