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Gosh, why are sooo many stories so long now. I think I need to read lots of comics today to compensate.

Ostara.... looks like Jacob Grimms fake deity had found her way into the folktales at the time this was collected.

First a dragon as a fiery dog (unusual), then witches as red cowws and now as hares.

the origin of a basilisk egg. I haven't seen that for a long time.

A sacrifice to a giant inside a stone. That is unusual.

No wonder the devil could trick the son of charlemagne, there seems to be no rules for what he can or can't do.

I know a plague men, a plague flame, a plague insect and now a plague maiden.

Hm, I wonder, was this story one to discredit the belief in werewolves?

This is odd. Why does the title say the devil doesn't want white horses when the story is about pagan gods who are never stated to be the devil?

These mermaids act very much in accordance with heavenly maidens and mares. Including the clothing and running away later.

Despite modern misconception, sex with the devil in such stories here is not pleasant, this here states directly that he is cold to the touch.

Why did that angel come down and destroy the church tower? That is odd.

It was about time that at least one witch has a means to protect herself from fire.

The story about morae eels again. There are none in germany, so where did this tale come from?

Hm, I did not expect this story to portray the pagan gods as being protective of chastity.

So ravens, crows and eagles (and similar birds) can live up to 2-300 years? That is new. Where did that come from?

Different kinds of dwarves with different colors of clothes that align with their morality. That is very interesting.

Another love potion. They don't get a good reputation here.

How did that guy not notice that he did not lock up the lioness?

This story reminds me of a story by the Brother's Grimm. But I do wonder, why is it that the older brother even later does not realize that his brother is dead after they played butcher.

boy that tradition to have blind people fight over hitting a rooster sounds quite cruel.

There is no evidence that the pagan gods were ever depicted with several or animal heads like portrayed here. And look at that, this story lists Odin and Wodan as two seperate gods... hm, I need to keep that in mind when another neopagan comes along. In fact, Odin here has a lions head.

The snake queen is a transformed woman? That is new. Usually it is simply a snake.

The snakeking. I was wondering when he would show up here. And a Water nix that can transform into a cat?
And in one story being a soothsayer is totally fine? Hm, I wonder why some kinds are fine and others not.

Wow, that story about a lovesick maiden is dark. The magician gives her a potion to cure her and it kills her.

A tree that can confuse people, that is really unusual.

so this morning god Jutro may have existed but who knows whether the town Jüterbog really does come from Jutrobog.
And did this white maiden roam the area after her death or why does she appear when her portrait is no longer hanging on the wall?

Gosh, Rübezahl is way more ambivalent than I expected. He is all over the place in these stories.

So, was this story about how Rübezahl tricks a jewish merchant supposed to be positive or negative?

I did not expect this many theories as to where the spirit Rübezahl comes from.