Légendes en Europe (145 légendes)

[Königstein im Taunus (Hesse, Germany)]
By Frary, Marie Hariette in 1913 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 14/07/26.
Themes: Aide Amour Château Chevalier Condition à respecter Construction Construction de pont Construction miraculeuse Créature fantastique Demande en mariage Donner la main de sa fille Gnome Mariage Nain Noblesse Nuit Origine d'un lieu Route | Chemin Tâche impossible

On the high hill above the Rhine still stand the ruins of an old castle. Here Kuno von Sayn once lived. Kuno was a very proud young man, for he was a member of a very noble family. He had fallen in love with the beautiful daughter of the surly … Read more

The Legend of the Gnomes’ Road at Falkenstein

[Königstein im Taunus (Hesse, Germany)]
By Frary, Marie Hariette in 1913 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 14/07/26.
Themes: Aide Amour Château Chevalier Condition à respecter Construction Construction de pont Construction miraculeuse Créature fantastique Demande en mariage Donner la main de sa fille Gnome Mariage Nain Noblesse Nuit Origine d'un lieu Route | Chemin Tâche impossible

On the high hill above the Rhine still stand the ruins of an old castle. Here Kuno von Sayn once lived. Kuno was a very proud young man, for he was a member of a very noble family. He had fallen in love with the beautiful daughter of the surly … Read more

L'origine des étoiles Matarii et Pipiri Ma
- L'origine des étoiles Matarii et Pipiri Ma
[Huahine (Îles Sous-le-Vent, France)]
By Caillot, Eugène in 1914 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 13/07/26.
Themes: Ciel Constellation Egoisme Enfant Etoile Faim Famille Fuite Nuit Origine Origine d'un nom Pêche Pêcheur Poisson Poursuite

This is a story about fishermen. These two fishermen, who were none other than a man and his wife, planned to go torch fishing. They therefore gathered dried coconut palm leaves and made torches from them. They then waited for nightfall before beginning to fish. After catching enough fish, they … Read more

The Legend of the Origin of the Stars Matarii and Pipiri Ma

[Huahine (Îles Sous-le-Vent, France)]
By Caillot, Eugène in 1914 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 13/07/26.
Themes: Ciel Constellation Egoisme Enfant Etoile Faim Famille Fuite Nuit Origine Origine d'un nom Pêche Pêcheur Poisson Poursuite

This is a story about fishermen. These two fishermen, who were none other than a man and his wife, planned to go torch fishing. They therefore gathered dried coconut palm leaves and made torches from them. They then waited for nightfall before beginning to fish. After catching enough fish, they … Read more
L'origine des étoiles Matarii et Pipiri Ma
- L'origine des étoiles Matarii et Pipiri Ma

[Riquewihr (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 12/07/26.
Themes: Argent Attaque Condamnation Emmuré Guerre Jugement Légende historique Mort Origine d'un nom Pauvre Pillage Punition Rempart | Fortification Sculpture Siège Statue Trahison

Little known is an old sculpture built into the stable of a private house against the town wall of Riquewihr. It depicts a man carrying a heavy sack. A local legend of Riquewihr is attached to this figure. During the Thirty Years’ War, in 1635, the enemies once laid siege … Read more

The Legend of the Burgher of Zellenberg

[Riquewihr (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 12/07/26.
Themes: Argent Attaque Condamnation Emmuré Guerre Jugement Légende historique Mort Origine d'un nom Pauvre Pillage Punition Rempart | Fortification Sculpture Siège Statue Trahison

Little known is an old sculpture built into the stable of a private house against the town wall of Riquewihr. It depicts a man carrying a heavy sack. A local legend of Riquewihr is attached to this figure. During the Thirty Years’ War, in 1635, the enemies once laid siege … Read more

[Yucetepe (Muş Merkez, Turquie)]
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 10/07/26.
Themes:

The legend of Vahakn, king and god of Armenians, is very clearly attributable to the Greek period which followed the Persian conquest under Xerxes. Vahakn was deified because of his great valor and made the fire-god of the Armenian people. He was called “Vishapakagh,” uprooter of dragons, since he cleared … Read more

The Legends of Vahagn, King and God of the Armenians

[Yucetepe (Muş Merkez, Turquie)]
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 10/07/26.
Themes:

