Legendes en Europe (27 legendes)
OpenAI
- The competition between singers
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
(2 versions) By None in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien None in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 08/12/25.
Themes: Magie Musicien Pari Sorcier Statue Statue qui se transforme en humain Transformation Transformation en pierre There once lived in Florence, in the Via Condotta, a gentleman who had a great love for all manner of antique and curious things, and who was also devoted to music. And by much reading and reflection he had come to believe that the music of ancient times must have … Read more
(2 versions) By None in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien None in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 08/12/25.
Themes: Magie Musicien Pari Sorcier Statue Statue qui se transforme en humain Transformation Transformation en pierre There once lived in Florence, in the Via Condotta, a gentleman who had a great love for all manner of antique and curious things, and who was also devoted to music. And by much reading and reflection he had come to believe that the music of ancient times must have … Read more
OpenAI
- The competition between singers
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
(2 versions) By None in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien None in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 08/12/25.
Themes: Magie Musicien Pari Sorcier Statue Statue qui se transforme en humain Transformation Transformation en pierre There once lived in Florence, in the Via Condotta, a gentleman who had a great love for all manner of antique and curious things, and who was also devoted to music. And by much reading and reflection he had come to believe that the music of ancient times must have … Read more
(2 versions) By None in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien None in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 08/12/25.
Themes: Magie Musicien Pari Sorcier Statue Statue qui se transforme en humain Transformation Transformation en pierre There once lived in Florence, in the Via Condotta, a gentleman who had a great love for all manner of antique and curious things, and who was also devoted to music. And by much reading and reflection he had come to believe that the music of ancient times must have … Read more
[Manternach (canton de Grevenmacher, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 07/12/25.
Themes: Animal Animal qui refuse d'avancer Blessure Cheval Magie Punition Sorcier In Manternach there once lived a man who was reputed to understand secret arts. One day he was sitting in front of his house when someone passed by with a wagon. Suddenly the wagon stopped. They urged on the horses, they pushed at the wagon, but all in vain. Then … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 07/12/25.
Themes: Animal Animal qui refuse d'avancer Blessure Cheval Magie Punition Sorcier In Manternach there once lived a man who was reputed to understand secret arts. One day he was sitting in front of his house when someone passed by with a wagon. Suddenly the wagon stopped. They urged on the horses, they pushed at the wagon, but all in vain. Then … Read more
OpenAI
- The Sorcerer and the Horses
OpenAI
- The Sorcerer and the Horses
[Manternach (canton de Grevenmacher, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 07/12/25.
Themes: Animal Animal qui refuse d'avancer Blessure Cheval Magie Punition Sorcier In Manternach there once lived a man who was reputed to understand secret arts. One day he was sitting in front of his house when someone passed by with a wagon. Suddenly the wagon stopped. They urged on the horses, they pushed at the wagon, but all in vain. Then … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 07/12/25.
Themes: Animal Animal qui refuse d'avancer Blessure Cheval Magie Punition Sorcier In Manternach there once lived a man who was reputed to understand secret arts. One day he was sitting in front of his house when someone passed by with a wagon. Suddenly the wagon stopped. They urged on the horses, they pushed at the wagon, but all in vain. Then … Read more
OpenAI
- The Sorcerer on a Log
[Berdorf (canton d'Echternach, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 05/12/25.
Themes: Jouer des tours Magie Mort Pendaison Procès Ruse Sorcier Transformation Transformation en pierre Who has not heard of the notorious sorcerer Veit, who many, many years ago haunted our regions with his mischief? He appeared in various parts of the country; he is said to have been active also in the surroundings of Berdorf. He wore a magic belt around his loins, by … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 05/12/25.
Themes: Jouer des tours Magie Mort Pendaison Procès Ruse Sorcier Transformation Transformation en pierre Who has not heard of the notorious sorcerer Veit, who many, many years ago haunted our regions with his mischief? He appeared in various parts of the country; he is said to have been active also in the surroundings of Berdorf. He wore a magic belt around his loins, by … Read more
OpenAI
- The Sorcerer on a Log
[Berdorf (canton d'Echternach, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 05/12/25.
Themes: Jouer des tours Magie Mort Pendaison Procès Ruse Sorcier Transformation Transformation en pierre Who has not heard of the notorious sorcerer Veit, who many, many years ago haunted our regions with his mischief? He appeared in various parts of the country; he is said to have been active also in the surroundings of Berdorf. He wore a magic belt around his loins, by … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 05/12/25.
