#folktale

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 10, 2026

It's a myth that children are brought by the stork. They are actually pulled from wells! #Germany #folktale #folklore #well https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wells_near_Schweinfurt

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 08, 2026

Visiting the realms of the dwarves offers both risk and opportunity. #Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/A_Girl_Ventures_into_the_Realm_of_the_Subterraneans

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 07, 2026

If you cannot stop the wrath of a supernatural spirit, then maybe you can at least redirect it to some people you don't care about as much. #Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Mutter_Gauerken_Brings_the_Plague

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 07, 2026

And this is why you should sleep with your mouth closed. #Germany #folktale #folklore #snake https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Snake_Crawls_Into_The_Body_Of_A_Sleeping_Girl

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 07, 2026

The mysterious gold-seeking people known as "Venetians" were once spotted within the Rauschenbach Valley. #Germany #folktale #folklore #Venice https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Rauschenbach_Valley

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 05, 2026

There are an awful lot of "cursed maidens" in German folklore, usually adjacent to some large amounts of treasure. #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Three_Maidens_at_Leutstetten

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 05, 2026

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

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 04, 2026

Ships, too, have their own spirits - and sailors had better be respectful of them. #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Klabautermann

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 04, 2026

You've read the tales, now get the books! #Germany #folktale #folklore #book https://sunkencastles.com/the-books/

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 04, 2026

Some huntsmen will do anything to become successful - up to and including cruel magics. #Germany #folktale #folklore #magic https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Meadow_Jacket

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 03, 2026

Once, a miner's pride in his speedy work attracted the attention of the Devil himself. #Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Shaft_near_Stra%C3%9Fberg

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 03, 2026

A certain pond in the Harz mountains is said to be inhabited by the Devil himself - and he uses rather unusual methods in order to keep trespassers away. #Germany #folktale #folklore #lake #swamp #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wish_Swamp

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 02, 2026

The dwarf king Hibich was able to roam the surface near the town of Bad Grund - until Imperial forces put an end to this during the Thirty Years' War. #Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dwarf_King_Hibich

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 01, 2026

Night hags are known for riding their victims while they are asleep. But sometimes, their victims manage to turn the tables. #Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Riding_the_Walrider

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · May 01, 2026

Few things are as tragic as a ship sinking with all men within sight of the harbor. #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ghost_Ship_%28Emden%29

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 30, 2026

Never ever shake a ghost's hand. That never ends well. #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ghost_and_the_Groom

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 28, 2026

It is sometimes possible to cure a budding night hag of her condition before it is too late. #Italy #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Trude_at_Unterholz

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 22, 2026

Rats can find food even in churches. #Germany #folktale #folklore #rat https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Rat

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 20, 2026

The Wild Huntsman was a Catholic priest in life who slew a sacred stag on Christmas Eve. #Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Hubertus_Cave_near_Sillium

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Jürgen Hubert

@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 18, 2026

The Brothers Grimm described a familiar spirit as looking "not quite like a spider, not quite like a scorpion, but it moves incessantly" - a great line that would not look out of place in a H.P. Lovecraft story. #Germany #folktale #folklore #CallOfCthulhu https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Spiritus_Familiaris

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