#german mythology

[pulpsandcomics2]

Illustrations for The Ring of the Niebelung by Arthur Rackham

[la-belle-histoire]

Undine, John William Waterhouse. 1872.

[dreamconsumer]

Donnar.

[vikkicomics]

WIP; Otto and his twin sister Brunhild in Pomeranian folk dress w/ golden apples. Block colours done.

[primalmuckygoop]

Nixe are river sirens from germanic folklore- aside from their alleged shape-shifting and ability to murder horny men with incredible effectiveness, their most distinguishing trait is their perpetual moisturized look.

[merovingian-marvels]

Walpurgisnacht

Walpurgisnacht is a celebration assimilated from Celto-Germanic and Christian beliefs. Although named after the English born saint Walburga, the celebration is known in many pagan versions of the same idea: spring.

One of the most popular versions is that Odin would hunt dark winter spirits in the night of April 30th and May 1st. In more Christian beliefs, the night was filled with magic and witches, which must be scared away with large bonfires.

Although sometimes associated with satanism, partially because of Goethe’s “Faust”, the general idea is to come together and light any kind of fire and welcome spring, glad that winter is over.

“Die Walpurgisnacht. Ein gedicht in drei Gesangen” Johann Friedrich Löwen 1756

[lunawolfewolf]

The Wolpertinger

A creature from German Folklore, this is a very illusive creature that is said to hide within the Forests of Bavaria...

[solcattus]

The Lorelei, circa 1836

By Alfred Rethel

Illustration for Reumont's Rhineland legends

[drmarune]

Saint chapter 3

I calling the main character „Ida“ because it’s the really good german women name I like and easy to remember for my so her full Name is „Ida Saint Germain“

Here is the cover of my mini comic

[pulpsandcomics2]

Arthur Rackham

[reinekes-fox]

I love how in German mythology, the nice version is something small, like tucks you in and sings a lullaby, and the evil version just straight up goes to I will eat your god forsaken children.

Love the duality! Especially because the good Nachtrabe is like only in one small part of Germany.

Let me tell you about the Sandmann...

His sand will rip your eyes out. Or the werewolf that will let you carry it until you go mad.

[dreamconsumer]

Wotan receiving the musicians introduced by Bragi, the god of poetry and song. By Friedrich Wilhelm Engelhard.

[sombredancer]

This is an English translation of my Russian poem, which you can read here.

[wwyptt]

Tatzelwurm. Watercolor, 2023 A painting of one of Germany’s silliest dragons made while studying the works of Kay Nielsen

[yeah-another-aesthetic-blog]

Perchta Aesthetic

Perchta or Berchta, also commonly known as Percht and other variations, was once known as a goddess in Alpine paganism in the Upper German and Austrian regions of the Alps. Her name may mean "the bright one" (Old High German: beraht, bereht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz) and is probably related to the name Berchtentag, meaning the feast of the Epiphany.

In some descriptions, Perchta has two forms; she may appear either as beautiful and white as snow like her name, or as an little old woman with a very wrinkled face, bright lively eyes, and a long hooked nose; her hair is disheveled, her garments tattered and torn.

Initially, Perchta was the upholder of cultural taboos, such as the prohibition against spinning on holidays. In the folklore of Bavaria and Austria, Perchta was said to roam the countryside at midwinter, and to enter homes during the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany (especially on the Twelfth Night). She would know whether the children and young servants of the household had behaved well and worked hard all year. If they had, they might find a small silver coin the next day, in a shoe or pail. If they had not, she would slit their bellies open, remove their stomach and guts, and stuff the hole with straw and pebbles. She was particularly concerned to see that girls had spun the whole of their allotted portion of flax or wool during the year. She would also slit people's bellies open and stuff them with straw if they ate something on the night of her feast day, other than the traditional meal of fish and gruel.

[merovingian-marvels]

Bonus post: second Merseburg spell - song lyrics

Phol ende uuodan

Phol and Wodan (Odin)

uuorun zi holza

were in the woods

du uuart demo balderes uolon

sin uuoz birenkict

Than Balder’s foal hurt his foot

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thu biguol en sinhtgunt

Then Sinthgunt sang

sunna era suister

Sunna her sister

thu biguol en friia

Then Friia (Freya) sang

uolla era suister

Volla her sister

thu biguol en uuodan,

Then sang Wodan

so he uuola conda

So he well could

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sose benrenki

Like bone-sprain

sose bluotrenki

Like blood-sprain

sose lidirenki

So joint-sprain

ben zi bena

Bone to bone

bluot zi bluoda

Blood to blood

lid zi geliden

Joint to joints

sose gelimida sin

Let them be glued

Explanation post

Merseburger Domstiftbibliothek, codex 136, f85r