Themes: Jouer des tours Magie Mort Pendaison Procès Ruse Sorcier Transformation Transformation en pierre Who has not heard of the notorious sorcerer Veit, who many, many years ago haunted our regions with his mischief? He appeared in various parts of the country; he is said to have been active also in the surroundings of Berdorf. He wore a magic belt around his loins, by … Read more
[Larochette (canton de Mersch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 03/12/25.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Animal Blessure Date précise Jouer des tours Lapin | Lièvre Lieu hanté Moine Nouvel an Sorcier Transformation Transformation en animal In Ernzen, so the folk legend tells, there once lived a man who was highly skilled in the magic arts. He took delight in using his knowledge and powers to tease and frighten the people of Echternach. He had especially set his sights on the abbot of the Abbey of … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 03/12/25.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Animal Blessure Date précise Jouer des tours Lapin | Lièvre Lieu hanté Moine Nouvel an Sorcier Transformation Transformation en animal In Ernzen, so the folk legend tells, there once lived a man who was highly skilled in the magic arts. He took delight in using his knowledge and powers to tease and frighten the people of Echternach. He had especially set his sights on the abbot of the Abbey of … Read more
[Larochette (canton de Mersch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 03/12/25.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Animal Blessure Date précise Jouer des tours Lapin | Lièvre Lieu hanté Moine Nouvel an Sorcier Transformation Transformation en animal In Ernzen, so the folk legend tells, there once lived a man who was highly skilled in the magic arts. He took delight in using his knowledge and powers to tease and frighten the people of Echternach. He had especially set his sights on the abbot of the Abbey of … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 03/12/25.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Animal Blessure Date précise Jouer des tours Lapin | Lièvre Lieu hanté Moine Nouvel an Sorcier Transformation Transformation en animal In Ernzen, so the folk legend tells, there once lived a man who was highly skilled in the magic arts. He took delight in using his knowledge and powers to tease and frighten the people of Echternach. He had especially set his sights on the abbot of the Abbey of … Read more
OpenAI
- Blasphemous Child
[Bissen (canton de Mersch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 29/11/25.
Themes: Animal Blasphème Cheval Chien Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Mort Vol One day, some young fellows from Bissen were watching the horses out in the fields and, to pass the time, they played cards — a penny was the stake. After a while, they noticed that one penny was missing from the pot, and an argument broke out, since none of … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 29/11/25.
Themes: Animal Blasphème Cheval Chien Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Mort Vol One day, some young fellows from Bissen were watching the horses out in the fields and, to pass the time, they played cards — a penny was the stake. After a while, they noticed that one penny was missing from the pot, and an argument broke out, since none of … Read more
OpenAI
- Blasphemous Child
[Bissen (canton de Mersch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 29/11/25.
Themes: Animal Blasphème Cheval Chien Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Mort Vol One day, some young fellows from Bissen were watching the horses out in the fields and, to pass the time, they played cards — a penny was the stake. After a while, they noticed that one penny was missing from the pot, and an argument broke out, since none of … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 29/11/25.
Themes: Animal Blasphème Cheval Chien Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Mort Vol One day, some young fellows from Bissen were watching the horses out in the fields and, to pass the time, they played cards — a penny was the stake. After a while, they noticed that one penny was missing from the pot, and an argument broke out, since none of … Read more
[Dalton (North Yorkshire, Royaume-Uni)]
By S. Baring Gould in 1890 added by Fabien
Published on 27/11/25.
Themes: At Dalton there is [...] an old barn, haunted by a headless woman. One night a tramp went into it to sleep. At midnight he was awakened by light, and, sitting up, he saw a woman coming towards him from the end of the barn, holding her head in her … Read more
By S. Baring Gould in 1890 added by Fabien
Published on 27/11/25.
Themes: At Dalton there is [...] an old barn, haunted by a headless woman. One night a tramp went into it to sleep. At midnight he was awakened by light, and, sitting up, he saw a woman coming towards him from the end of the barn, holding her head in her … Read more
OpenAI
- The headless woman
OpenAI
- The headless woman
[Dalton (North Yorkshire, Royaume-Uni)]
By S. Baring Gould in 1890 added by Fabien
Published on 27/11/25.
Themes: At Dalton there is [...] an old barn, haunted by a headless woman. One night a tramp went into it to sleep. At midnight he was awakened by light, and, sitting up, he saw a woman coming towards him from the end of the barn, holding her head in her … Read more
By S. Baring Gould in 1890 added by Fabien
Published on 27/11/25.
