Legendes sur le thème : Vol (14 légendes)

Le roi Tuohea
- Le roi Tuohea
[Hao (Îles Tuamotu / French Polynesia)]
By Caillot, Eugène in 1914 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 11/07/26.
Themes: Abandon Bateau Cannibalisme Découvrir le secret Difformité Enterrement Esprit Frère et sœur Frères Grotte Ile Interdit Jeter un sort Jeune fille Mer Mort Pluie Poison Poisson Requin Roi | Empereur Ruse Séduction Soleil Souterrain Vent Vol

Tuohea was the king of southern Hao. A very long time after Munanui, the king of southern Hao was born. He first saw the light of day in the northern part of the island of Hao. His father’s name appears in the history of certain ancestors of the island. When … Read more
Le roi Tuohea
- Le roi Tuohea

The Legend of Tuohea, King of Southern Hao

[Hao (Îles Tuamotu / French Polynesia)]
By Caillot, Eugène in 1914 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 11/07/26.
Themes: Abandon Bateau Cannibalisme Découvrir le secret Difformité Enterrement Esprit Frère et sœur Frères Grotte Ile Interdit Jeter un sort Jeune fille Mer Mort Pluie Poison Poisson Requin Roi | Empereur Ruse Séduction Soleil Souterrain Vent Vol

Tuohea was the king of southern Hao. A very long time after Munanui, the king of southern Hao was born. He first saw the light of day in the northern part of the island of Hao. His father’s name appears in the history of certain ancestors of the island. When … Read more

The Excavation of the Ruins
- The Excavation of the Ruins
[Dinero (Live Oak County / United States)]
By Doble, J. Frank in 1924 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/07/26.
Themes:

Fort Ramírez is in the southern part of Live Oak County, on my father’s ranch. When I was a boy, some of the old rock walls were still ten or twelve feet high, though already crumbling. As far back as I can remember, or have heard men tell, there were … Read more

The Legend of the Treasure in the Cave at Fort Ramirez

[Dinero (Live Oak County / United States)]
By Doble, J. Frank in 1924 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/07/26.
Themes:

Fort Ramírez is in the southern part of Live Oak County, on my father’s ranch. When I was a boy, some of the old rock walls were still ten or twelve feet high, though already crumbling. As far back as I can remember, or have heard men tell, there were … Read more
The Excavation of the Ruins
- The Excavation of the Ruins

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 Boundary-Stone Mover
- The Boundary-Stone Mover

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

[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

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

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 Ghost of Old Carmel
- The Ghost of Old Carmel

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 Battle at Fort Casa Blanca
- The Battle at Fort Casa Blanca
[Sandia (Jim Wells County / United States)]
By Doble, J. Frank in 1924 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/04/26.
Themes:

Old Casa Blanca, which is several miles from the railroad switch by that name, stands on the Nueces River in what is now Jim Wells, but was once a part of Nueces County. “Of the history of this old ruin,” says Mrs. Sutherland, “no one knows a word.” The record … Read more

The Legend of the Treasure of Fort Casa Blanca

[Sandia (Jim Wells County / United States)]
By Doble, J. Frank in 1924 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/04/26.
Themes:

Old Casa Blanca, which is several miles from the railroad switch by that name, stands on the Nueces River in what is now Jim Wells, but was once a part of Nueces County. “Of the history of this old ruin,” says Mrs. Sutherland, “no one knows a word.” The record … Read more
The Battle at Fort Casa Blanca
- The Battle at Fort Casa Blanca

[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

The baby and the Gossip
- The baby and the Gossip
[Minane Bridge (Cork / Irlande)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 31/01/26.
Themes:

At Minane, near Tracton, there was a young couple whose name was Mac Daniel, and they had such a fine, wholesome-looking child, that the fairies determined on having it in their company, and putting a changeling in its place. But it so happened that Mrs. Mac Daniel had a gossip … Read more

The Legend of the Baby’s Abduction at Minane

[Minane Bridge (Cork / Irlande)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 31/01/26.
Themes:

At Minane, near Tracton, there was a young couple whose name was Mac Daniel, and they had such a fine, wholesome-looking child, that the fairies determined on having it in their company, and putting a changeling in its place. But it so happened that Mrs. Mac Daniel had a gossip … Read more
The baby and the Gossip
- The baby and the Gossip

