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The Lorelei (/ ˈ l ɒr ə l aɪ / ⓘ LORR-ə-ly; German: Loreley or Lorelei, pronounced [loːʁəˈlaɪ̯] ⓘ or [ˈloːʁəlaɪ̯]; also found as Loreleï, Lore Lay, Lore-Ley, Lurley, Lurelei and Lurlei throughout history) is a 132-metre-high (433 ft), steep slate rock on the right bank of the River Rhine in the Rhine Gorge (or Middle Rhine) at Sankt Goarshausen in Germany, part of the ...
Poetry portal; Porterfield, Allen Wilson. "Graf von Loeben and the Legend of Lorelei." Modern Philology, Vol. 13, No. 6 (Oct., 1915), pp. 305–332. A highly critical account of some of Loeben's works, dismissing the theory that one of his poems of 1821 provided the inspiration for Heinrich Heine's Die Lorelei.
One famous Nixe of recent German folklore, deriving from 19th-century literature, was Lorelei; according to the legend, she sat on the rock at the Rhine which now bears her name and lured fishermen and boatmen to the dangers of the reefs with the sound of her voice.
German folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in Germany over a number of centuries. ... the Lorelei, a dangerous Rhine ... changeling legends;
Articles relating to German folklore, ... German heroic legends (38 P) L. German legendary creatures (5 C, ... Lorelei; M. Maypole;
Legendary German people (3 C, 20 P) Pages in category "German legends" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Lorelei; N. Nazi gold train ...
Katz Castle St. Goarshausen, Katz Castle and the Lorelei rocks. Katz Castle (German: Burg Katz) is a castle above the German town of Sankt Goarshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle stands on a ledge looking downstream from the riverside at Sankt Goar. It was first built around 1371 by Count William II of Katzenelnbogen.
Wagner may also have been influenced by the Rhine River-based German legend of Lorelei, the lovelorn young maiden who drowns herself in the river and becomes a siren, luring fishermen onto the rocks by her singing. [11] Further possible sources lie in Greek mythology and literature.