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German Myth - Headless Horseman
The headless horseman gallops through the folklore of Germany, Ireland, Scotland and North America. Though he appears singly there may be...

Sylvia Rose
Sep 1, 20234 min read
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Winter Tales - 4 Novellas
In anthology form  or one at a time, these four fun thrilling novellas all have themes of winter, seasonal traditions and folklore. Join...

Sylvia Rose
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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Edelweiss: Alpine Flower of True Love
Of the many flowers in Germanic folk medicine and herbology, none capture the romantic imagination more than the modest edelweiss (...

Sylvia Rose
Aug 26, 20235 min read
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Famous Women Inventors - Anna Connelly
Anna Connelly saves countless lives when she invents and patents the first modern fire escape in 1877. After the Civil War, Americans...

Sylvia Rose
Aug 20, 20232 min read
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Plight of the Lutzelfrau: German Mythology
On Dec 13 the Lutzelfrau comes to bring candy, fruit, nuts and gifts of light to children and households. While Lutzelfrau has pagan...

Sylvia Rose
Aug 15, 20233 min read
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Great 19th Century German Woman Artists
Women artists of the late nineteenth century include Elisabet Ney, Anna Peters and Dora Hitz. In the youthful German Empire women's...

Sylvia Rose
Aug 1, 20234 min read
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Industry & the Age of Monsters Europe
The Age of Monsters in 19th century Europe is the result of a cataclysmic explosion of art, literature, science and philosophy. Nations...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 13, 20234 min read
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19th Century: Home Gym, Bicycles, Antiseptic
The home gym, antiseptic, bicycles and Bunsen burners all emerge in the 19th century . European engineers, scientists, physicians and...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 9, 20234 min read
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Song of the Loreley - Lethal Attraction
Loreley (Lorelei) is a rock inhabited by a spirit of the same name. At the narrowest part of the Rhine River, Germany, the beauty and...

Sylvia Rose
May 20, 20235 min read
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3 Great German Artists for Art Lovers
Here are three amazing German artists everyone should know. Franz Marc is a founder of German expressionism. Käthe Kollwitz depicts war...

Sylvia Rose
May 17, 20233 min read
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Romanesque - Magic of Light & Stone
Europe is famous for Romanesque architecture. Grand, elaborate stonework with stunning use of windows, vaults and arches appears in...

Sylvia Rose
May 13, 20233 min read
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The Bronze Monkey of Heidelberg
Among the most endearing attractions of Heidelberg is the Bronze Monkey or Bridge Monkey . Much of the action in Death Cruise , the...

Sylvia Rose
May 5, 20232 min read
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Steam & Style - Agrippina of the Rhine
This is the story of paddle steamship Agrippina of the Rhinel the fate of the Empress Agrippinal; and the lowdown on Victorian era trends.

Sylvia Rose
May 1, 20233 min read
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Lora Ley Adventures - Feast of Fools
Action, celebration and madness ensue as half-Nyx Lora and Wolf find themselves in the year 1148, the early Middle Ages of Germania....

Sylvia Rose
Apr 18, 20232 min read
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Queen Eleanor & the Calamitous Crusade
The final novella of the Lora Ley - Winter Tales has a time travel twist to the Germania of 1148 AD. The Feast of Fools festival or...

Sylvia Rose
Apr 12, 20234 min read
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