Themes: At Dalton there is [...] an old barn, haunted by a headless woman. One night a tramp went into it to sleep. At midnight he was awakened by light, and, sitting up, he saw a woman coming towards him from the end of the barn, holding her head in her … Read more
OpenAI
- Woman and Several Devils
[Contern (canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 24/11/25.
Themes: Diable Invocation du Diable Nourriture Possession Prêtre | Curé Silence Vol In Contern, some pears that had fallen from a tree were stolen from a farmer. Furious, he cried out: “May the thief have as many devils in his body as pears he has stolen from me!” The young girl who, while watching the cows, had gathered the pears from under … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 24/11/25.
Themes: Diable Invocation du Diable Nourriture Possession Prêtre | Curé Silence Vol In Contern, some pears that had fallen from a tree were stolen from a farmer. Furious, he cried out: “May the thief have as many devils in his body as pears he has stolen from me!” The young girl who, while watching the cows, had gathered the pears from under … Read more
OpenAI
- Woman and Several Devils
[Contern (canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 24/11/25.
Themes: Diable Invocation du Diable Nourriture Possession Prêtre | Curé Silence Vol In Contern, some pears that had fallen from a tree were stolen from a farmer. Furious, he cried out: “May the thief have as many devils in his body as pears he has stolen from me!” The young girl who, while watching the cows, had gathered the pears from under … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 added by Fabien
Published on 24/11/25.
Themes: Diable Invocation du Diable Nourriture Possession Prêtre | Curé Silence Vol In Contern, some pears that had fallen from a tree were stolen from a farmer. Furious, he cried out: “May the thief have as many devils in his body as pears he has stolen from me!” The young girl who, while watching the cows, had gathered the pears from under … Read more
[Junglinster (canton de Grevenmacher, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/11/25.
Themes: Argent Bal Diable Libération en prononçant un mot Musicien Nuit Potence Téléportation Petit Jean, the fiddler from Yhig, was once on his way home from a village fair. On the road he met a distinguished gentleman on a splendid horse. Seeing that Jean was a musician, the gentleman asked whether he would not like to come along with him to make music … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/11/25.
Themes: Argent Bal Diable Libération en prononçant un mot Musicien Nuit Potence Téléportation Petit Jean, the fiddler from Yhig, was once on his way home from a village fair. On the road he met a distinguished gentleman on a splendid horse. Seeing that Jean was a musician, the gentleman asked whether he would not like to come along with him to make music … Read more
OpenAI
- The Violinist and the Ball
OpenAI
- The Violinist and the Ball
[Junglinster (canton de Grevenmacher, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/11/25.
Themes: Argent Bal Diable Libération en prononçant un mot Musicien Nuit Potence Téléportation Petit Jean, the fiddler from Yhig, was once on his way home from a village fair. On the road he met a distinguished gentleman on a splendid horse. Seeing that Jean was a musician, the gentleman asked whether he would not like to come along with him to make music … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/11/25.
Themes: Argent Bal Diable Libération en prononçant un mot Musicien Nuit Potence Téléportation Petit Jean, the fiddler from Yhig, was once on his way home from a village fair. On the road he met a distinguished gentleman on a splendid horse. Seeing that Jean was a musician, the gentleman asked whether he would not like to come along with him to make music … Read more
OpenAI
- The Black Wolf of the Marsh
[Mondorf-les-Bains (canton de Remich, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/11/25.
Themes: Chien Croix Lieu hanté Marais Sacrilège In the Wölfragrond they had placed a cross in a niche that had been carved into a tree. One day, the cross suddenly disappeared. This happened at the time when the Anabaptists were living on the Damien farm between Ellingen and Erpeldingen. Among them there was an old fellow who … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/11/25.
Themes: Chien Croix Lieu hanté Marais Sacrilège In the Wölfragrond they had placed a cross in a niche that had been carved into a tree. One day, the cross suddenly disappeared. This happened at the time when the Anabaptists were living on the Damien farm between Ellingen and Erpeldingen. Among them there was an old fellow who … Read more
OpenAI
- The Black Wolf of the Marsh
[Mondorf-les-Bains (canton de Remich, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/11/25.
Themes: Chien Croix Lieu hanté Marais Sacrilège In the Wölfragrond they had placed a cross in a niche that had been carved into a tree. One day, the cross suddenly disappeared. This happened at the time when the Anabaptists were living on the Damien farm between Ellingen and Erpeldingen. Among them there was an old fellow who … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/11/25.