The legend of Vahakn, king and god of Armenians, is very clearly attributable to the Greek period which followed the Persian conquest under Xerxes. Vahakn was deified because of his great valor and made the fire-god of the Armenian people. He was called “Vishapakagh,” uprooter of dragons, since he cleared … Read more

[Lièpvre (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/07/26.
Themes: Charlemagne Château Cheval Construction de pont Construction inachevée Empreinte Empreinte dans la roche Fée Fuite Légende historique Pierre | Roche Travail des fées

North of Lièpvre, at the entrance to the valley of Rombach-le-Franc, rises a pointed, forest-covered mountain, called Chalmont by the people of the surrounding area, and more rarely Karlsberg. On its summit lies a mighty rock with a splendid, far-reaching view. In the Val de Lièpvre, it is said that … Read more

The Legends of Chalmont Snippet

[Lièpvre (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/07/26.
Themes: Charlemagne Château Cheval Construction de pont Construction inachevée Empreinte Empreinte dans la roche Fée Fuite Légende historique Pierre | Roche Travail des fées

North of Lièpvre, at the entrance to the valley of Rombach-le-Franc, rises a pointed, forest-covered mountain, called Chalmont by the people of the surrounding area, and more rarely Karlsberg. On its summit lies a mighty rock with a splendid, far-reaching view. In the Val de Lièpvre, it is said that … Read more

The Ghost Herd
- The Ghost Herd
[Grussenheim (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 06/07/26.
Themes: Berger Chien Fantôme Fleuve | Ruisseau | RIvière Lieu hanté Minuit Mouton Nuit Pont Troupeau

Between Elsenheim and Illhaeusern, on the bridge over the Kreuzoderbach, a ghostly shepherd wanders with his flock and his black dog. A farmer who wished to cross the bridge at eleven o’clock at night found it blocked by a sheepfold in which the flock stood. He waited quietly for them … Read more

The Legend of the Ghost Herd at the Kreuzoderbach Bridge Snippet

[Grussenheim (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 06/07/26.
Themes: Berger Chien Fantôme Fleuve | Ruisseau | RIvière Lieu hanté Minuit Mouton Nuit Pont Troupeau

Between Elsenheim and Illhaeusern, on the bridge over the Kreuzoderbach, a ghostly shepherd wanders with his flock and his black dog. A farmer who wished to cross the bridge at eleven o’clock at night found it blocked by a sheepfold in which the flock stood. He waited quietly for them … Read more
The Ghost Herd
- The Ghost Herd

[Ardmore (Waterford, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 05/07/26.
Themes:

Everybody knows, that a celebrated artist, the Gobban Saor, was the greatest builder of churches in Ireland. Among other great works, he designed and erected that remarkable group, which rises over the sea at Ardmore, in the County of Waterford. The Round Tower and the churches there are well known … Read more

The Legend of Gobán Saor’s Box

[Ardmore (Waterford, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 05/07/26.
Themes:

Everybody knows, that a celebrated artist, the Gobban Saor, was the greatest builder of churches in Ireland. Among other great works, he designed and erected that remarkable group, which rises over the sea at Ardmore, in the County of Waterford. The Round Tower and the churches there are well known … Read more

Le château des Reich de Reichenstein
L'Alsace - Le château des Reich de Reichenstein
[Biederthal (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 05/07/26.
Themes: Animal Château Chien Lieu hanté Transformation en animal

It is said that a bewitched being haunts Biederthal Castle in the form of a great black dog, known as the “Laxi dog.” This is supposed to be the castle’s former owner, Alexis von Reichenstein—Laxi being a shortened form of his name. During his lifetime, he was notorious far and … Read more

The Legend of the Black Dog of Biederthal Castle Snippet

[Biederthal (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 05/07/26.
Themes: Animal Château Chien Lieu hanté Transformation en animal

It is said that a bewitched being haunts Biederthal Castle in the form of a great black dog, known as the “Laxi dog.” This is supposed to be the castle’s former owner, Alexis von Reichenstein—Laxi being a shortened form of his name. During his lifetime, he was notorious far and … Read more
Le château des Reich de Reichenstein
L'Alsace - Le château des Reich de Reichenstein

