The dwarves of the town of Wernigerode were not always on the best terms with their human neighbors.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/tales-of-109458076

Beware of sweating corpses!

#Germany #folktale #folklore #vampire @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/hunting-forest-75499244

The vanished village of Germelshausen is not truly gone.

#Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/accursed-abodes-97229842

Not even churches are a safe haven from the Devil!

#Germany #Unna #folktale #folklore #Devil #church @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/devil-in-church-63741346

German folk tale "The Devil in the Church at Unna". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

New book Brother Shark: Folktales about misunderstood animals

This project was so close to my heart. Sharks, wolves, centipedes, bats, rats, crocodiles, slugs, mice, spiders, vultures, and more I made sure they are all positive characters. I found some really fun stories. Like the French folktale about a blacksmith who teams up with a flea, a cricket, and a tobacco-marinated rat to win a princess...

In Würzburg, a student once took a prank too far - and paid the price.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #dog @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/evil-poodles-33667637

#FolktaleMoment of the day:

I am reading a Sephardic version of Cinderella, titled Zipporah and the Seven Walnuts. She has a djinn instead of a fairy godmother. When the djinn warns her to leave the ball in time, she asks:

"How am I going to know when it's time?"

"Because I'll be standing at the door yelling NOW!"

Everyone needs a Djinn of Motivation.

Always do proper background checks on your suitors.

Always.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/wild-hunt-for-25965155

Don't work during your lunch break, or else the Noon Woman will get you!

#Poland #folktale #folklore #Venice @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/noon-woman-110327377

The Jersey Devil is a great example of a #popcryptid. Even though people have said they have "seen" it and go hunting for it, it's not about finding an unknown animal - it's all about the story and how useful it can be. #folklore #cryptid https://reactormag.com/the-jersey-devil-is-ready-for-its-close-up/

A strange white girl haunts the meadows of the Fecht river.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/failed-salvation-47626706

At this time of the year the woodlands are carpeted with bluebells. However as beloved as these wild flowers are, they have a lot of folklore surrounding them, and links to faeries, the dead, witches and the Devil himself!

https://www.hypnogoria.com/folklore_bluebells.html

When you fight a disaster and all other efforts fail, then all you can do is pray for a miracle.

#Germany #folktale #folklore @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/warding-against-62144150

In Osterwieck, a theft was once solved by a Meddling Kid, and the ghosts who supported him.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/abodes-of-ghosts-43497027

Some ghosts have no concept of personal space.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/failed-salvation-47626706

Mainland #Serows are #folklore famous for long black coats and sharply curved horns. They can scrabble up steep rocky cliffs. Yet #palmoil #deforestation is a challenge they can't beat alone! #Boycottpalmoil ️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/24/mainland-serow-capricornis-sumatraensis/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

HYPNOGORIA 286 - The Chime of the Bluebells

Bluebells are much beloved wild flowers, but they have a lot of folklore surrounding them, and links to faeries, the dead, witches and the Devil himself!

#folklore #plantlore #bluebells

https://hypnogoria.libsyn.com/hypnogoria-286-the-chime-of-the-bluebells

Hellmouths sometimes spontaneously open up in certain parts of the German countryside - to the great consternation of any witnesses.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #Hell @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/hellmouths-41849792

After he was captured by the invading Germans, the King of the Wends was so desperate to see his kin once more that he made a deal with the Devil.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/last-kings-of-36206183

The obsessions of some living people are so strong that they can NOPE the souls of the departed right out of their peaceful afterlife!

#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghost-stories-of-31962669