Legendes sur le thème : Cheval (16 légendes)

[Lièpvre (Haut-Rhin)]
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)]
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

[Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin)]
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)]
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

Abbaye d'Ettenheimmünster
Unknown author - Abbaye d'Ettenheimmünster
[Rouffach (Haut-Rhin),Ettenheim (Freiburg / Allemagne)]
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 Legend of Saint Landelin’s Possessions

[Rouffach (Haut-Rhin),Ettenheim (Freiburg / Allemagne)]
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

Saut du Cerf (Hirzsprung)
DREAL Grand Est - Saut du Cerf (Hirzsprung)
[Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 26/05/26.
Themes: Cerf | Chevreuil | Daim Chapelle Chasse Cheval Chute Falaise Invocation Dieu ou saints Miracle Noblesse Origine d'un lieu Origine d'un lieu de culte Origine d'un nom Pierre | Roche Saut miraculeux Sauvetage Voeu

On the road from Ribeauvillé to Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, not far from the turn-off to the road to Aubure, there stands a rock forty feet high, known as the Hirzsprung, the “Deer’s Leap”. It owes its name to the following event. Count Anselm II of Rappoltstein, who died around the year 1314, … Read more

The Legend of the Saut du Cerf (Hirzsprung)

[Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 26/05/26.
Themes: Cerf | Chevreuil | Daim Chapelle Chasse Cheval Chute Falaise Invocation Dieu ou saints Miracle Noblesse Origine d'un lieu Origine d'un lieu de culte Origine d'un nom Pierre | Roche Saut miraculeux Sauvetage Voeu

On the road from Ribeauvillé to Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, not far from the turn-off to the road to Aubure, there stands a rock forty feet high, known as the Hirzsprung, the “Deer’s Leap”. It owes its name to the following event. Count Anselm II of Rappoltstein, who died around the year 1314, … Read more
Saut du Cerf (Hirzsprung)
DREAL Grand Est - Saut du Cerf (Hirzsprung)

[Goldbach-Altenbach (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 10/05/26.
Themes: Amour non partagé Armée Attaque Bruit Château Cheval Cheval fantôme Chute Demande en mariage Lieu hanté Noblesse Nuit Origine de bruits Poursuite Revenant Suicide Vengeance

A young count of Geroldseck had been so captivated by the charm of the maiden of Freundstein that he sought her favor, but received no favorable answer from her. He then turned to her father, yet from him too he received only refusal. Beside himself with wounded pride, he resolved … Read more

The Legend of the Ghost of the Lord of Freundstein and His Daughter

[Goldbach-Altenbach (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 10/05/26.
Themes: Amour non partagé Armée Attaque Bruit Château Cheval Cheval fantôme Chute Demande en mariage Lieu hanté Noblesse Nuit Origine de bruits Poursuite Revenant Suicide Vengeance

A young count of Geroldseck had been so captivated by the charm of the maiden of Freundstein that he sought her favor, but received no favorable answer from her. He then turned to her father, yet from him too he received only refusal. Beside himself with wounded pride, he resolved … Read more

[Iona (Argyll and Bute Council / Royaume-Uni)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 15/04/26.
Themes:

HE of whom I write was the first Christian who taught the Catholic Faith to the Pagan tribes of North Britain. On a hillside at a place called Gartan, in Erin or Ireland, he was born, in a wild district of lakes and mountains, the haunt of wolves and other … Read more

The Legend of Saint Columba and the Crane

[Iona (Argyll and Bute Council / Royaume-Uni)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 15/04/26.
Themes:

HE of whom I write was the first Christian who taught the Catholic Faith to the Pagan tribes of North Britain. On a hillside at a place called Gartan, in Erin or Ireland, he was born, in a wild district of lakes and mountains, the haunt of wolves and other … Read more

[Aghaboe (Laois, Castlefarm (Tipperary / Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/04/26.
Themes:

Once upon a time, there were two celebrated monasteries in vogue; one of those was at Aghaboe, in the Queen’s County, and the other some eight or ten miles distant, at Monahincha, in the County of Tipperary. Now it happened, that the monks of one of these monasteries had a … Read more

The Legend of the Horse of the Monks of Aghaboe and Monahincha

[Aghaboe (Laois, Castlefarm (Tipperary / Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/04/26.
Themes:

