[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
[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
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 23/11/25.
Themes: Amour Assassinat Cimetière Mariage Mort Poison « Il était une fois un riche gentilhomme qui demeurait dans une maison de la *Via degli Archibusieri*. Or, il arriva qu’une jeune dame vint habiter chez lui : elle semblait parente de la famille, mais l’on n’en disait rien, et elle-même faisait tout pour se soustraire aux regards et … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 23/11/25.
Themes: Amour Assassinat Cimetière Mariage Mort Poison « Il était une fois un riche gentilhomme qui demeurait dans une maison de la *Via degli Archibusieri*. Or, il arriva qu’une jeune dame vint habiter chez lui : elle semblait parente de la famille, mais l’on n’en disait rien, et elle-même faisait tout pour se soustraire aux regards et … Read more
Sailko, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lungarno degli Archibusieri
Sailko, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lungarno degli Archibusieri
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 23/11/25.
Themes: Amour Assassinat Cimetière Mariage Mort Poison « Il était une fois un riche gentilhomme qui demeurait dans une maison de la *Via degli Archibusieri*. Or, il arriva qu’une jeune dame vint habiter chez lui : elle semblait parente de la famille, mais l’on n’en disait rien, et elle-même faisait tout pour se soustraire aux regards et … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 23/11/25.
Themes: Amour Assassinat Cimetière Mariage Mort Poison « Il était une fois un riche gentilhomme qui demeurait dans une maison de la *Via degli Archibusieri*. Or, il arriva qu’une jeune dame vint habiter chez lui : elle semblait parente de la famille, mais l’on n’en disait rien, et elle-même faisait tout pour se soustraire aux regards et … Read more
[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 22/11/25.
Themes: In former days, on the leeward side of Badu, lay the village of Ergan, and Wakaid was situated to windward, that is to say, on the south-eastern side of the island. The men of Wakaid told their women to go to Ergan to sell biiu (a mangrove-derived food preparation) for … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 22/11/25.
Themes: In former days, on the leeward side of Badu, lay the village of Ergan, and Wakaid was situated to windward, that is to say, on the south-eastern side of the island. The men of Wakaid told their women to go to Ergan to sell biiu (a mangrove-derived food preparation) for … Read more
[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 22/11/25.
Themes: In former days, on the leeward side of Badu, lay the village of Ergan, and Wakaid was situated to windward, that is to say, on the south-eastern side of the island. The men of Wakaid told their women to go to Ergan to sell biiu (a mangrove-derived food preparation) for … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 22/11/25.
Themes: In former days, on the leeward side of Badu, lay the village of Ergan, and Wakaid was situated to windward, that is to say, on the south-eastern side of the island. The men of Wakaid told their women to go to Ergan to sell biiu (a mangrove-derived food preparation) for … 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
[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
[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 20/11/25.
Themes: Bia, a native of Badu, one day walked to leeward of his village to the mangrove swamp; there he made an earth oven, arnai, and cooked himself two portions of mangrove biiu, which he put into a basket, and walked on till he came to a creek—"zeza." Finding a nice … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 20/11/25.
Themes: Bia, a native of Badu, one day walked to leeward of his village to the mangrove swamp; there he made an earth oven, arnai, and cooked himself two portions of mangrove biiu, which he put into a basket, and walked on till he came to a creek—"zeza." Finding a nice … Read more
[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 20/11/25.
Themes: Bia, a native of Badu, one day walked to leeward of his village to the mangrove swamp; there he made an earth oven, arnai, and cooked himself two portions of mangrove biiu, which he put into a basket, and walked on till he came to a creek—"zeza." Finding a nice … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 20/11/25.
Themes: Bia, a native of Badu, one day walked to leeward of his village to the mangrove swamp; there he made an earth oven, arnai, and cooked himself two portions of mangrove biiu, which he put into a basket, and walked on till he came to a creek—"zeza." Finding a nice … Read more
[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
[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
[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 18/11/25.
Themes: Yawar of Badu was a famous gardener, and the yams and bananas grew rapidly in his garden, which was situated on the hill Gizo, on the windward side of the island. The yams of the Madub men who lived at Samun grew only during the north-west season, whereas Yawar always … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 18/11/25.
Themes: Yawar of Badu was a famous gardener, and the yams and bananas grew rapidly in his garden, which was situated on the hill Gizo, on the windward side of the island. The yams of the Madub men who lived at Samun grew only during the north-west season, whereas Yawar always … Read more
[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 18/11/25.
