If you play cards in church during mass, the Devil might fetch you right then and there and drag you to Hell!
I am not sure if the same applies to playing on your smart phone, but personally I would not risk it.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_Fetches_Card_Players
#WritersCoffeeClub 1/20. Figuratively speaking, do you travel with the caravan or solo over the hills?
I have a few fellow folklorists I talk with. But ultimately, "translating old German folk tales into English" is an _extreme_ niche. In fact, I don't think anyone else is doing that right now.
Though I'd love to connect with other #folklore translators from other countries and cultures, if they are out there.
With the right magical primer, it is possible to summon the Devil from the bowels of the Earth.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_in_the_Shaft
Heaps of money appearing on the road is a perfectly normal phenomenon - in German folklore, at least.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #dog
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Treasure-Guarding_Dog
Ghosts are well-placed to answer difficult theological questions.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Best_Religion
Pumphut is the working class trickster-mage we deserve!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwM0wZ28I_w
Many treasures are protected by sinister guardians.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Black_Man_with_the_Rod
When the forest spirits of the Schömberg region abandoned their former homes, they left white sparrows behind so that the mortals would remember them.
#Poland #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Forest_Spirits_and_the_White_Sparrows
Two tragic lovers, condemned to grieve for each other from afar!
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Rolandseck
My Lino block print shows a fox running across the snowy ground with the aurora borealis lighting up the sky. I have made a series of arctic animal prints with the northern lights. This one also alludes to Finnish mythology of the Northern Lights. They call the aurora “revontulet” which means “fox fire” because their legendary origin with arctic foxes running so fast that their large, 🧵1/2
#arcticFox #folklore #aurora #linocut #printmaking #NorthernLights #mastoArt
My Lino block print shows a fox running across the snowy ground with the aurora borealis lighting up the sky. I have made a series of arctic animal prints with the northern lights. This one also alludes to Finnish mythology of the Northern Lights. They call the aurora “revontulet” which means “fox fire” because their legendary origin with arctic foxes running so fast that their large, 🧵1/2
#arcticFox #folklore #aurora #linocut #printmaking #NorthernLights #mastoArt
Witchcraft is not all about cursing people or partying at the witches' sabbath.
Sometimes, it's just about making a quick buck with a side hustle.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #witch #witchcraft
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Witches_Make_Butter
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us on January 19 for #BlueMonday. Which myths are sad or deal with sadness, grief or melancholy? Tell us a myth that breaks our hearts and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you soon!
🎨 Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, "Grief" by Janet Strayer
https://www.janetstrayer.com/
@TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary.bsky.social @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites @pj-richards.bsky.social @AnnaJunePage @nataljastgermain.bsky.social @JessMahler @beefolklore.bsky.social @FolkloreFun @psychescinema.bsky.social @PatFurstenberg
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us on January 19 for #BlueMonday. Which myths are sad or deal with sadness, grief or melancholy? Tell us a myth that breaks our hearts and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you soon!
🎨 Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, "Grief" by Janet Strayer
https://www.janetstrayer.com/
@TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary.bsky.social @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites @pj-richards.bsky.social @AnnaJunePage @nataljastgermain.bsky.social @JessMahler @beefolklore.bsky.social @FolkloreFun @psychescinema.bsky.social @PatFurstenberg
Only YOU can save faerie women from the Wild Huntsman!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wild_Huntsman_and_the_Moss_Women
It is unwise to speak out of turn when summoning the Devil.
It is even less wise to ask the wrong question at the wrong time.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Boy_with_the_Red_Jacket
Once, giants lived where the city of Heidelberg now stands.
They may be gone, but they still left their mark.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #giant #Heidelberg
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Giants%27_Stone
It gladdens my heart that "Scooby Doo"-type plots have well-established precedents in old folklore.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Foreman_Calv%C3%B6r
The defenders of Dilsberg Castle allegedly once beat back a siege by throwing beehives at the attackers.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #castle
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Dilsberg
The Venetians knew how to find the riches of the German mountain ranges.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Venice
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Carter_in_Venice