[Bouxwiller (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Abbé Buléon, J. in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 04/07/26.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Apparition Fantôme Moine Nuit Procession Revenant

One evening, a man from Mœrnach was returning home late from the mill at Fislach. The miller was his cousin and had delayed him, together with his old father, longer than expected. As they were passing near the old monastery of Luppach, the father, who was sitting beside him on … Read more

The Legend of the Procession of the Monks of Luppach Snippet

[Bouxwiller (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Abbé Buléon, J. in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 04/07/26.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Apparition Fantôme Moine Nuit Procession Revenant

One evening, a man from Mœrnach was returning home late from the mill at Fislach. The miller was his cousin and had delayed him, together with his old father, longer than expected. As they were passing near the old monastery of Luppach, the father, who was sitting beside him on … Read more

Château de Steinerburg
Chaine Youtube Histoire - Voyager - Nature - Château de Steinerburg
[Steinach (Rorschach, Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 04/07/26.
Themes: Assassinat Château Domestique | Serviteur Flèche Guerre Méchanceté Mort Noblesse Rivalité Sang Trahison Vengeance

When travelling from Arbon towards Rorschach along the shore of Lake Constance, one can see, on the right, at the edge of the ridge sloping down towards the lake, a good half-hour above Steinach, a grey tower with a broad upper structure sitting upon its massive walls like a giant’s … Read more

The Legend of the Death of the Last Lord of Steinach

[Steinach (Rorschach, Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 04/07/26.
Themes: Assassinat Château Domestique | Serviteur Flèche Guerre Méchanceté Mort Noblesse Rivalité Sang Trahison Vengeance

When travelling from Arbon towards Rorschach along the shore of Lake Constance, one can see, on the right, at the edge of the ridge sloping down towards the lake, a good half-hour above Steinach, a grey tower with a broad upper structure sitting upon its massive walls like a giant’s … Read more
Château de Steinerburg
Chaine Youtube Histoire - Voyager - Nature - Château de Steinerburg

The White Lady of the Fecht
- The White Lady of the Fecht
[Ingersheim (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/07/26.
Themes: Apparition Canard Cri Dame blanche Faire peur aux enfants Fantôme Fleuve | Ruisseau | RIvière Jeune fille Lieu hanté Maladie Nuit Prière

1) On the Allmendrain, between the Fecht and the mill-water of Ingersheim, people often see, already at dusk, a white girl playing in the grass and along the bank of the stream. A child from the village, who knew nothing of this apparition, was sent one evening to drive home … Read more
The White Lady of the Fecht
- The White Lady of the Fecht

The Legend of the White Lady of the Fecht

[Ingersheim (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/07/26.
Themes: Apparition Canard Cri Dame blanche Faire peur aux enfants Fantôme Fleuve | Ruisseau | RIvière Jeune fille Lieu hanté Maladie Nuit Prière

1) On the Allmendrain, between the Fecht and the mill-water of Ingersheim, people often see, already at dusk, a white girl playing in the grass and along the bank of the stream. A child from the village, who knew nothing of this apparition, was sent one evening to drive home … Read more

La mine d'argent Saint Jean Engelsbourg (Tellure)
Site de Tellure - La mine d'argent Saint Jean Engelsbourg (Tellure)
[Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 30/06/26.
Themes: Argent Déclin Famine Guerre Image sacrée Impiété Mine Mineur Profanation Punition Sacrilège Statue de la Vierge Vierge

In former times, the silver mines of Markirch were counted among the richest in silver in all Europe. In those days, the pious miners, wishing to show their gratitude to the Mother of God, their protectress, had an image of the Virgin made from solid silver; and the yield of … Read more

The Legend of the Miners’ Impiety of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

[Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 30/06/26.
Themes: Argent Déclin Famine Guerre Image sacrée Impiété Mine Mineur Profanation Punition Sacrilège Statue de la Vierge Vierge

In former times, the silver mines of Markirch were counted among the richest in silver in all Europe. In those days, the pious miners, wishing to show their gratitude to the Mother of God, their protectress, had an image of the Virgin made from solid silver; and the yield of … Read more
La mine d'argent Saint Jean Engelsbourg (Tellure)
Site de Tellure - La mine d'argent Saint Jean Engelsbourg (Tellure)

