Snowmen
Dragon legends

Necessity is the mother of invention

A new fairy tale from the Siebengebirge about dragon Jupp at the Nonnenstromberg. This dragon with the classic Rhenish name lives in a cozy barn at the Nonnenstromberg. Unfortunately, you can’t see this barn most of the time.

Meadow at Heisterbach
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How the Monastery of Heisterbach was founded

Of course we know how the Monastery of Heisterbach was founded. Yet, in the Siebengebirge, almost every location has its legends, This traditional legend comes here in a free version.

Siebengebirge tales: The Maiden of Löwenburg
Middle Ages Legends

The Maiden of Löwenburg

A traditional legend from the time of the crusaders, about the Maiden of Löwenburg and her fiancé. Many knights from the Rhineland were fighting in the Holy Land. Back home, their families and friends were worrying and praying for them.

Medieval lady and knight
Middle Ages Legends

Hedwig of Wolkenburg

This traditional legend about Hedwig of Wolkenburg takes place in the time of the crusades. Many knights left their families and friends to re-conquer Jerusalem, leaving their families and friends behind.

The Malignant Dragon
Dragon legends

The Malignant Dragon

A traditional fairy tale of the Rhine. This malignant dragon lived in an indefinite time at Mount Drachenfels. From his lair on top of the Drachenfels lay in wait for passing ships. As soon as a ship got near enough, he spat fire onto it.

The Count of Geisberg
Middle Ages Legends

The Curse of Geisberg

The tale about the Curse of Geisberg ist about two brothers on Wolkenburg Castle, and a terrible curse that takes us to Mount Geisberg. Literally translated, Geisberg means goat hill. We do not not know where it comes from. The old Count of Wolkenburg had two sons: Rigobert and Guldenhard. Rigobert, the elder son and heir to the castle, had […]

Christmas on the Drachenfels
Dragon legends

Christmas on the Drachenfels

A new legend from the Middle Ages in the Siebengebirge. Thanks to a dragon lady, Christmas on the Drachenfels is a happy occasion in the midst of worries and hardships. It takes place in the time of the crusades. Many knights from the Rhineland taken the cross and followed Emperor Friedrich I. Barbarossa to Palestine. Some of them had not […]

Dragon lady Brann
Dragon legends

The Dragon Lady of Drachenfels

The traditional legend comes here in a new version. Thanks to the Dragon Lady of Drachenfels, people come together and the region flourished. That time, the decades after the fall of the Western Roman Empire were a time of turmoil, and the people lived in constant fear of being attacked by other tribes.

Dragon Tayfun on Mount Löwenburg, Siebengebirge, Bad Honnef
Dragons

Dragons

Some legends tell us about dragons – eerie, malicious creatures that devour humans, blow up ships and generally rejoice in the misery of others. But these legends do the dragons unjust. History is often enough written by the victors. Many legends entwine around historical events or reflect the spirit of their time, so they show the dragons from the victor’s […]

Siebengebirge tales: The Earth Dragons
Dragon legends

The Earth Dragons

A new fairy tale from the Siebengebirge. The earth dragons are a gift of the moon to a little forest fairy. Halfway between the city of Königswinter and Margarethenhöhe in the hills there is a hill called Remscheid. Here and on the opposite Ofenkaulberg the Seven Mountains look wild and untouched.