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Pages in category "German ghosts" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bieresel; C. Chopper ...
The Feuermann (fire man; German: [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌman]; pl. Feuermänner), also Brennender, Brünnling, [1] Brünnlinger, [2] Brünnlig [3] (all: burning one), brünnigs Mannli (burning manikin), Züsler (sg., pl.; flickering one or arsonist), and Glühender (glowing one), [1] is a fiery ghost from German folklore, which is different from the will-o'-the-wisp (German Irrlicht) owing to its size ...
Creatures found in the legends and folktales of German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria or Switzerland. ... German ghosts (3 C, 12 P) K. Kobolds (1 C, 18 P)
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In German folklore and ghostlore, a poltergeist (/ ˈ p oʊ l t ər ˌ ɡ aɪ s t / or / ˈ p ɒ l t ər ˌ ɡ aɪ s t /; German: [ˈpɔltɐɡaɪ̯st] ⓘ; ' rumbling ghost ' or ' noisy spirit ') is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed.
Fantasmagoriana is a French anthology of German ghost stories, translated anonymously by Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès and published in 1812. Most of the stories are from the first two volumes of Johann August Apel and Friedrich Laun's Gespensterbuch (1810–1811), with other stories by Johann Karl August Musäus and Heinrich Clauren.
Chopper was an alleged ghost living in a dentist's office in the city of Neutraubling near Regensburg in Germany. The story was later discovered by the criminal police to be a fraud. The story was later discovered by the criminal police to be a fraud.
According to the Brothers Grimm’s Deutsche Sagen (German folktales), Count Eberhard of Württemberg encountered the ewiger Jäger while hunting in the woods. After hearing a loud swooshing and other noise like that made by a huntsman, Count Eberhard dismounted his steed and asked the ghost whether it wanted to harm him.