Themes: Chien Croix Lieu hanté Marais Sacrilège In the Wölfragrond they had placed a cross in a niche that had been carved into a tree. One day, the cross suddenly disappeared. This happened at the time when the Anabaptists were living on the Damien farm between Ellingen and Erpeldingen. Among them there was an old fellow who … Read more
[Luxembourg (canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/11/25.
Themes: Diable Diable défait Eau bénite Eglise Fuite Pacte avec le Diable Pauvre Prêtre | Curé Protection Richesse Ruse Poor X was once standing on the fish market in Luxembourg, sadly pondering his fate. His desire to become a rich man was so strong that he came upon the idea of calling on the Devil for help. Hardly had he done so when the Devil approached him, dressed as … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/11/25.
Themes: Diable Diable défait Eau bénite Eglise Fuite Pacte avec le Diable Pauvre Prêtre | Curé Protection Richesse Ruse Poor X was once standing on the fish market in Luxembourg, sadly pondering his fate. His desire to become a rich man was so strong that he came upon the idea of calling on the Devil for help. Hardly had he done so when the Devil approached him, dressed as … Read more
Lookoom
- Saint Nicholas Church in Luxembourg (no longer standing)
Lookoom
- Saint Nicholas Church in Luxembourg (no longer standing)
[Luxembourg (canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/11/25.
Themes: Diable Diable défait Eau bénite Eglise Fuite Pacte avec le Diable Pauvre Prêtre | Curé Protection Richesse Ruse Poor X was once standing on the fish market in Luxembourg, sadly pondering his fate. His desire to become a rich man was so strong that he came upon the idea of calling on the Devil for help. Hardly had he done so when the Devil approached him, dressed as … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/11/25.
Themes: Diable Diable défait Eau bénite Eglise Fuite Pacte avec le Diable Pauvre Prêtre | Curé Protection Richesse Ruse Poor X was once standing on the fish market in Luxembourg, sadly pondering his fate. His desire to become a rich man was so strong that he came upon the idea of calling on the Devil for help. Hardly had he done so when the Devil approached him, dressed as … Read more
OpenAI
- The Devil in the House
[Bissen (canton de Mersch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 16/11/25.
Themes: Diable Exorcisme Invocation Invocation du Diable Maison | Cabane Prêtre | Curé Prière Soufre A seminarian from Bissen, who had returned to his father’s house for the holidays, was asked what he had learned so far. He replied that, as an exorcist, he had received the power to banish the Devil. The father then asked his son to amuse them by conjuring the Devil … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 16/11/25.
Themes: Diable Exorcisme Invocation Invocation du Diable Maison | Cabane Prêtre | Curé Prière Soufre A seminarian from Bissen, who had returned to his father’s house for the holidays, was asked what he had learned so far. He replied that, as an exorcist, he had received the power to banish the Devil. The father then asked his son to amuse them by conjuring the Devil … Read more
OpenAI
- The Devil in the House
[Bissen (canton de Mersch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 16/11/25.
Themes: Diable Exorcisme Invocation Invocation du Diable Maison | Cabane Prêtre | Curé Prière Soufre A seminarian from Bissen, who had returned to his father’s house for the holidays, was asked what he had learned so far. He replied that, as an exorcist, he had received the power to banish the Devil. The father then asked his son to amuse them by conjuring the Devil … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 16/11/25.
Themes: Diable Exorcisme Invocation Invocation du Diable Maison | Cabane Prêtre | Curé Prière Soufre A seminarian from Bissen, who had returned to his father’s house for the holidays, was asked what he had learned so far. He replied that, as an exorcist, he had received the power to banish the Devil. The father then asked his son to amuse them by conjuring the Devil … Read more
[Sessay (North Yorkshire, Royaume-Uni)]
By S. Baring Gould in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 15/11/25.
Themes: The Giant of New Mills, Sessay. — At Sessay parish, near Thirsk, is a mill. It has recently been rebuilt, but when I was there the old building stood. In front of the house was a long mound, which went by the name of " the Giant's Grave", and in … Read more
By S. Baring Gould in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 15/11/25.
Themes: The Giant of New Mills, Sessay. — At Sessay parish, near Thirsk, is a mill. It has recently been rebuilt, but when I was there the old building stood. In front of the house was a long mound, which went by the name of " the Giant's Grave", and in … Read more
OpenAI
- The giant and the child
OpenAI
- The giant and the child
[Sessay (North Yorkshire, Royaume-Uni)]
By S. Baring Gould in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 15/11/25.
