Legendes sur le thème : Fantôme (21 légendes)

The Ghost Herd
- The Ghost Herd
[Grussenheim (Haut-Rhin)]
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

The Legend of the Ghost Herd at the Kreuzoderbach Bridge Snippet

[Grussenheim (Haut-Rhin)]
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

[Bouxwiller (Haut-Rhin)]
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)]
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 White Lady of the Fecht
- The White Lady of the Fecht
[Ingersheim (Haut-Rhin)]
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)]
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

[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

[Rougemont-le-Château (Territoire de Belfort)]
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)]
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 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

The Man’s Flight
- The Man’s Flight
[Berg (Rorschach / Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 added by Fabien
Published on 05/06/26.
Themes: Bruit Fantôme Lieu hanté Nuit Origine de bruits Suicide

Near Berg there once stood an old, dilapidated “Städeli”. A man had taken his own life there; afterwards, he was often heard at night, making a terrible commotion and rattling chains frightfully. Within living memory, only one man claimed still to have heard it, boasting that he was not even … Read more
The Man’s Flight
- The Man’s Flight

The Legend of the Ghost of the Städeli in Berg

[Berg (Rorschach / Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 added by Fabien
Published on 05/06/26.
Themes: Bruit Fantôme Lieu hanté Nuit Origine de bruits Suicide

Near Berg there once stood an old, dilapidated “Städeli”. A man had taken his own life there; afterwards, he was often heard at night, making a terrible commotion and rattling chains frightfully. Within living memory, only one man claimed still to have heard it, boasting that he was not even … Read more

The Woman Who Returns to Nurse Her Child
- The Woman Who Returns to Nurse Her Child
[Ingersheim (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 04/06/26.
Themes: Accouchement Allaitement Enfant Enterrement Fantôme Mort Nuit Revenant Tombe Vêtements

Not very long ago, so the tale says, a woman who had died in childbed was buried at Ingersheim without shoes having been placed in her grave, as was customarily done. On the very first night she returned in her white burial shift, knocked softly at the window, and said: … Read more

The Legend of the Dead Woman in Childbed of Ingersheim

[Ingersheim (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 04/06/26.
Themes: Accouchement Allaitement Enfant Enterrement Fantôme Mort Nuit Revenant Tombe Vêtements

Not very long ago, so the tale says, a woman who had died in childbed was buried at Ingersheim without shoes having been placed in her grave, as was customarily done. On the very first night she returned in her white burial shift, knocked softly at the window, and said: … Read more
The Woman Who Returns to Nurse Her Child
- The Woman Who Returns to Nurse Her Child

[Häggenschwil (Wahlkreis Sankt Gallen / Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 29/05/26.
Themes: Argent Bruit Château Chevalier Esprit Fantôme Fête Jeu Lieu hanté Mort Noblesse Nuit Or Orage Origine de bruits Quilles d'or Récompense Revenant

The knight Heinrich Walther von Ramswag rode out with King Rudolf of Habsburg against Ottokar, King of Bohemia, and saved his lord’s life at the Battle on the Marchfeld on 26 August 1278. For this he was royally rewarded: he received five hundred marks of silver, the estate of Kriessern … Read more

The Legend of the Ghost of the Lord of Ramswag

[Häggenschwil (Wahlkreis Sankt Gallen / Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 29/05/26.
Themes: Argent Bruit Château Chevalier Esprit Fantôme Fête Jeu Lieu hanté Mort Noblesse Nuit Or Orage Origine de bruits Quilles d'or Récompense Revenant

The knight Heinrich Walther von Ramswag rode out with King Rudolf of Habsburg against Ottokar, King of Bohemia, and saved his lord’s life at the Battle on the Marchfeld on 26 August 1278. For this he was royally rewarded: he received five hundred marks of silver, the estate of Kriessern … Read more

[Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 24/05/26.
Themes: Apparition Château Fantôme Instrument de musique Lieu hanté Miroir Noblesse Nuit Sœur (famille) Vanité

In the three castles of Rappoltstein there once lived three sisters, each in one of the castles. Every night they called their farewells to one another with a hunting horn, and in the same way they greeted each other every morning. One of them is said always to have worn … Read more

The Legend of the Three Sisters of Rappoltstein

[Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 24/05/26.
Themes: Apparition Château Fantôme Instrument de musique Lieu hanté Miroir Noblesse Nuit Sœur (famille) Vanité

In the three castles of Rappoltstein there once lived three sisters, each in one of the castles. Every night they called their farewells to one another with a hunting horn, and in the same way they greeted each other every morning. One of them is said always to have worn … Read more