Cullenagh Mountain
the Cullenagh Mountain Project - Cullenagh Mountain
[Oakvale (Laois, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (5 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 29/06/26.
Themes:

[...] We were informed the time reached back over a hundred years; and when that picturesque and triple range, the Black, Middle, and White Mountains of Cullenagh were covered with a thick growth of primeval timber, the forest was infested with wild black cats, which were known to be malicious, … Read more
Cullenagh Mountain
the Cullenagh Mountain Project - Cullenagh Mountain

The Legend of the Witch of the Cullenagh Mountains

[Oakvale (Laois, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (5 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 29/06/26.
Themes:

[...] We were informed the time reached back over a hundred years; and when that picturesque and triple range, the Black, Middle, and White Mountains of Cullenagh were covered with a thick growth of primeval timber, the forest was infested with wild black cats, which were known to be malicious, … Read more

The Black House
- The Black House
[St. Gallen (Wahlkreis Sankt Gallen, Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 added by Fabien
Published on 28/06/26.
Themes: Maison | Cabane Maladie Noir Origine d'un nom Peste

Near St. Georgen, behind the “Bädli”, stands the “Black House”. During the time of the plague, the sick are said to have been isolated there. Oral tradition. Popular tradition, which usually prefers to add rather than take away, seems in this case to have lost something essential along the way. … Read more

The Legend of the Black House in St. Georgen

[St. Gallen (Wahlkreis Sankt Gallen, Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 added by Fabien
Published on 28/06/26.
Themes: Maison | Cabane Maladie Noir Origine d'un nom Peste

Near St. Georgen, behind the “Bädli”, stands the “Black House”. During the time of the plague, the sick are said to have been isolated there. Oral tradition. Popular tradition, which usually prefers to add rather than take away, seems in this case to have lost something essential along the way. … Read more
The Black House
- The Black House

[Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 27/06/26.
Themes: Bruit Charrette Château Cheval Enfant Fantôme Lieu hanté Minuit Noël Nuit Réveil Route | Chemin

Every year, on Christmas night, around midnight, a great coach drawn by four black horses drives down the steep mountain on which the castle of Hoh-Rappoltstein stands. It rolls through the town’s main street, past the shooting house, and on along the road toward Guémar. No one sits inside it, … Read more

The Legend of the Ghost Coach of Hoh-Rappoltstein

[Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 27/06/26.
Themes: Bruit Charrette Château Cheval Enfant Fantôme Lieu hanté Minuit Noël Nuit Réveil Route | Chemin

Every year, on Christmas night, around midnight, a great coach drawn by four black horses drives down the steep mountain on which the castle of Hoh-Rappoltstein stands. It rolls through the town’s main street, past the shooting house, and on along the road toward Guémar. No one sits inside it, … Read more

[Orschwiller (Bas-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 24/06/26.
Themes: Apparition Château Clé Condition à respecter Dame Jaune Délivrance Jeune fille Midi Richesse Silence Souterrain Trésor

Only children born on a Sunday, or on Ember days, are able to see the Yellow Maiden at the Hohkönigsburg. She has a snow-white face and wears a close-fitting dress of old-fashioned cut and straw-yellow colour; her hat, veil, shoes, and stockings are orange-yellow. A ring of keys hangs from … Read more

The Legend of the Yellow Lady of Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle

[Orschwiller (Bas-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 24/06/26.
Themes: Apparition Château Clé Condition à respecter Dame Jaune Délivrance Jeune fille Midi Richesse Silence Souterrain Trésor

Only children born on a Sunday, or on Ember days, are able to see the Yellow Maiden at the Hohkönigsburg. She has a snow-white face and wears a close-fitting dress of old-fashioned cut and straw-yellow colour; her hat, veil, shoes, and stockings are orange-yellow. A ring of keys hangs from … Read more

[Rougemont-le-Château (Territoire de Belfort, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 23/06/26.
Themes: Apparition Château Clé Condition à respecter Dame blanche Délivrance Dragon Fantôme Fuite Gardien du trésor Jeune fille Lieu hanté Malédiction Rompre malédiction Transformation Trésor

In Rothenberg Castle, at Rougemont, which lies near the place of the same name on the road from Masevaux to Belfort, already on French soil though its inhabitants still speak German, there often appears a White Lady. She sits upon the ruins of the tower and gazes sadly down into … Read more

