#kindlifresser

[aitiuilghrain]

[potrix-the-queerschlaeger]

when people keep insisting that you'll change your mind about having kids oNcE yOu'Re OlDeR 🙄 . . . . . #calmdown #itsajoke #not #chindlifrässerbrunne #chindlifrässerbrunnebern #chindlifrässer #kindlifresserbrunnen #kindlifresser #childeater #childeaterfountain #brunnä #brunnen #fountain #märchen #märli #fabel #fairytail #altstadt #oldtown #bern #schweiz #switzerland (hier: Kindlifresserbrunnen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFpiQbPDXQv/?igshid=1d0xw9s9eiw9o

[charlesreeza]

The Kindlifresserbrunnen - Of all the colorful fountains in Bern, the most memorable is the "Fountain of the Eater of Little Children."  It dates to 1546 and has been used by generations of parents to scare their children into obedience.  I think the bears at the base of the column are saying, “Humans are f---ed up!”  Photos by Charles Reeza.

For more stories about origin of the statue, click here.

[unexplained-events]

A fountain statue in Bern, Switzerland depicting an ogre or giant, the “Kindlifresser,” eating children. It was built in 1546, and there’s still no concrete reason as to why it was built. Some believe it was built as a depiction of the Jewish community that lived there at the time, expressing blood libel, or the fear/belief that Jewish people kidnapped Christian children to take their blood. Others believe it’s simply a statue meant to scare children.

[dolunay66]

Kökeni 16. Yy dayanan Kindlifresser (veya çocuk yiyen canavar) heykeli.

İsviçre.

[un-cerebro-hambriento]

Existen cuatro teorías que intentan explicar la existencia de Kindlifresser (el come-niños), el cual se cree fue construído en 1546:

La primera (y más desafortunada teoría) es que Kindlifresser fue construído como una forma de advertir a la comunidad judía de Bern. El sombrero que carga la estatua se asemeja al sombrero judío Judenhut, el cual los judíos estaban forzados a usar para la época.

La segunda explica que el “ogro” de la estatua es una representación de el titán griego Cronos, el cual es conocido en mitología por haberse comido a todos sus hijos para evitar que le quitasen el trono.

La tercera teoría sugiere que la estatua se hizo en honor al hermano mayor del Duque Berchtold, fundador de la ciudad de Bern. Aparentemente los celos que le causó ser opacado por su hermano lo volvieron loco a tal punto que—según cuenta la leyenda—“se comió a todos los niños de la ciudad”.

La cuarta y más verosímil explica que Kindlifresser representa un personaje de fábula. Las madres en Bern le decían a sus hijos que, de no portarse bien y/o hacer silencio, el come-niños iría por ellos. El significado cobró importancia durante la guerra de los 30 años cuando la hambruna causó, entre otras cosas, que las personas se volvieran caníbales como resultado de la falta de comida y ganado.

[intensescribbles-blog]

Final Zine-‘Spooks, to those who’ve ever wondered, what lies in the dark…’

First things first, I love it. I’m really happy with my drawings and I feel like the lack of colour adds to the darkness of it all. It feels like night time which I’m incredibly chuffed I’ve achieved. Starting with the cover and back page I thought, how I can generalise the contents of my zine without having a direct link to the rest of it in terms of chosen media. You can see I dipped into my skill with colour pencils, again in a greyscale format as not to stray too far away from the rest of the zines aesthetic. I decided to pair it with a layer of basic ripped paper to give it a sense of depth and I feel like it works well with it looking like an eerie comic book cover.  The illustrations within are drawn in a graphite media, making use of a selection of standard pencils and blending stumps which is a media I’m comfortable using to produce high quality works in a short amount of time. Of my favourite concepts I chose ‘The Leaning Lady’ as the centre point of my narrative, dedicating a short description in the bibliography to her story. As far as conceptual illustrations, I chose three of my favourites from my design pages being The Watcher, The Child of the Forest and the Kindlifresser.  Each of which had their very own section of writing, also on the bibliography page.

I think you can tell I enjoyed the project from what I’ve presented and if I had to pick a favourite character within this zine it’d have to be The Watcher. The design along with its back story is really eerie to me and oddly believable when you link it to certain mental illnesses. Also just on another note it’s coinciding children’s rhyme was really fun to write, I think it sets up the creature well within reality:

‘There was a malformed watcher,

you could say he had bad posture.

With eyes so wide, he walked his stride

with nobody else to torture.

