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Creatures found in the legends and folktales of German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
The folklore states that Wolpertingers only show themselves to beautiful maidens on a full moon if they are taken into secluded parts of the Bavarian forests by the right man. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Stuffed "Wolpertingers", composed of parts of real animals that have been stuffed, are often displayed in inns or sold to tourists as souvenirs in the ...
His belief in the role of folklore in ethnic nationalism – a folklore of Germany as a nation rather than of disunited German-speaking peoples – inspired the Brothers Grimm, Goethe and others. For instance, folklore elements, such as the Rhine Maidens and the Grimms' The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear , formed part of the source ...
Pages in category "Bavarian folklore" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K. Krampus; P. Perchta; S.
Besides a handful of brief Elder Futhark inscriptions the lone, genuinely pagan Continental Germanic documents are the short Old High German Merseburg Incantations. However, pagan mythological elements were preserved in later literature, notably in Middle High German epic poetry, but also in German, Swiss, and Dutch folklore.
Bavarian folklore (1 C, 5 P) Beer and breweries in Bavaria (1 C, 24 P) C. Bavarian cuisine (31 P) Culture of Altbayern (2 C, 22 P) F. Films shot in Bavaria (2 C, 74 P)
From Proto-Germanic *harugaz, a masculine noun, developed Old Norse hǫrgr meaning 'altar', Old English hearg 'altar', and Old High German harug meaning 'holy grove, holy stone'. According to philologist Vladimir Orel , the term was borrowed from the continental Celtic * karrikā or, alternately, the same non- Indo-European source as the Celtic ...
In German folklore, a nachzehrer (German: [ˈnaːxˌt͡seːʁɐ] ⓘ; also spelt nachtzehrer) is a type of wiedergänger which was believed to be able to drag the living after it into death, either through malice or through the desire to be closer to its loved ones through various means. [1]