The Legend of the Key of the White Lady of Rothenberg

[Rougemont-le-Château (Territoire de Belfort, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 23/06/26.
Themes: Apparition Château Clé Condition à respecter Dame blanche Délivrance Dragon Fantôme Fuite Gardien du trésor Jeune fille Lieu hanté Malédiction Rompre malédiction Transformation Trésor

In Rothenberg Castle, at Rougemont, which lies near the place of the same name on the road from Masevaux to Belfort, already on French soil though its inhabitants still speak German, there often appears a White Lady. She sits upon the ruins of the tower and gazes sadly down into … Read more

[Deerpark Upper (Galway, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (12 minutes) (difficult reading) added by Fabien
Published on 21/06/26.
Themes:

In framing an Irish story, it was never deemed to be a canon of composition, that the Sanachee should keep within the limits of probability, or even of consistency, in the course of his narrative. Sufficient for him, if it was extravagant enough to excite the wonder of his hearers, … Read more

The Legend of the Birth of Saint Fursey

[Deerpark Upper (Galway, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (12 minutes) (difficult reading) added by Fabien
Published on 21/06/26.
Themes:

In framing an Irish story, it was never deemed to be a canon of composition, that the Sanachee should keep within the limits of probability, or even of consistency, in the course of his narrative. Sufficient for him, if it was extravagant enough to excite the wonder of his hearers, … Read more

[Soultzbach-les-Bains (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 19/06/26.
Themes: Animal indiquant un lieu Berger Découverte Guérison Origine d'un lieu Origine d'une source Pierre | Roche Source Thermes Troupeau Vache

A shepherd was grazing his flock on a slope of the Oberfeldwald, not far from the place where the village of Sulzbach was later built. His cattle were in excellent condition, but above all there was one cow of fine build and a clean, shining coat that was especially dear … Read more

The Legend of the Discovery of the Springs of Soultzbach

[Soultzbach-les-Bains (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 19/06/26.
Themes: Animal indiquant un lieu Berger Découverte Guérison Origine d'un lieu Origine d'une source Pierre | Roche Source Thermes Troupeau Vache

A shepherd was grazing his flock on a slope of the Oberfeldwald, not far from the place where the village of Sulzbach was later built. His cattle were in excellent condition, but above all there was one cow of fine build and a clean, shining coat that was especially dear … Read more

Abbaye d'Ettenheimmünster
Unknown author - Abbaye d'Ettenheimmünster
[Ettenheim (Freiburg, Germany)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 18/06/26.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Blasphème Cheval Chevalier Chute Destruction Eglise Générosité Guérison Incendie Injure Légende chrétienne Miracle Moine Moquer Pardon Pêché Procession Punition Relique Repentir Saint | Sainte Saint Landelin Voeu

A fire had reduced the monastic church of Ettenheimmünster to rubble and ashes. The monastery lay in Baden, yet belonged at that time to the diocese of Strasbourg. The monks therefore obtained a letter of indulgence for the rebuilding of their house and sent several of their number out with … Read more

The Legend of Saint Landelin’s Possessions

[Ettenheim (Freiburg, Germany)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 18/06/26.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Blasphème Cheval Chevalier Chute Destruction Eglise Générosité Guérison Incendie Injure Légende chrétienne Miracle Moine Moquer Pardon Pêché Procession Punition Relique Repentir Saint | Sainte Saint Landelin Voeu

A fire had reduced the monastic church of Ettenheimmünster to rubble and ashes. The monastery lay in Baden, yet belonged at that time to the diocese of Strasbourg. The monks therefore obtained a letter of indulgence for the rebuilding of their house and sent several of their number out with … Read more
Abbaye d'Ettenheimmünster
Unknown author - Abbaye d'Ettenheimmünster

The Circle of Burning Treasures
- The Circle of Burning Treasures
[Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 16/06/26.
Themes: Apparition Bruit Cri Empreinte Enfant Feu Foret Gardien | Gardienne Lieu cachant un trésor Trésor

In the forest of Kaysersberg, a good hour beyond the little town, there lies an open clearing where, often in the evening, one may see a fiery circle made of nothing but burning treasures. A white-clad boy walks around it and guards it. If one approaches him, he lets out … Read more
The Circle of Burning Treasures
- The Circle of Burning Treasures