Themes: Yawar of Badu was a famous gardener, and the yams and bananas grew rapidly in his garden, which was situated on the hill Gizo, on the windward side of the island. The yams of the Madub men who lived at Samun grew only during the north-west season, whereas Yawar always … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 18/11/25.
Themes: Yawar of Badu was a famous gardener, and the yams and bananas grew rapidly in his garden, which was situated on the hill Gizo, on the windward side of the island. The yams of the Madub men who lived at Samun grew only during the north-west season, whereas Yawar always … 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
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- Saint Nicholas Church in Luxembourg (no longer standing)
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- 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
[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
[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
[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
[Mabuiag Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 14/11/25.
Themes: There was once a Mabuiag woman named Uga, who went along with the mari of a good-looking man named Tabepa (or Tabepa mari). The latter lived at Pulu, a small island off the far side of Mabuiag. The mother of Uga said to her, " Don't you go along with … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 14/11/25.
Themes: There was once a Mabuiag woman named Uga, who went along with the mari of a good-looking man named Tabepa (or Tabepa mari). The latter lived at Pulu, a small island off the far side of Mabuiag. The mother of Uga said to her, " Don't you go along with … Read more
[Mabuiag Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 14/11/25.
Themes: There was once a Mabuiag woman named Uga, who went along with the mari of a good-looking man named Tabepa (or Tabepa mari). The latter lived at Pulu, a small island off the far side of Mabuiag. The mother of Uga said to her, " Don't you go along with … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 14/11/25.
Themes: There was once a Mabuiag woman named Uga, who went along with the mari of a good-looking man named Tabepa (or Tabepa mari). The latter lived at Pulu, a small island off the far side of Mabuiag. The mother of Uga said to her, " Don't you go along with … Read more
[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
[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
[Mabuiag Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 12/11/25.
Themes: A long time ago, in a village on the lee side of Mabuiag, a young girl cried in the night for food, but her mother either would not or could not give her anything to eat. Attracted by the continual crying, a Dorgai came out from the bush, entered the … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 12/11/25.
Themes: A long time ago, in a village on the lee side of Mabuiag, a young girl cried in the night for food, but her mother either would not or could not give her anything to eat. Attracted by the continual crying, a Dorgai came out from the bush, entered the … Read more
[Mabuiag Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 12/11/25.
Themes: A long time ago, in a village on the lee side of Mabuiag, a young girl cried in the night for food, but her mother either would not or could not give her anything to eat. Attracted by the continual crying, a Dorgai came out from the bush, entered the … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 12/11/25.
Themes: A long time ago, in a village on the lee side of Mabuiag, a young girl cried in the night for food, but her mother either would not or could not give her anything to eat. Attracted by the continual crying, a Dorgai came out from the bush, entered the … 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
[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
[Boigu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/11/25.
Themes: A man named Nadai, living on the island of Boigu, went once into the bush to collect eggs of the mound-bird (sitrkd) (brush-turkeys); he found a large mound, and dug into it till he came to what he took to be an egg; he tried to pull it up, but … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/11/25.
Themes: A man named Nadai, living on the island of Boigu, went once into the bush to collect eggs of the mound-bird (sitrkd) (brush-turkeys); he found a large mound, and dug into it till he came to what he took to be an egg; he tried to pull it up, but … Read more
[Boigu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/11/25.
Themes: A man named Nadai, living on the island of Boigu, went once into the bush to collect eggs of the mound-bird (sitrkd) (brush-turkeys); he found a large mound, and dug into it till he came to what he took to be an egg; he tried to pull it up, but … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/11/25.
Themes: A man named Nadai, living on the island of Boigu, went once into the bush to collect eggs of the mound-bird (sitrkd) (brush-turkeys); he found a large mound, and dug into it till he came to what he took to be an egg; he tried to pull it up, but … Read more
[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
[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
[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (6 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 07/11/25.
Themes: Once upon a time a Badu man named Mutuk was fishing in the sea off a rock, when his line fouled and he dived into the water to free it ; a passing shark swallowed him ("swilled him down") without hurting him. The shark swam on northwards, and on passing … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (6 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 07/11/25.
Themes: Once upon a time a Badu man named Mutuk was fishing in the sea off a rock, when his line fouled and he dived into the water to free it ; a passing shark swallowed him ("swilled him down") without hurting him. The shark swam on northwards, and on passing … Read more
[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (6 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 07/11/25.
Themes: Once upon a time a Badu man named Mutuk was fishing in the sea off a rock, when his line fouled and he dived into the water to free it ; a passing shark swallowed him ("swilled him down") without hurting him. The shark swam on northwards, and on passing … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (6 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 07/11/25.