The Shadow and the Great Tree
- The Shadow and the Great Tree
[Habscht (canton de Capellen / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 18/01/26.
Themes: Arbre Assassinat Brigand Diable Diable défait Mort Ombre Vol

On the heights above Eischen there is a wide, flat stretch of land called Plakeg Lee. A great old tree stands on the spot, and the place has an uncanny reputation. Long ago, a band of robbers had their hideout there and made the whole region unsafe. One evening a … Read more
The Shadow and the Great Tree
- The Shadow and the Great Tree

The Legend of the Devil and the Bandit’s Shadow

[Habscht (canton de Capellen / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 18/01/26.
Themes: Arbre Assassinat Brigand Diable Diable défait Mort Ombre Vol

On the heights above Eischen there is a wide, flat stretch of land called Plakeg Lee. A great old tree stands on the spot, and the place has an uncanny reputation. Long ago, a band of robbers had their hideout there and made the whole region unsafe. One evening a … Read more

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

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
Blasphemous Child
- Blasphemous Child

Woman and Several Devils
- Woman and Several Devils
[Contern (canton de Luxembourg / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 24/11/25.
Themes: Diable Invocation du Diable Nourriture Possession Prêtre | Curé Silence Vol

In Contern, some pears that had fallen from a tree were stolen from a farmer. Furious, he cried out: “May the thief have as many devils in his body as pears he has stolen from me!” The young girl who, while watching the cows, had gathered the pears from under … Read more
Woman and Several Devils
- Woman and Several Devils

The Legend of the Pear Thief of Contern

[Contern (canton de Luxembourg / Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 24/11/25.
Themes: Diable Invocation du Diable Nourriture Possession Prêtre | Curé Silence Vol

In Contern, some pears that had fallen from a tree were stolen from a farmer. Furious, he cried out: “May the thief have as many devils in his body as pears he has stolen from me!” The young girl who, while watching the cows, had gathered the pears from under … Read more

Greedy Goba
- Greedy Goba
[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional / Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 22/11/25.
Themes:

In former days, on the leeward side of Badu, lay the village of Ergan, and Wakaid was situated to windward, that is to say, on the south-eastern side of the island. The men of Wakaid told their women to go to Ergan to sell biiu (a mangrove-derived food preparation) for … Read more

The story of Greedy Goba

[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional / Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 22/11/25.
Themes:

In former days, on the leeward side of Badu, lay the village of Ergan, and Wakaid was situated to windward, that is to say, on the south-eastern side of the island. The men of Wakaid told their women to go to Ergan to sell biiu (a mangrove-derived food preparation) for … Read more
Greedy Goba
- Greedy Goba

Viel del Gomitolo dell'Oro
Google Street Map - Viel del Gomitolo dell'Oro
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze / Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/10/25.
Themes:

In the Via del Gomitolo del Oro, or Street of the Golden Skein, was an old house in which there dwelt an old man who had a beautiful young wife. She had married him for love — truly not of himself, but of his vast fortune. This gave much cause … Read more
Viel del Gomitolo dell'Oro
Google Street Map - Viel del Gomitolo dell'Oro

The legend of the origin of the name of Via del Gomitolo del Oro

[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze / Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/10/25.
Themes:

In the Via del Gomitolo del Oro, or Street of the Golden Skein, was an old house in which there dwelt an old man who had a beautiful young wife. She had married him for love — truly not of himself, but of his vast fortune. This gave much cause … Read more

The Roses of the Diavolina of Florence
- The Roses of the Diavolina of Florence
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze / Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (5 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 07/10/25.
Themes:

There once dwelt in this street a woman who was called by all who knew her La Diavolina, or She-Devil, because she quarrelled day and night with everybody — men, women, and children — and the cause of all this was that she had a daughter. This girl would gladly … Read more

The Legend of the Roses of the Diavolina of Florence

[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze / Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (5 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 07/10/25.
Themes:

There once dwelt in this street a woman who was called by all who knew her La Diavolina, or She-Devil, because she quarrelled day and night with everybody — men, women, and children — and the cause of all this was that she had a daughter. This girl would gladly … Read more
The Roses of the Diavolina of Florence
- The Roses of the Diavolina of Florence