He feed on those with weak minds.

His favourite snack is mankind.

Depression, obsession its in his profession

Who knows if you’ll stay alive?

When the watcher takes over your mind.’

[hyaenagallery]

Standing in the middle of Bern, Switzerland, is the Kindlifresser, or “Child Eater.” The fountain sculpture towers above the ground a baby half stuffed into his mouth, and a sack full of three alarmed tots slung over its shoulder presumably for later snacking. The disturbing sculpture is no modern work of art; built in 1546, it is one of the oldest fountains in the city of Bern. Strangely, no one is exactly sure why it’s there. There are three main theories. The first and most unfortunate possibility is that the Kindlifresser was built as a sort of warning to the Jewish community of Bern. The Kindlifresser wears a hat that is strikingly similar to the yellow pointed Judenhut that Jews were forced to wear at that time. The second theory is that the terrifying Ogre is a depiction of Kronos, the Greek Titan who ate his children to keep them from taking over his throne. The final theory is that the Kindlifresser is supposed to be the older brother of Duke Berchtold, the founder of Bern. Apparently the jealousy of being overshadowed by his younger brother for so many years caused him to go mad, eventually sending him into a rage where he collected and ate the town’s children. (It would seem likely that this event would have been recorded in the towns history books, which it is not.) It may of course be none of the above, and is simply a sort of boogie man from Switzerland’s Fastnacht, or “Night of Fasting” festival, a way to remind the Children of Bern to behave. Whatever the Kindlifresser represents, it has terrified Swiss children for nearly 500 years, and hopefully, will be there to terrify them for 500 years more. #destroytheday (throwback post from 5/26/14)

[ajourneythroughtime]

Kindlifresser, or “Child Eater” in Bern, Switzerland, has a baby half stuffed into his mouth, and a sack full of three alarmed tots slung over its shoulder.

[its-always-sunny-in-castlevania]

The Kindlifresser of Bern is a statue in Switzerland of disputed origin. The bears at the base of the statue may reference bear pits that used to exist at the location and served as a warning to children not to get too close. The hat the 'Child-eater' wears has been suggested to depict the kind Jews once wore, suggesting old racist myths of children being kidnapped for sacrificial rites. It could also be a reference to Chronos of Greek mythology devouring its offspring.

[slimblac]

Standing in the middle of #Bern, #Switzerland, is the #Kindlifresser, or “Child Eater.” The towering statue has a baby half-stuffed into his mouth and carries a sack full of three alarmed tots on his shoulder—presumably for later snacking. The disturbing sculpture is no modern work of art; built in 1546, it is one of the oldest fountains in the city of Bern. Strangely, no one is sure why it’s there. There are a few theories—the first and most unfortunate possibility is that the Kindlifresser is an expression of #anti-Semitism. The Kindlifresser wears a hat that is strikingly similar to the yellow pointed Judenhut that Jews were forced to wear at that time. The baby-eating may reflect blood libel, the belief that #Jewish people kidnapped #Christian children to use their blood in rituals. The second theory is that the terrifying ogre is a depiction of #Kronos, the #Greek #Titan. Kronos has arguably one of the most disturbing stories in #GreekMythology. Long story short: Kronos eats all six of his children to keep them from taking over his throne. The third possibility is that the Kindlifresser is simply a sort of boogie man from Switzerland’s Fastnacht, or ''Night of Fasting'' festival—a way to remind the youngsters of Bern to behave. Regardless of what the Kindlifresser represents, it has terrified Swiss children for nearly 500 years.

[traditionalchurchofsatan]

Kindlifresser The Child Eater of Bern If you ever want to scare the crap out of your children, take them to Bern, Switzerland for a little visual aid of what happens to naughty little children.

[churchofleviathan]

Kindlifresser The Child Eater of Bern If you ever want to scare the crap out of your children, take them to Bern, Switzerland for a little visual aid of what happens to naughty little children.

[sidawson]

Why is there a 500 year old statue of a man eating a sack of babies in Switzerland? (hint: no-one has the foggiest)

[scarletmyzomela]

The Kindlifresser (Child Eater) in the middle of Bern, Switzerland. Jesus, sculptors, WHY. (from Curious Expeditions, http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousexpeditions/538662148/sizes/l/in/photolist-PAMuq-PBoxH-TuHwS-2vaum2-2vauoM-5jNh9i-5jNm7p-5RmQpe-deDCqo-7UozES-btZSig/)