Themes: Once upon a time a Badu man named Mutuk was fishing in the sea off a rock, when his line fouled and he dived into the water to free it ; a passing shark swallowed him ("swilled him down") without hurting him. The shark swam on northwards, and on passing … 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
[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
[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 05/11/25.
Themes: On the southern side of Badu there are two islands, Zurat and Kwoberkelbai, much resorted to by turtle, great numbers of which were caught by the inhabitants. On Kwoberkelbai lived a man named Gabakwoikai, and one morning the men at the village told him they had seen turtle-tracks on the … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 05/11/25.
Themes: On the southern side of Badu there are two islands, Zurat and Kwoberkelbai, much resorted to by turtle, great numbers of which were caught by the inhabitants. On Kwoberkelbai lived a man named Gabakwoikai, and one morning the men at the village told him they had seen turtle-tracks on the … Read more
[Badu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 05/11/25.
Themes: On the southern side of Badu there are two islands, Zurat and Kwoberkelbai, much resorted to by turtle, great numbers of which were caught by the inhabitants. On Kwoberkelbai lived a man named Gabakwoikai, and one morning the men at the village told him they had seen turtle-tracks on the … Read more
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 05/11/25.
Themes: On the southern side of Badu there are two islands, Zurat and Kwoberkelbai, much resorted to by turtle, great numbers of which were caught by the inhabitants. On Kwoberkelbai lived a man named Gabakwoikai, and one morning the men at the village told him they had seen turtle-tracks on the … Read more
[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
[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
[Boigu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Abbé Buléon, J. in 1890 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/11/25.
Themes: One day Maiwasa of Dauan went along the reef looking for the feeding ground of a dugong (a marine mammal that grazes on algae); with him walked his wife, Bukari, a fine, well-favoured woman, possessing a notable pair of large ear-pendants (muti) ornamented with seeds (kusa). Now it happened that … Read more
By Abbé Buléon, J. in 1890 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/11/25.
Themes: One day Maiwasa of Dauan went along the reef looking for the feeding ground of a dugong (a marine mammal that grazes on algae); with him walked his wife, Bukari, a fine, well-favoured woman, possessing a notable pair of large ear-pendants (muti) ornamented with seeds (kusa). Now it happened that … Read more
[Boigu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional, Australia)]
By Abbé Buléon, J. in 1890 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/11/25.
Themes: One day Maiwasa of Dauan went along the reef looking for the feeding ground of a dugong (a marine mammal that grazes on algae); with him walked his wife, Bukari, a fine, well-favoured woman, possessing a notable pair of large ear-pendants (muti) ornamented with seeds (kusa). Now it happened that … Read more
By Abbé Buléon, J. in 1890 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/11/25.
Themes: One day Maiwasa of Dauan went along the reef looking for the feeding ground of a dugong (a marine mammal that grazes on algae); with him walked his wife, Bukari, a fine, well-favoured woman, possessing a notable pair of large ear-pendants (muti) ornamented with seeds (kusa). Now it happened that … 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
[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
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 01/11/25.
Themes: Accueil Fleuve | Ruisseau | RIvière Jésus Mouton Multiplication Nourriture Origine Origine d'une ville Pain Pierre | Roche Saint Pierre Ville Il arrive, çà et là, qu’un vieux vestige de tradition mythologique — échappé sans doute des livres et des bancs d’école — passe dans les contes paysans ; dans celui qui suit, nous en tenons un fragment très curieusement mêlé à la féerie et à la sorcellerie commune. Le gémissement … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 01/11/25.
Themes: Accueil Fleuve | Ruisseau | RIvière Jésus Mouton Multiplication Nourriture Origine Origine d'une ville Pain Pierre | Roche Saint Pierre Ville Il arrive, çà et là, qu’un vieux vestige de tradition mythologique — échappé sans doute des livres et des bancs d’école — passe dans les contes paysans ; dans celui qui suit, nous en tenons un fragment très curieusement mêlé à la féerie et à la sorcellerie commune. Le gémissement … Read more
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 01/11/25.
Themes: Accueil Fleuve | Ruisseau | RIvière Jésus Mouton Multiplication Nourriture Origine Origine d'une ville Pain Pierre | Roche Saint Pierre Ville Il arrive, çà et là, qu’un vieux vestige de tradition mythologique — échappé sans doute des livres et des bancs d’école — passe dans les contes paysans ; dans celui qui suit, nous en tenons un fragment très curieusement mêlé à la féerie et à la sorcellerie commune. Le gémissement … Read more
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 01/11/25.