Once upon a time, there were two celebrated monasteries in vogue; one of those was at Aghaboe, in the Queen’s County, and the other some eight or ten miles distant, at Monahincha, in the County of Tipperary. Now it happened, that the monks of one of these monasteries had a … Read more

Conon Old Burial Ground
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[Conon Bridge (Highland Council / Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 24/02/26.
Themes:

“The Conan is as bonny a river as we hae in a’ the north country. There’s mony a sweet sunny spot on its banks, an’ mony a time an’ aft hae I waded through its shallows, whan a boy, to set my little scautling-line for the trouts an’ the eels, … Read more

The Legend of the Prophecy of the Kelpie of the River Conon

[Conon Bridge (Highland Council / Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 24/02/26.
Themes:

“The Conan is as bonny a river as we hae in a’ the north country. There’s mony a sweet sunny spot on its banks, an’ mony a time an’ aft hae I waded through its shallows, whan a boy, to set my little scautling-line for the trouts an’ the eels, … Read more
Conon Old Burial Ground
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Brownie and horse
- Brownie and horse
[Smailholm (Scottish Borders / Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 07/02/26.
Themes:

The Scottish Brownie formed a class of being distinct in habit and disposition from the freakish and mischievous elves. He was meagre, shaggy, and wild in his appearance. Thus Cleland, in his satire against the Highlanders, compares them to: *“Faunes, or Brownies, if ye will,* *Or Satyres come from Atlas … Read more
Brownie and horse
- Brownie and horse

The Legend of the Brownie and the Green Cloak

[Smailholm (Scottish Borders / Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 07/02/26.
Themes:

The Scottish Brownie formed a class of being distinct in habit and disposition from the freakish and mischievous elves. He was meagre, shaggy, and wild in his appearance. Thus Cleland, in his satire against the Highlanders, compares them to: *“Faunes, or Brownies, if ye will,* *Or Satyres come from Atlas … Read more

[Lochbuie (Argyll and Bute Council / Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/01/26.
Themes:

About three hundred years ago, Ewen Maclaine of Lochbuy, in the island of Mull, having been engaged in a quarrel with a neighbouring chief, a day was fixed for determining the affair by the sword. Lochbuy, before the day arrived, consulted a celebrated witch as to the result of the … Read more

The Legend of the Ghost of Ewen Maclaine of Lochbuy

[Lochbuie (Argyll and Bute Council / Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/01/26.
Themes:

About three hundred years ago, Ewen Maclaine of Lochbuy, in the island of Mull, having been engaged in a quarrel with a neighbouring chief, a day was fixed for determining the affair by the sword. Lochbuy, before the day arrived, consulted a celebrated witch as to the result of the … Read more

[Vianden, Tandel (canton de Vianden / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 19/12/25.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Animal Animal qui refuse d'avancer Argent Cheval Enterrement Invisibilité Jouer des tours Magie Montagne Mort Sorcier

A man from Vianden, named D., was skilled in the black arts. He could make his body invisible and slip through any door, even firmly locked ones, or even through the keyhole. He seemed particularly set on stealing treats; for if anyone put food away in a cupboard or anywhere … Read more

The Legend of the Death of the Sorcerer of Vianden

[Vianden, Tandel (canton de Vianden / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 19/12/25.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Animal Animal qui refuse d'avancer Argent Cheval Enterrement Invisibilité Jouer des tours Magie Montagne Mort Sorcier

A man from Vianden, named D., was skilled in the black arts. He could make his body invisible and slip through any door, even firmly locked ones, or even through the keyhole. He seemed particularly set on stealing treats; for if anyone put food away in a cupboard or anywhere … Read more

The Reaper and the Sorcerer
- The Reaper and the Sorcerer
[Sanem (canton d'Esch-sur-Alzette / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 14/12/25.
Themes: Animal Animal qui refuse d'avancer Blessure Cheval Magie Sorcier

In the Esch district there was a man who drove with two horses. His wagon always seemed so heavy that hardly three other horses could have drawn it on level ground. This man, however, knew a thing or two. Uphill his horses went just as lightly as downhill, and unlike … Read more

