An undertaker in Magdeburg once made a deal with the Devil in order to protect himself in battle.

But this did not save him, in the end.

#Germany #Magdeburg #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Undertaker_in_Magdeburg

There is something wrong with the horses in the Kaliningrad region.

#Russia #folktale #folklore #horse
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wish_Horse

A postman from Itzehoe once stumbled across a strange, otherworldly city where his presence was as much of a surprise to the inhabitants as it was to him.

#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Postman_of_Itzehoe

Young night hags often become witches later in life.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #witch #witchcraft
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Witches_and_Trudes

Don't mess with herders, for they can be ruthless in protecting their animals.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Herders%27_Curse

A horrible spider dwells in a cave on Sonnenberg mountain. It resembles a child's skull in size and appearance.

#Italy #folktale #folklore #spider
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wildg%27fahr_Cave_at_Sonnenberg_Mountain

Dwarves live in a hill north of Lautenthal. Their relationship with their human neighbors has had its ups and downs.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dwarves_of_the_Bielstein_Rock

The Holy Roman Emperors Barbarossa, Henry IV, and Otto IV sleep within the well of Harzburg Castle, and are guarded by a mysterious white-clad maiden.

#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Redbeard_and_other_German_Emperors_in_the_Well_of_the_Castle_Hill

Strange spirits from England travel to northwestern Germany at night - using milk sieves to fly through the air.

#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/A_Walrider_in_Bar%C3%9Fel

Nixie women are recognizable on the land by the hem of their skirts - which is always dripping wet.

#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Captured_Water_Man_near_Wartha