Themes: The Giant of New Mills, Sessay. — At Sessay parish, near Thirsk, is a mill. It has recently been rebuilt, but when I was there the old building stood. In front of the house was a long mound, which went by the name of " the Giant's Grave", and in … Read more
By S. Baring Gould in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 15/11/25.
Themes: The Giant of New Mills, Sessay. — At Sessay parish, near Thirsk, is a mill. It has recently been rebuilt, but when I was there the old building stood. In front of the house was a long mound, which went by the name of " the Giant's Grave", and in … Read more
OpenAI
- The Four Players
[Mertzig (canton de Diekirch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 13/11/25.
Themes: Animal Argent Chien Diable Diable défait Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Prêtre | Curé Four card players — three from Merzig and one from Feulen — were once playing cards in a house in Merzig (the house was then, and is still today, called Träpen). Since they lacked money, they agreed among themselves to make a pact with the Devil: if he would give … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 13/11/25.
Themes: Animal Argent Chien Diable Diable défait Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Prêtre | Curé Four card players — three from Merzig and one from Feulen — were once playing cards in a house in Merzig (the house was then, and is still today, called Träpen). Since they lacked money, they agreed among themselves to make a pact with the Devil: if he would give … Read more
OpenAI
- The Four Players
[Mertzig (canton de Diekirch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 13/11/25.
Themes: Animal Argent Chien Diable Diable défait Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Prêtre | Curé Four card players — three from Merzig and one from Feulen — were once playing cards in a house in Merzig (the house was then, and is still today, called Träpen). Since they lacked money, they agreed among themselves to make a pact with the Devil: if he would give … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 13/11/25.
Themes: Animal Argent Chien Diable Diable défait Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Prêtre | Curé Four card players — three from Merzig and one from Feulen — were once playing cards in a house in Merzig (the house was then, and is still today, called Träpen). Since they lacked money, they agreed among themselves to make a pact with the Devil: if he would give … Read more
[Ärenzdall (canton de Diekirch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 11/11/25.
Themes: Argent Diable Diable défait Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Messe Messe (ne pas assister à) Soufre Taverne | Bar | Auberge Transformation In a village of the Ernz Valley, several farmers were playing cards one Sunday. The church bells rang for vespers, but the players did not move. The hostess scolded them for their irreverence. One of the men actually got up to go to church, but the others mocked him so … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 11/11/25.
Themes: Argent Diable Diable défait Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Messe Messe (ne pas assister à) Soufre Taverne | Bar | Auberge Transformation In a village of the Ernz Valley, several farmers were playing cards one Sunday. The church bells rang for vespers, but the players did not move. The hostess scolded them for their irreverence. One of the men actually got up to go to church, but the others mocked him so … Read more
OpenAI
- The Devil, the Priest and the Players
OpenAI
- The Devil, the Priest and the Players
[Ärenzdall (canton de Diekirch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 11/11/25.
Themes: Argent Diable Diable défait Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Messe Messe (ne pas assister à) Soufre Taverne | Bar | Auberge Transformation In a village of the Ernz Valley, several farmers were playing cards one Sunday. The church bells rang for vespers, but the players did not move. The hostess scolded them for their irreverence. One of the men actually got up to go to church, but the others mocked him so … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 11/11/25.
Themes: Argent Diable Diable défait Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Messe Messe (ne pas assister à) Soufre Taverne | Bar | Auberge Transformation In a village of the Ernz Valley, several farmers were playing cards one Sunday. The church bells rang for vespers, but the players did not move. The hostess scolded them for their irreverence. One of the men actually got up to go to church, but the others mocked him so … Read more
OpenAI
- The Devil as a Goat and the Horses
[Waldbillig (canton d'Echternach, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/11/25.
Themes: Animal Bouc Champs Cheval Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Nuit Vol dans les airs About fifty years ago it was still the custom to drive the horses out to pasture and let them graze there all night. So it happened one time that several herdsmen were together on a clover field near Heringen Castle, in the place called “op Hergen” (in the parish of … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/11/25.
Themes: Animal Bouc Champs Cheval Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Nuit Vol dans les airs About fifty years ago it was still the custom to drive the horses out to pasture and let them graze there all night. So it happened one time that several herdsmen were together on a clover field near Heringen Castle, in the place called “op Hergen” (in the parish of … Read more
OpenAI
- The Devil as a Goat and the Horses
[Waldbillig (canton d'Echternach, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/11/25.
Themes: Animal Bouc Champs Cheval Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Nuit Vol dans les airs About fifty years ago it was still the custom to drive the horses out to pasture and let them graze there all night. So it happened one time that several herdsmen were together on a clover field near Heringen Castle, in the place called “op Hergen” (in the parish of … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/11/25.