Themes: Accueil Fleuve | Ruisseau | RIvière Jésus Mouton Multiplication Nourriture Origine Origine d'une ville Pain Pierre | Roche Saint Pierre Ville Il arrive, çà et là, qu’un vieux vestige de tradition mythologique — échappé sans doute des livres et des bancs d’école — passe dans les contes paysans ; dans celui qui suit, nous en tenons un fragment très curieusement mêlé à la féerie et à la sorcellerie commune. Le gémissement … Read more
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Anonyme in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 31/10/25.
Themes: Eau Fontaine Lutin Soif Statue Statue faisant des mouvements Transformation Vin « Quand on franchit le Ponte Vecchio et qu’on entre dans la via Guicciardini, on trouve, sur la droite, une petite piazza, où, contre le mur, se voit une gracieuse fontaine avec une belle figure de bronze. C’est la statue enchantée d’un faune (fauno), l’un de ces *folletti* ou lutins … Read more
By Anonyme in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 31/10/25.
Themes: Eau Fontaine Lutin Soif Statue Statue faisant des mouvements Transformation Vin « Quand on franchit le Ponte Vecchio et qu’on entre dans la via Guicciardini, on trouve, sur la droite, une petite piazza, où, contre le mur, se voit une gracieuse fontaine avec une belle figure de bronze. C’est la statue enchantée d’un faune (fauno), l’un de ces *folletti* ou lutins … Read more
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Anonyme in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 31/10/25.
Themes: Eau Fontaine Lutin Soif Statue Statue faisant des mouvements Transformation Vin « Quand on franchit le Ponte Vecchio et qu’on entre dans la via Guicciardini, on trouve, sur la droite, une petite piazza, où, contre le mur, se voit une gracieuse fontaine avec une belle figure de bronze. C’est la statue enchantée d’un faune (fauno), l’un de ces *folletti* ou lutins … Read more
By Anonyme in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 31/10/25.
Themes: Eau Fontaine Lutin Soif Statue Statue faisant des mouvements Transformation Vin « Quand on franchit le Ponte Vecchio et qu’on entre dans la via Guicciardini, on trouve, sur la droite, une petite piazza, où, contre le mur, se voit une gracieuse fontaine avec une belle figure de bronze. C’est la statue enchantée d’un faune (fauno), l’un de ces *folletti* ou lutins … Read more
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Anonyme in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/10/25.
Themes: Accouchement Amour Amour non partagé Animal Grossesse Humour Lapin | Lièvre Mort Nom Origine Origine d'un nom Route | Chemin Sorcier La *Via del Corno* est une étroite rue qui va de la *Via del Leone* à la *Via delle Serve Smarrite*. D’après l’histoire, elle tire son nom de la famille *Del Corno*, fameuse aux jours de la République, qui possédait la rue et portait d’azur à une petite corne d’argent … Read more
By Anonyme in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/10/25.
Themes: Accouchement Amour Amour non partagé Animal Grossesse Humour Lapin | Lièvre Mort Nom Origine Origine d'un nom Route | Chemin Sorcier La *Via del Corno* est une étroite rue qui va de la *Via del Leone* à la *Via delle Serve Smarrite*. D’après l’histoire, elle tire son nom de la famille *Del Corno*, fameuse aux jours de la République, qui possédait la rue et portait d’azur à une petite corne d’argent … Read more
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Italie)]
By Anonyme in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/10/25.
Themes: Accouchement Amour Amour non partagé Animal Grossesse Humour Lapin | Lièvre Mort Nom Origine Origine d'un nom Route | Chemin Sorcier La *Via del Corno* est une étroite rue qui va de la *Via del Leone* à la *Via delle Serve Smarrite*. D’après l’histoire, elle tire son nom de la famille *Del Corno*, fameuse aux jours de la République, qui possédait la rue et portait d’azur à une petite corne d’argent … Read more
By Anonyme in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/10/25.
Themes: Accouchement Amour Amour non partagé Animal Grossesse Humour Lapin | Lièvre Mort Nom Origine Origine d'un nom Route | Chemin Sorcier La *Via del Corno* est une étroite rue qui va de la *Via del Leone* à la *Via delle Serve Smarrite*. D’après l’histoire, elle tire son nom de la famille *Del Corno*, fameuse aux jours de la République, qui possédait la rue et portait d’azur à une petite corne d’argent … Read more






















