CIRCLE WITH A DOT

And this is why you should sleep with your mouth closed.#Germany #folktale #folklore #snake https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Snake_Crawls_Into_The_Body_Of_A_Sleeping_Girl

The last of the once-proud lindwurm dragons of the Gevezin area found a rather ignomious end.#Germany #folktale #folklore #dragonhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Last_Lindwurm

Whenever the Devil tries to rearrange the landscape, he is inevitably thwarted by some cockerel crowing before he can finish.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_and_the_Wildenloh_Hill

Once, a mountain spirit fell in love with a young farmer, and married him.Alas, she vanished during the ceremony, and was never seen again.#Austria #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Blessed_Maids

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Few things are as tragic as a ship sinking with all men within sight of the harbor.#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ghost_Ship_%28Emden%29

If you see a three-legged hare, something weird is going to go down.#Germany #folktale #folklore #hare https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Three-Legged_Hare

In Chinese folklore, the Moon Rabbit lives in the moon and is constantly pounding with a mortal and pestle. Sometimes he makes an alchemical elixir of immortality for the moon goddess Chang'e. Other times he makes rice cakes and moon cakes for her, or medicine for humans. Mori Ippo#FairyTaleTuesday #Mythology #Folklore #China #Moon #Rabbit #Hare #Alchemy

The famous hot springs of Baden Baden and Bad Wildbad originated from magical stones which were gifted to two boys by a grateful water spirit.#Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Baden_and_the_Wildbad

Female water spirits have to adhere to a strict curfew - and the penalty for breaking it is death.#Germany #folktale #folklore https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Three_Maidens_from_the_Lake

"The History of the Kings of Britain" by Geoffrey of Monmouth is a medieval book that recounts the mythic history of the British monarchy, starting with Brutus the Trojan (great-grandson of Aeneas). It inspired many British legends, and features the first known biography of King Arthur. #MythologyMonday #NationalReadingMonth #ReadingCommunity #Mythology #Folklore #Book #Literature #KingArthur #Arthuriana

The Hare as a Will-o'-Wisp: A Case Study.#Switzerland #folktale #folklore #hare https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Hare_at_the_Crossroads_near_Remetschwil

You've read the tales, now get the books!#Germany #folktale #folklore #book https://sunkencastles.com/the-books/

Greetings, myth lovers!Since I can't log into @mythologymonday because the server seems to be down, I'm inviting you to share your favourite #mythology-themed read for #MythologyMonday from my own account today. Which mythology books, stories and/or fics do you love? Links welcome!Use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts.#NationalReadingMonth #ReadingCommunity #folklore@TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites

Only a few particularly depraved villains get the dubious honor of being escorted on the Devil's own Black Ship of Hell.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devilhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ship_of_Hell

Modern-day land grabs by private individuals have a long precedents.#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Walls_near_Blankenburg

If your mill is haunted by a spirit, there is nothing you can do but tear it down and rebuild it elsewhere.#Austria #folktale #folklore #bird https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Habergei%C3%9F_(Lower_Austria)

Behold the amazing extendable horse!#Denmark #folktale #folklore #horsehttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Long_Horse

The members of the Wild Hunt do not understand that consent can be revoked at any time.#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunthttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/A_Maidservant_is_abducted_by_the_Wild_Army

Personally, I think taking away a stretch of land from a noble's estate and adding it to the land of the community should not be considered "theft" but an act of class justice.#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Man_Who_Moved_The_Boundary_Stones