Themes: Animal Bouc Champs Cheval Diable Invocation Invocation du Diable Nuit Vol dans les airs About fifty years ago it was still the custom to drive the horses out to pasture and let them graze there all night. So it happened one time that several herdsmen were together on a clover field near Heringen Castle, in the place called “op Hergen” (in the parish of … Read more
[Habscht (canton de Capellen, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 06/11/25.
Themes: Animal Bouc Chapelle Cloche Diable Diable défait Ermitage Ermite Jeune fille Légende chrétienne Protection Tentation Vache On the “Griefchen,” a plateau-like rise above the Leesbech between Simmern and Greisch, there once stood a chapel and beside it a little hermitage that a pious hermit had hollowed out of the rock for himself. The Devil kept trying to tempt the hermit and appeared to him in the … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 06/11/25.
Themes: Animal Bouc Chapelle Cloche Diable Diable défait Ermitage Ermite Jeune fille Légende chrétienne Protection Tentation Vache On the “Griefchen,” a plateau-like rise above the Leesbech between Simmern and Greisch, there once stood a chapel and beside it a little hermitage that a pious hermit had hollowed out of the rock for himself. The Devil kept trying to tempt the hermit and appeared to him in the … Read more
OpenAI
- Hermit and Black Goat
OpenAI
- Hermit and Black Goat
[Habscht (canton de Capellen, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 06/11/25.
Themes: Animal Bouc Chapelle Cloche Diable Diable défait Ermitage Ermite Jeune fille Légende chrétienne Protection Tentation Vache On the “Griefchen,” a plateau-like rise above the Leesbech between Simmern and Greisch, there once stood a chapel and beside it a little hermitage that a pious hermit had hollowed out of the rock for himself. The Devil kept trying to tempt the hermit and appeared to him in the … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 06/11/25.
Themes: Animal Bouc Chapelle Cloche Diable Diable défait Ermitage Ermite Jeune fille Légende chrétienne Protection Tentation Vache On the “Griefchen,” a plateau-like rise above the Leesbech between Simmern and Greisch, there once stood a chapel and beside it a little hermitage that a pious hermit had hollowed out of the rock for himself. The Devil kept trying to tempt the hermit and appeared to him in the … Read more
OpenAI
- The Dog, the Players and the Priest
[Strassen (canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 04/11/25.
Themes: Animal Argent Chien Diable Diable défait Fuite Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Prêtre | Curé In Straßen, near Lorentzweiler, four men had gathered one Sunday to play cards. To make sure they would play for a long time, they sat down with the threat: “Whoever stops first shall be taken by the Devil!” They had scarcely begun their game when they saw, under the table, … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 04/11/25.
Themes: Animal Argent Chien Diable Diable défait Fuite Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Prêtre | Curé In Straßen, near Lorentzweiler, four men had gathered one Sunday to play cards. To make sure they would play for a long time, they sat down with the threat: “Whoever stops first shall be taken by the Devil!” They had scarcely begun their game when they saw, under the table, … Read more
OpenAI
- The Dog, the Players and the Priest
[Strassen (canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 04/11/25.
Themes: Animal Argent Chien Diable Diable défait Fuite Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Prêtre | Curé In Straßen, near Lorentzweiler, four men had gathered one Sunday to play cards. To make sure they would play for a long time, they sat down with the threat: “Whoever stops first shall be taken by the Devil!” They had scarcely begun their game when they saw, under the table, … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 04/11/25.
Themes: Animal Argent Chien Diable Diable défait Fuite Invocation Invocation du Diable Jeu Prêtre | Curé In Straßen, near Lorentzweiler, four men had gathered one Sunday to play cards. To make sure they would play for a long time, they sat down with the threat: “Whoever stops first shall be taken by the Devil!” They had scarcely begun their game when they saw, under the table, … Read more
[Ärenzdall (canton de Diekirch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 02/11/25.
Themes: Animal Champs Chien Diable Foret Invocation Invocation du Diable Nuit Soufre One evening, several men and young lads from Eppeldorf were pasturing their horses in the Eppeldorf meadows — a valley between Ermsdorf and Eppeldorf, on the right bank of the White Ernz. They lit a fire, sat around it, and told all sorts of stories. (According to other accounts, they … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 02/11/25.
