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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 20, 2026
Once, a "black woman" told some quarrymen that if one of them had sex with her three times within an hour, she would be released from her curse. Alas, none of them rose to the challenge. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Black_Woman
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@david_castleton@universeodon.com · Apr 20, 2026
St George is sometimes associated with the colour green, vegetation and fertility. This links to the dragon, as these beasts were blamed for making land barren by obstructing or poisoning water sources. They often lived in or near rivers, lakes and wells. By slaying them, heroes allowed pure waters to flow and made the land fruitful again. #MythologyMonday #folklore #mythology #history
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 20, 2026
A yellow dog haunts the road between Sergen and Gablenz. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Yellow_Dog
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Apr 06, 2026
The famous "Town Hall Cat" of Sankt Andreasberg once gave birth to 300 kittens in a single evening! #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Town_Hall_Cat
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Mar 30, 2026
In order to attain a "breeding penny", you must count 30 coins on Christmas Eve until they become 31. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Breeding_Penny
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Mar 23, 2026
Once, a noble lord befriended a boar when he saved him from a wolf pit. But the noble was a villain, and the boar pandered to his worst instincts. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Birenpaul_in_the_Kehrberg_Forest
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Mar 23, 2026
Many mice are endearing, but this one went above and beyond. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Mouse_Brings_Money
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Mar 02, 2026
Another great collection of folk tales is "Mythen und Sagen Tirols" by Johann Nepomuk von Alpenburg. Not only are the local legends of the Tyrolean Alps endlessly fascinating, but I recognize the author for a fellow folklore enthusiast with _views_ - which he is never shy about sharing them with his readers. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Category:Alpenburg_-_Mythen_und_Sagen_Tirols
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Feb 23, 2026
A group of dead farmers regularly meet at a crossroads near Mettmann in order to continue their bowling games as they did in life. And since they lack proper bowling gear, they use their own bones instead. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Bowling_Farmers
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Feb 23, 2026
For many years, a bone that was given as a participation trophy by the Wild Huntsman was kept in the St. Johannis Church in Magdeburg. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wild_Huntsman_%28Magdeburg%29
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Feb 23, 2026
When the ferryman of Wipfeld could not name a price for his services, the Wild Hunt left him a bone. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wild_Hunt_at_Wipfeld_in_Lower_Franconia
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@david_castleton__dup_57512@universeodon.com · Feb 23, 2026
Some of the most curious English ghost stories relate to 'screaming skulls'. A famous one is housed at Burton Agnes Hall, Yorkshire. It is said to have belonged to Anne Griffith, whose father built the Hall. Anne had watched in amazement as the Hall was constructed, declaring it would be the most wonderful home ever built. Shortly after it was finished, however, she was fatally wounded by robbers. As she lay dying, she made her sisters promise they would sever her corpse's head and keep it in the Hall, but Anne was buried conventionally in the local churchyard. The Hall was, thereafter, tormented with groans and poltergeist activity until the family had Anne exhumed and decapitated. As long as the skull stayed in the Hall, everything was fine, but - over the years - several attempts to remove it led to supernatural disturbances. The skull remains in the Hall today. Nobody is sure of the exact location, but it's said to be bricked up in a wall. #gothic #folklore #history #paranormal #ghosts #skull #skulls #death #mythologymonday #graveyard
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Feb 23, 2026
The Wildg'fahr is an alpine monster which makes a rustling noise like dried furs when it moves. This is because its skin rasps across its bones — it does not have any flesh. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wildg%27fahr
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Feb 23, 2026
When you find giant bones buried beneath a castle during your treasure hunt, it is unwise to mess with them. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Giant_of_Greifenstein_Castle
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Feb 23, 2026
A whale skeleton was kept at Wernigerode Castle in memory of the day when the creature had threatened to swallow the fortress. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Whale_Skeleton_at_the_Castle
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Feb 23, 2026
The Venetians of old once harvested gold and silver from Blocksberg Mountain with the aid of a skeleton of an unknown creature. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Venetians_on_Blocksberg_Mountain
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Feb 16, 2026
The Devil can appear as a bumblebee or other kind of insect. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Strange_Swarms
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Feb 16, 2026
Familiar spirits can appear as flies - or as even stranger entities. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Spiritus_Familiaris
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Feb 16, 2026
Death comes on butterfly wings. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Plague_Bird_at_Hagen
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social · Feb 16, 2026
A death by ants must be one of the more horrible ways to die. #MythologyMonday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/A_Horrible_Death_Sentence
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