The "Three Maidens" motif shows up in German folklore in many forms. They can be ghosts, cursed princesses, saints, even goddesses - and household spirits.
_Naked_ household spirits, at that.
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In Styria, the members of the Wild Hunt are the spirits of the evil housekeepers of priests!
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Some huntsmen use rather unconventional animal lures.
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The dread pirate Störtebeker had many hideouts and treasure vaults. One of these was within the chalk rocks of Rügen island.
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Leaving the dog behind in the room with the murderous corpse was cowardly, though perhaps understandable under these circumstances.
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The Holy Roman Emperors Barbarossa, Henry IV, and Otto IV sleep within the well of Harzburg Castle.
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Arminius, the Cheruscan chieftain who defeated the Romans at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, sleeps in a hill near Bad Pyrmont.
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Widukind, the ancient Saxon foe of Charlemagne, sleeps beneath a hill near the town of Lübbecke.
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Emperor Charlemagne sleeps within Untersberg Mountain close to the German-Austrian border.
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Jürgen Hubert