Themes: Animal Champs Chien Diable Foret Invocation Invocation du Diable Nuit Soufre One evening, several men and young lads from Eppeldorf were pasturing their horses in the Eppeldorf meadows — a valley between Ermsdorf and Eppeldorf, on the right bank of the White Ernz. They lit a fire, sat around it, and told all sorts of stories. (According to other accounts, they … Read more
OpenAI
- The Black Dog and the Men
OpenAI
- The Black Dog and the Men
[Ärenzdall (canton de Diekirch, Luxembourg)]
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 02/11/25.
Themes: Animal Champs Chien Diable Foret Invocation Invocation du Diable Nuit Soufre One evening, several men and young lads from Eppeldorf were pasturing their horses in the Eppeldorf meadows — a valley between Ermsdorf and Eppeldorf, on the right bank of the White Ernz. They lit a fire, sat around it, and told all sorts of stories. (According to other accounts, they … Read more
By Gredt, N. (Dr.) in 1883 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 02/11/25.
Themes: Animal Champs Chien Diable Foret Invocation Invocation du Diable Nuit Soufre One evening, several men and young lads from Eppeldorf were pasturing their horses in the Eppeldorf meadows — a valley between Ermsdorf and Eppeldorf, on the right bank of the White Ernz. They lit a fire, sat around it, and told all sorts of stories. (According to other accounts, they … Read more
Google Street Map
- Viel del Gomitolo dell'Oro
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/10/25.
Themes: In the Via del Gomitolo del Oro, or Street of the Golden Skein, was an old house in which there dwelt an old man who had a beautiful young wife. She had married him for love — truly not of himself, but of his vast fortune. This gave much cause … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/10/25.
Themes: In the Via del Gomitolo del Oro, or Street of the Golden Skein, was an old house in which there dwelt an old man who had a beautiful young wife. She had married him for love — truly not of himself, but of his vast fortune. This gave much cause … Read more
Google Street Map
- Viel del Gomitolo dell'Oro
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/10/25.
Themes: In the Via del Gomitolo del Oro, or Street of the Golden Skein, was an old house in which there dwelt an old man who had a beautiful young wife. She had married him for love — truly not of himself, but of his vast fortune. This gave much cause … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/10/25.
Themes: In the Via del Gomitolo del Oro, or Street of the Golden Skein, was an old house in which there dwelt an old man who had a beautiful young wife. She had married him for love — truly not of himself, but of his vast fortune. This gave much cause … Read more
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/10/25.
Themes: There was, long ago, in Florence a Grand Duke who was as shrewd as a fox, and *scaltro come l’orco* — crafty as a devil. He had a courtier friend or intimate, as such court friends go, whom he loved well enough for company, but not enough to trust him … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/10/25.
Themes: There was, long ago, in Florence a Grand Duke who was as shrewd as a fox, and *scaltro come l’orco* — crafty as a devil. He had a courtier friend or intimate, as such court friends go, whom he loved well enough for company, but not enough to trust him … Read more
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- Palazzo Pitti
Zagreus via Wikipédia CC-BY-SA
- Palazzo Pitti
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/10/25.
Themes: There was, long ago, in Florence a Grand Duke who was as shrewd as a fox, and *scaltro come l’orco* — crafty as a devil. He had a courtier friend or intimate, as such court friends go, whom he loved well enough for company, but not enough to trust him … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/10/25.
Themes: There was, long ago, in Florence a Grand Duke who was as shrewd as a fox, and *scaltro come l’orco* — crafty as a devil. He had a courtier friend or intimate, as such court friends go, whom he loved well enough for company, but not enough to trust him … Read more
Дмитрий Мозжухин, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fontaine et piazza Santa Croce
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 18/10/25.
Themes: Pico di Mirandola lies buried in Santa Croce. A modern writer of celebrity, in eulogising the great Humboldt, based his admiration solely on the fact that the Baron had travelled so extensively, and thereby got into so much Good Society — the epitaph upon great Pico's tomb is chiefly based … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 18/10/25.
Themes: Pico di Mirandola lies buried in Santa Croce. A modern writer of celebrity, in eulogising the great Humboldt, based his admiration solely on the fact that the Baron had travelled so extensively, and thereby got into so much Good Society — the epitaph upon great Pico's tomb is chiefly based … Read more
Дмитрий Мозжухин, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fontaine et piazza Santa Croce
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 18/10/25.
Themes: Pico di Mirandola lies buried in Santa Croce. A modern writer of celebrity, in eulogising the great Humboldt, based his admiration solely on the fact that the Baron had travelled so extensively, and thereby got into so much Good Society — the epitaph upon great Pico's tomb is chiefly based … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 18/10/25.
