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Nickel (Ni): Metallurgy Facts & Folklore
Nickel (Ni), a silvery-white metal with a lustrous sheen, is a transition element essential to industry and commerce, and known in...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 29, 20246 min read
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How to Extract Red from Hematite: A Step-by-Step Guide
Hematite, an iron oxide mineral with the chemical formula Fe2O3, is prevalent around the world. Known for metallic luster and red earth...
Sylvia Rose
Aug 29, 20244 min read
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Rosicrucians: Finding Christian Rosenkreuz
Christian Rosenkreuz is the legendary founder of the Rosicrucians (Order of the Rose Cross). Three writings attributed to him appear in...
Sylvia Rose
Aug 11, 20246 min read
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Christmas Oranges & Yule Fruits
Sweet oranges in Europe and northern regions are a special treat at Christmas, going back to St Nicolas of Myra (270 - 343) in today's...
Sylvia Rose
May 4, 20242 min read
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Screaming Swiss Spirit: Pfaffenkellnerin
Pfaffenkellnerin means "parson's waitress". She's the housekeeper of a parish priest before the Protestant Reformation. Screaming and...
Sylvia Rose
Apr 26, 20244 min read
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Noisy Spirits of German Mythology
Noisy spirits of Germanic mythology are any who scream, moan, wail, knock or rumble. They include Klagefrau the wailing woman;...
Sylvia Rose
Apr 25, 20243 min read
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Poltergeist - Nastiest Noisy Spirit
Poltergeist is one of the best known entities of European and American lore. It's classed among the "noisy spirits" of German myth, along...
Sylvia Rose
Apr 25, 20244 min read
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White Ladies in German Mythology
White Ladies (Weisse Frauen, Weiße Damen) appear in folk and pagan traditions of Germany and other parts of Europe. White ladies manifest...
Sylvia Rose
Apr 24, 20245 min read
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Heimchen - House Crickets of Folklore
Heimchen are house crickets (Acheta domesticus) in German folklore, said to bring luck or foretell disaster. Dwarfs might take the form...
Sylvia Rose
Apr 24, 20246 min read
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Alp or Alps: Elves & Alpine Mountains
In German Alp can refer to an Elf or a mountain. An antiquated term, Alp for Elf drops out of common vocabulary in the Middle Ages and...
Sylvia Rose
Apr 9, 20246 min read
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Sträggele: Witch Hag of the Wild Hunt
Sträggele is the wife of the Dread Huntsman, der Türst of Lucerne canton in Switzerland. In Lucerne the huntsman, Sträggele and their...
Sylvia Rose
Apr 9, 20246 min read
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Fänggen (Fangga): Man-Eaters of Tyrol
Fänggen are fearsome female tree spirits who dwell in the alpine forests of Tyrol, Austria, between Germany and Italy. Giants as big as...
Sylvia Rose
Apr 7, 20244 min read
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Klagefrau: Wailing Woman of German Folklore
Klagfrau or Klagefrau is the Wailing Woman of German folklore. To hear her is an omen of death or disaster. She goes by many names but...
Sylvia Rose
Apr 2, 20244 min read
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Klabautermann - Germanic Sea Kobold
Klabautermann is a water kobold of the Baltic and North Seas. He's one of the noisy spirits, who can scream like the wind. In general he...
Sylvia Rose
Apr 2, 20244 min read
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Dragons: German Harvest & Nature Spirits
The mystic Dragon is among the plentiful Harvest Spirits, nature spirits and legendary creatures in Germany. Appearing in various shapes...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 7, 20244 min read
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Taweret - Hippopotamus Goddess of Egypt
The Hippopotamus Goddess of Egypt is Taweret, a protector deity of pregnant women, childbirth and infants. Her ferocious appearance...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 21, 20234 min read
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Mythic Fire Gods: Vulkan of Germania
In the 1st century BCE Julius Caesar writes about the tribes of Germania. He's struck by the apparent sparsity of the Germanic pantheon,...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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Sprites: Ethereal Creatures of Faerie
Sprites are small, charming faerie people with no grudge against humans. Their interest in the mortal realm is limited. Sprite magic is...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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Brunhilde: Tragic Germanic Warrior Queen
Brunhilde is the Queen of Isenland in German mythology. Her tale is written in the Middle Ages and centers on her tragic deception by...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 15, 20237 min read
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House Spirits of Germanic Mythology
House spirits such as Kobolds , domestic elves , gnomes and the earth hen are popular figures in Germanic myth and folklore. They have...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 13, 20236 min read
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