The Carpenter in the Forest with His Son
- The Carpenter in the Forest with His Son
[Muolen (Wahlkreis Sankt Gallen / Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 23/05/26.
Themes: Charpentier Créature fantastique Défi Enterrement Fantôme Foret Invocation Jeter un sort Laine | Tissu | Fil Lieu hanté Mort Pendaison Sorcellerie Sorcière Suicide Tombe Vieille femme

Many, many years ago, there was something unclean about the little woodland at Winkästeig and Pfi, near Muolen. Not far from Risershus lived the Holz-Nann; she spent more time in the forest than at home. And she caused a great deal of mischief there. She would often bewitch children so … Read more
The Carpenter in the Forest with His Son
- The Carpenter in the Forest with His Son

The Legend of the Wood Nanny of Winkästeig

[Muolen (Wahlkreis Sankt Gallen / Suisse)]
By Kuoni, Jakob in 1903 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 23/05/26.
Themes: Charpentier Créature fantastique Défi Enterrement Fantôme Foret Invocation Jeter un sort Laine | Tissu | Fil Lieu hanté Mort Pendaison Sorcellerie Sorcière Suicide Tombe Vieille femme

Many, many years ago, there was something unclean about the little woodland at Winkästeig and Pfi, near Muolen. Not far from Risershus lived the Holz-Nann; she spent more time in the forest than at home. And she caused a great deal of mischief there. She would often bewitch children so … Read more

Ilot de Kemb
Geoportail - Ilot de Kemb
[Kembs (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 06/05/26.
Themes: Apparition Bruit Cloche Disparition Eglise Enfant Fantôme Fleuve | Ruisseau | RIvière Ile Lieu englouti Origine de bruits

On a group of islands between Kembs and Niffer, where ordinarily only reeds, low brush, and willow-herb grow, one sees, in Advent around the midnight hour, a slender church rise up, adorned with towers and domes, which the people call the Ghost Church or the Mist Church. It does not … Read more

The Legend of the Ghost Church on the Islet of Kembs

[Kembs (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 06/05/26.
Themes: Apparition Bruit Cloche Disparition Eglise Enfant Fantôme Fleuve | Ruisseau | RIvière Ile Lieu englouti Origine de bruits

On a group of islands between Kembs and Niffer, where ordinarily only reeds, low brush, and willow-herb grow, one sees, in Advent around the midnight hour, a slender church rise up, adorned with towers and domes, which the people call the Ghost Church or the Mist Church. It does not … Read more
Ilot de Kemb
Geoportail - Ilot de Kemb

Fontaine Saint-Marc de Riedisheim
Ville de Riedisheim - Fontaine Saint-Marc de Riedisheim
[Riedisheim (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/05/26.
Themes: Champs Chapelle Date précise Destruction Fantôme Gardien du trésor Impiété Lieu cachant un trésor Lieu hanté Miracle Oeuf Oiseau Or Poule Punition Saint | Sainte Saint Marc Sœur | Moniale Trésor

On a hill within the bounds of Riedisheim stands, amid the vineyards, a chapel that does not appear especially old and is dedicated to Saint Mark. Inside it, there is no longer any trace of its original purpose. The people say that this chapel, together with the well standing opposite … Read more
Fontaine Saint-Marc de Riedisheim
Ville de Riedisheim - Fontaine Saint-Marc de Riedisheim

The Legend of the Golden Hen of Saint Mark’s Chapel

[Riedisheim (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/05/26.
Themes: Champs Chapelle Date précise Destruction Fantôme Gardien du trésor Impiété Lieu cachant un trésor Lieu hanté Miracle Oeuf Oiseau Or Poule Punition Saint | Sainte Saint Marc Sœur | Moniale Trésor

On a hill within the bounds of Riedisheim stands, amid the vineyards, a chapel that does not appear especially old and is dedicated to Saint Mark. Inside it, there is no longer any trace of its original purpose. The people say that this chapel, together with the well standing opposite … Read more

The Ghost of Old Carmel
- The Ghost of Old Carmel
[Sandia (Live Oak County / United States)]
By Doble, J. Frank in 1924 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 24/04/26.
Themes:

[...] “Some say there was a man dragged to death there while traveling through with both saddlebags full of money. He was sleeping with his saddle for a pillow, and some Mexicans surprised him, roped him, and dragged him to death. Old Captain Cox used to have a house close … Read more

The Legend of the Ghost of Old Carmel at Lagarto

[Sandia (Live Oak County / United States)]
By Doble, J. Frank in 1924 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 24/04/26.
Themes:

[...] “Some say there was a man dragged to death there while traveling through with both saddlebags full of money. He was sleeping with his saddle for a pillow, and some Mexicans surprised him, roped him, and dragged him to death. Old Captain Cox used to have a house close … Read more
The Ghost of Old Carmel
- The Ghost of Old Carmel