The Legend of the Circle of Fire of Ribeauvillé

[Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 16/06/26.
Themes: Apparition Bruit Cri Empreinte Enfant Feu Foret Gardien | Gardienne Lieu cachant un trésor Trésor

In the forest of Kaysersberg, a good hour beyond the little town, there lies an open clearing where, often in the evening, one may see a fiery circle made of nothing but burning treasures. A white-clad boy walks around it and guards it. If one approaches him, he lets out … Read more

The fairies and the dancer
- The fairies and the dancer
[Ballinroon (Waterford, Irlande)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (22 minutes) (difficult reading) added by Fabien
Published on 14/06/26.
Themes:

TOM BOURKE lives in a low, long farm-house, resembling in outward appearance a large barn, placed at the bottom of the hill, just where the new road strikes off from the old one, leading from the town of Kilworth to that of Lismore. He is of a class of persons … Read more

The Legend of the Confessions of Tom Bourke

[Ballinroon (Waterford, Irlande)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (22 minutes) (difficult reading) added by Fabien
Published on 14/06/26.
Themes:

TOM BOURKE lives in a low, long farm-house, resembling in outward appearance a large barn, placed at the bottom of the hill, just where the new road strikes off from the old one, leading from the town of Kilworth to that of Lismore. He is of a class of persons … Read more
The fairies and the dancer
- The fairies and the dancer

[Wintzenheim (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 13/06/26.
Themes: Apparition Chant Château Dame blanche Femme Foret Lieu hanté Lune Nuit Pèlerinage Pleurer Voeu

Some years ago, a woman from Walbach, in the Munster valley, wished to go on pilgrimage in fulfillment of a vow. She awoke in the middle of the night, but mistook the bright light cast by the moon through the windows for daylight, so she rose and made herself ready … Read more

The Legend of the White Lady of Pflixbourg Castle

[Wintzenheim (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 13/06/26.
Themes: Apparition Chant Château Dame blanche Femme Foret Lieu hanté Lune Nuit Pèlerinage Pleurer Voeu

Some years ago, a woman from Walbach, in the Munster valley, wished to go on pilgrimage in fulfillment of a vow. She awoke in the middle of the night, but mistook the bright light cast by the moon through the windows for daylight, so she rose and made herself ready … Read more

The Boundary-Stone Mover
- The Boundary-Stone Mover
[Eggersriet (Wahlkreis Sankt Gallen, Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 10/06/26.
Themes: Apparition Borne déplacée Bruit Déplacement impossible Fantôme Foret Lieu hanté Mort Nuit Oiseau Origine de bruits Punition Revenant Vol

During his lifetime, he was a respected man. As such, he was the steward of a widow’s estate. Secretly, however, he felled timber in her forest and moved the boundary stones that marked the limits of her land. As punishment, he was compelled to remain in that forest even after … Read more

The Legend of the Boundary-Stone Mover Above Grub

[Eggersriet (Wahlkreis Sankt Gallen, Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 10/06/26.
Themes: Apparition Borne déplacée Bruit Déplacement impossible Fantôme Foret Lieu hanté Mort Nuit Oiseau Origine de bruits Punition Revenant Vol

During his lifetime, he was a respected man. As such, he was the steward of a widow’s estate. Secretly, however, he felled timber in her forest and moved the boundary stones that marked the limits of her land. As punishment, he was compelled to remain in that forest even after … Read more
The Boundary-Stone Mover
- The Boundary-Stone Mover

[Crowland (Lincolnshire, Royaume-Uni)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/06/26.
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He of whom I write was a hermit, who had his dwelling in desolate mid-England. This bleak fen district was indeed the "dismal swamp," where black streams wandered, oozing in stagnant morasses round the roots of the alder and willow trees. Reed and sedge grew there amidst the floating peat … Read more

The Legend of Saint Guthlac and the Ravens

[Crowland (Lincolnshire, Royaume-Uni)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/06/26.
Themes:

He of whom I write was a hermit, who had his dwelling in desolate mid-England. This bleak fen district was indeed the "dismal swamp," where black streams wandered, oozing in stagnant morasses round the roots of the alder and willow trees. Reed and sedge grew there amidst the floating peat … Read more