Doctor Faust taught at the University of Erfurt until the city kicked him out for practicing the black arts.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Doctor_Faust_in_Erfurt
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@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyDoctor Faust taught at the University of Erfurt until the city kicked him out for practicing the black arts.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Doctor_Faust_in_Erfurt
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyMany strange spirits haunt the German countryside at night.
Including quite a few unwelcome... hitchhikers.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Back-Squatting_Spirit
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialAfter the conquest of Tunis, the triumph of the Bani Hilal curdles into rivalry, treachery, and defeat until the tribe that once ruled North Africa is broken... #Egypt #Power #Rivalry #Treachery #Defeat #Dispersal #Epic #FolkTale #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyThe Venetians of old knew magics that greatly decreased their workload.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Venice
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Miner%27s_Stone
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyWhen the Wild Hunt requests your services, it is hard to say "no".
#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wild_Hunt_at_Wipfeld_in_Lower_Franconia
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialA traditional Akan tale about Anansi the trickster who receives a magic pot from Thunder but loses it due to his greed. #WestAfrica #Akan #Greed #Cooperation #Consequences #FolkTale #Fable #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyMany ghosts need to be blessed by the living in order to pass on.
...a little deception to get that blessing isn't actually discouraged.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Sneezing_Maiden
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialA Romani tale in which a promised royal marriage, stolen children, and a chain of strange signs finally expose a liar and restore the truth. #Romani #Bukowina #Justice #Envy #Transformation #Family #FolkTale #FairyTale #Supernatural #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyMany want to learn how to play a musical instrument from the Night Folk - but not all are worthy.
#Austria #folktale #folklore #WildHunt
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Mouth_Harp_Player
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyRespect your wife's privacy, or you are going to regret it!
#Italy #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Farmer_of_Oberkofel
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyNight hags could take on many forms, and sometimes they would appear as cats.
Or is it that _all_ cats are night hags?
#Germany #folktale #folklore #cat
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Walriders_as_Cats
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyFrau Hütt was a giant who ruled over a mighty kingdom in the Tyrolean Alps until she blasphemed against God and bread.
#Austria #folktale #folklore #bread
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_H%C3%BCtt
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyThe Doom That Came To Inzing.
#Austria #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Doom_of_Inzing
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyThe Devil can take on all sorts of guises.
A tree-climbing bear is certainly one of the possibilities.
#Poland #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/A_Black_Mage_is_Punished_with_Sores
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyOf Doctor Faust and others who bargained with the Devil!
#Germany #Devil #folktale #folklore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQvBVq-GKQA
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyOne of the most common antisemitic slanders against Jews was "blood libel" - the notion that Jews desired the blood of Christian for nefarious purposes.
#Germany #antisemitism #folktale #folklore
https://sunkencastles.com/2024/01/29/antisemitism-in-german-folklore-part-2-blood-libel/
@tellersnetwork.bsky.sociala Vietnamese origin tale explaining why the peacock has colorful feathers and why the crow lives alone in desolate places #Vietnam #Consequences #Beauty #Hubris #Humor #FolkTale #Fable #Origin #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyThe famous Doctor Paracelsus owed his reputation and wealth to a chance encounter with the Devil.
#Austria #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Doctor_Paracelsus_and_the_Devil
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyPlague spirit often appear as a strange blue mist that can be imprisoned... for some time.
#Germany #disease #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Evil_Bird_in_Gera