The Laughing Ghost
- The Laughing Ghost
[Moernach (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 23/04/26.
Themes: Fantôme Jouer des tours Lieu hanté Maladie Mort Nuit Rire Route | Chemin

In the Haag, between Old Ferrette and Bisel, there haunts a spirit that is often heard laughing loudly and that has led many a belated traveler astray throughout the night. A man from Old Ferrette, known as the Shepherd, had once gone to Bisel on business and set out for … Read more
The Laughing Ghost
- The Laughing Ghost

The Legend of the Laughing Spirit in the Haag

[Moernach (Haut-Rhin)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 23/04/26.
Themes: Fantôme Jouer des tours Lieu hanté Maladie Mort Nuit Rire Route | Chemin

In the Haag, between Old Ferrette and Bisel, there haunts a spirit that is often heard laughing loudly and that has led many a belated traveler astray throughout the night. A man from Old Ferrette, known as the Shepherd, had once gone to Bisel on business and set out for … Read more

[Stradbally (Laois / Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/03/26.
Themes:

There can be no question but that historical and traditional stories are strangely woven together, and with many tangles of net-work, in the fireside narratives of our peasantry. These regarding Timogue old church, and the castle which formerly stood near it, are examples of fact and fiction, it should prove … Read more

The Legend of the Ghost Cart of Timogue

[Stradbally (Laois / Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/03/26.
Themes:

There can be no question but that historical and traditional stories are strangely woven together, and with many tangles of net-work, in the fireside narratives of our peasantry. These regarding Timogue old church, and the castle which formerly stood near it, are examples of fact and fiction, it should prove … Read more

The Ghost in Armor
- The Ghost in Armor
[Carnagh (Laois / Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 16/03/26.
Themes:

One fine day in summer, after a walk up the southern slopes of Slieve Bloom, in company with some friends, we reached the site of Mundrehid’s old ruined church, the walls of which were then nearly level with the ground. The name of this place is derived from the River … Read more
The Ghost in Armor
- The Ghost in Armor

The Legend of the Ghost of Mundrehid Cemetery

[Carnagh (Laois / Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 16/03/26.
Themes:

One fine day in summer, after a walk up the southern slopes of Slieve Bloom, in company with some friends, we reached the site of Mundrehid’s old ruined church, the walls of which were then nearly level with the ground. The name of this place is derived from the River … Read more

[Moray (Moray / Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/02/26.
Themes:

Two celebrated ghosts existed, once on a time, in the wilds of Craig-Aulnaic, a romantic place in the district of Strathdown, Banffshire. The one was a male and the other a female. The male was called Fhuna Mhoir Ben Baynac, after one of the mountains of Glenavon, where at one … Read more

The Legend of the Ghosts of Craig-Aulnaic

[Moray (Moray / Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/02/26.
Themes:

Two celebrated ghosts existed, once on a time, in the wilds of Craig-Aulnaic, a romantic place in the district of Strathdown, Banffshire. The one was a male and the other a female. The male was called Fhuna Mhoir Ben Baynac, after one of the mountains of Glenavon, where at one … Read more

[Tomintoul, Blacksboat (Moray / Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/01/26.
Themes:

“Lateone night, as my grand-uncle, Lachlan Dhu Macpherson, who was well known as the best fiddler of his day, was returning home from a ball, at which he had acted as a musician, he had occasion to pass through the once-haunted Bog of Torrans. Now, it happened at that time … Read more

The Legend of the Ghost of Bogandoran

[Tomintoul, Blacksboat (Moray / Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/01/26.
Themes:

“Lateone night, as my grand-uncle, Lachlan Dhu Macpherson, who was well known as the best fiddler of his day, was returning home from a ball, at which he had acted as a musician, he had occasion to pass through the once-haunted Bog of Torrans. Now, it happened at that time … 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

The headless woman
- The headless woman
[Dalton (North Yorkshire / Royaume-Uni)]
By S. Baring Gould in 1890 added by Fabien
Published on 27/11/25.
Themes:

At Dalton there is [...] an old barn, haunted by a headless woman. One night a tramp went into it to sleep. At midnight he was awakened by light, and, sitting up, he saw a woman coming towards him from the end of the barn, holding her head in her … Read more
The headless woman
- The headless woman

The Legend of the Headless Woman of the Dalton Barn Snippet

[Dalton (North Yorkshire / Royaume-Uni)]
By S. Baring Gould in 1890 added by Fabien
Published on 27/11/25.
Themes:

At Dalton there is [...] an old barn, haunted by a headless woman. One night a tramp went into it to sleep. At midnight he was awakened by light, and, sitting up, he saw a woman coming towards him from the end of the barn, holding her head in her … Read more