Dragon Legends
Other legends tell us about dragons - gruesome, malignant creatures who devour humans, blow up ships and take pleasure in the misery of others. However, these legends do the dragons unjust..
The Malignant Dragon
Spook in the
basement
The Fiery Man of
Lohrberg
Necessity is the
Mother of Invention
The Haunted
Castle
The Earth Dragons
Of course, many legends from a region with a lot of medieval fortresses are about knights, their ladies and life back then.
Roland's Arch
How the Monastery of
Heisterbach was founded
The Monk of Heisterbach
Liba
of Ölberg
Hedwig of
Wolkenburg
The Maiden of
Löwenburg
The Count of Geisberg
The Maiden of
Rosenau
The Treasure of
the Rosenau
Historical legends with dragon heroes
The Reclused from
the Nonnenstromberg
The Dragon Lady of
Drachenfels
Christmas on the
Drachenfels
And yet more legends about giants and dwarfs, humans and animals ..
The Seven
Giants
The Hermit on
the Froschberg (Frog Hill)
Dwarfs
All legends are told in my own words. You'll find old ones that have been known for generations, they are signed as ("traditional"), others are new versions of an old theme ("free"). And there are new stories that I wrote myself ("new").
Source for the
"traditional" legends:
Sage und Geschichte der sieben Berge
Dietmar Blumenthal in Zusammenarbeit mit Winfried Biesing, Königswinter 1985