1/ An important work that I have come to appreciate is the two-volume "Aberglaube und Sagen aus dem Herzogthum Oldenburg" by Ludwig Strackerjan, since it covers the region where I live.
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1/ An important work that I have come to appreciate is the two-volume "Aberglaube und Sagen aus dem Herzogthum #Oldenburg" by Ludwig Strackerjan, since it covers the region where I live. It is one thing to read about folk tales in books, but another one to visit the places where they allegedly occur - where the Devil created a lake and a forested hill, where night hag plagued sleepers, where treasures are buried, and so forth.
#MythologyMonday
https://archive.org/details/aberglaubeundsa01stragoog/
https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_fRxBAAAAcAAJ/ -
1/ An important work that I have come to appreciate is the two-volume "Aberglaube und Sagen aus dem Herzogthum #Oldenburg" by Ludwig Strackerjan, since it covers the region where I live. It is one thing to read about folk tales in books, but another one to visit the places where they allegedly occur - where the Devil created a lake and a forested hill, where night hag plagued sleepers, where treasures are buried, and so forth.
#MythologyMonday
https://archive.org/details/aberglaubeundsa01stragoog/
https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_fRxBAAAAcAAJ/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