Themes: Pico di Mirandola lies buried in Santa Croce. A modern writer of celebrity, in eulogising the great Humboldt, based his admiration solely on the fact that the Baron had travelled so extensively, and thereby got into so much Good Society — the epitaph upon great Pico's tomb is chiefly based … Read more
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 16/10/25.
Themes: Where there is now the Piazza dei Tre Re stood in old times a very ancient palace in which dwelt a young man who was learned, good, and wise — and yet withal extremely poor, since all his means were drawn from renting out a few rooms in the palace … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 16/10/25.
Themes: Where there is now the Piazza dei Tre Re stood in old times a very ancient palace in which dwelt a young man who was learned, good, and wise — and yet withal extremely poor, since all his means were drawn from renting out a few rooms in the palace … Read more
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 16/10/25.
Themes: Where there is now the Piazza dei Tre Re stood in old times a very ancient palace in which dwelt a young man who was learned, good, and wise — and yet withal extremely poor, since all his means were drawn from renting out a few rooms in the palace … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 16/10/25.
Themes: Where there is now the Piazza dei Tre Re stood in old times a very ancient palace in which dwelt a young man who was learned, good, and wise — and yet withal extremely poor, since all his means were drawn from renting out a few rooms in the palace … Read more
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- Torre dei girolami
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 13/10/25.
Themes: *Ricordomi d’aver udito dire* — “I do remember to have heard it said that there was once in Florence a young man who lived in the Via Lambertesca, in the old tower there, from which the top is gone. And he, as many had done before him, fell in love … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 13/10/25.
Themes: *Ricordomi d’aver udito dire* — “I do remember to have heard it said that there was once in Florence a young man who lived in the Via Lambertesca, in the old tower there, from which the top is gone. And he, as many had done before him, fell in love … Read more
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Torre dei girolami
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 13/10/25.
Themes: *Ricordomi d’aver udito dire* — “I do remember to have heard it said that there was once in Florence a young man who lived in the Via Lambertesca, in the old tower there, from which the top is gone. And he, as many had done before him, fell in love … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 13/10/25.
Themes: *Ricordomi d’aver udito dire* — “I do remember to have heard it said that there was once in Florence a young man who lived in the Via Lambertesca, in the old tower there, from which the top is gone. And he, as many had done before him, fell in love … Read more
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 11/10/25.
Themes: There was once in Florence a great family, of which the mother and only daughter, whose name was Lucia, were indeed as good as saints or angels, and loved by all. But just as they were good, the father and three brothers of Lucia were utterly evil in every way, … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 11/10/25.
Themes: There was once in Florence a great family, of which the mother and only daughter, whose name was Lucia, were indeed as good as saints or angels, and loved by all. But just as they were good, the father and three brothers of Lucia were utterly evil in every way, … Read more
Sailko, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Diavolino de Giambologna
Sailko, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Diavolino de Giambologna
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 11/10/25.
Themes: There was once in Florence a great family, of which the mother and only daughter, whose name was Lucia, were indeed as good as saints or angels, and loved by all. But just as they were good, the father and three brothers of Lucia were utterly evil in every way, … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 11/10/25.
Themes: There was once in Florence a great family, of which the mother and only daughter, whose name was Lucia, were indeed as good as saints or angels, and loved by all. But just as they were good, the father and three brothers of Lucia were utterly evil in every way, … Read more
OpenAI
- The witch and the mirror
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/10/25.
Themes: There once lived in Florence, in the *Via dei Velluti*, a lady young and beautiful, yet who was for all that a witch, who knew many strange and curious things, which she kept to herself, for truly the cleverest witches and wizards are those who are the least suspected. However, … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/10/25.
Themes: There once lived in Florence, in the *Via dei Velluti*, a lady young and beautiful, yet who was for all that a witch, who knew many strange and curious things, which she kept to herself, for truly the cleverest witches and wizards are those who are the least suspected. However, … Read more
OpenAI
- The witch and the mirror
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/10/25.
Themes: There once lived in Florence, in the *Via dei Velluti*, a lady young and beautiful, yet who was for all that a witch, who knew many strange and curious things, which she kept to herself, for truly the cleverest witches and wizards are those who are the least suspected. However, … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/10/25.
Themes: There once lived in Florence, in the *Via dei Velluti*, a lady young and beautiful, yet who was for all that a witch, who knew many strange and curious things, which she kept to herself, for truly the cleverest witches and wizards are those who are the least suspected. However, … Read more