The Legend of the Encounters of the Sorcerer of Esch-sur-Alzette

[Sanem (canton d'Esch-sur-Alzette / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 14/12/25.
Themes: Animal Animal qui refuse d'avancer Blessure Cheval Magie Sorcier

In the Esch district there was a man who drove with two horses. His wagon always seemed so heavy that hardly three other horses could have drawn it on level ground. This man, however, knew a thing or two. Uphill his horses went just as lightly as downhill, and unlike … Read more
The Reaper and the Sorcerer
- The Reaper and the Sorcerer

Schmetchen, the Horse Healer of Gotsingen
- Schmetchen, the Horse Healer of Gotsingen
[Flaxweiler (canton de Grevenmacher / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 10/12/25.
Themes: Alcool Alcoolique Animal Cheval Guérison Jouer des tours Mauvais accueil Punition Sorcier

In the 1850s there lived in Götzingen a man about sixty-five to seventy years old. People called him de Schmetchen—probably because he had once been a blacksmith. This man knew how to make horses go lame and how to make them sound again; all he needed was to know what … Read more
Schmetchen, the Horse Healer of Gotsingen
- Schmetchen, the Horse Healer of Gotsingen

The Legend of Schmetchen, the Horse Healer of Gotsingen

[Flaxweiler (canton de Grevenmacher / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 10/12/25.
Themes: Alcool Alcoolique Animal Cheval Guérison Jouer des tours Mauvais accueil Punition Sorcier

In the 1850s there lived in Götzingen a man about sixty-five to seventy years old. People called him de Schmetchen—probably because he had once been a blacksmith. This man knew how to make horses go lame and how to make them sound again; all he needed was to know what … Read more

The Sorcerer and the Horses
- The Sorcerer and the Horses
[Manternach (canton de Grevenmacher / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 07/12/25.
Themes: Animal Animal qui refuse d'avancer Blessure Cheval Magie Punition Sorcier

In Manternach there once lived a man who was reputed to understand secret arts. One day he was sitting in front of his house when someone passed by with a wagon. Suddenly the wagon stopped. They urged on the horses, they pushed at the wagon, but all in vain. Then … Read more

The Legend of the Sorcerer of Manternach

[Manternach (canton de Grevenmacher / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 07/12/25.
Themes: Animal Animal qui refuse d'avancer Blessure Cheval Magie Punition Sorcier

In Manternach there once lived a man who was reputed to understand secret arts. One day he was sitting in front of his house when someone passed by with a wagon. Suddenly the wagon stopped. They urged on the horses, they pushed at the wagon, but all in vain. Then … Read more
The Sorcerer and the Horses
- The Sorcerer and the Horses

Blasphemous Child
- Blasphemous Child
[Bissen (canton de Mersch / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 29/11/25.
Themes: Animal Blasphème Cheval Chien Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Mort Vol

One day, some young fellows from Bissen were watching the horses out in the fields and, to pass the time, they played cards — a penny was the stake. After a while, they noticed that one penny was missing from the pot, and an argument broke out, since none of … Read more
Blasphemous Child
- Blasphemous Child

The Legend of the Blasphemer of Bissen

[Bissen (canton de Mersch / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 29/11/25.
Themes: Animal Blasphème Cheval Chien Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Mort Vol

One day, some young fellows from Bissen were watching the horses out in the fields and, to pass the time, they played cards — a penny was the stake. After a while, they noticed that one penny was missing from the pot, and an argument broke out, since none of … Read more

The Devil as a Goat and the Horses
- The Devil as a Goat and the Horses
[Waldbillig (canton d'Echternach / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/11/25.
Themes: Animal Bouc Champs Cheval Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Nuit Vol dans les airs

About fifty years ago it was still the custom to drive the horses out to pasture and let them graze there all night. So it happened one time that several herdsmen were together on a clover field near Heringen Castle, in the place called “op Hergen” (in the parish of … Read more

The Legend of the Devil of Heringen

[Waldbillig (canton d'Echternach / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/11/25.
Themes: Animal Bouc Champs Cheval Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Nuit Vol dans les airs

About fifty years ago it was still the custom to drive the horses out to pasture and let them graze there all night. So it happened one time that several herdsmen were together on a clover field near Heringen Castle, in the place called “op Hergen” (in the parish of … Read more
The Devil as a Goat and the Horses
- The Devil as a Goat and the Horses