Results for "silesia"
4 entries found.
🇵🇱 Poland and 3 moreStrzyga
A female demon in Polish folklore, linked to owls and vampiric traitsBeing · Cursing and harm · Protection Historical
🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 2 moreUhaml
A German folk spirit with horse feet and an owl-like callBeing · Cursing and harm Historical
🇵🇱 PolandFrankenstein town gravediggers scandal
A 1606 witchcraft trial in Silesia that may have inspired Mary Shelley's novelBelief · Cursing and harm Historical
🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 1 moreRübezahl
A mountain spirit of the Giant Mountains, kindly to some and vengeful to othersBeing · Protection · Healing Legendary
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Uhaml: Johann Friedrich Naumann, Public domain, source
- Strzyga: Filip Gutowski, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Frankenstein town gravediggers scandal: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl, source
- Rübezahl: User:Antosh, CC BY-SA 4.0, source