Mythological Entities

"Mächtige Riesen ... Westfriesen genannt"

Mighty giants described as ancient inhabitants who lead the night procession.

Context: Alpine legend; ancestral/primeval beings

"Zwerge von scheusslicher Gestalt, reitend auf allem möglichen Ungetier"

Dwarfs of dreadful appearance riding on various vermin-like creatures as part of the host.

Context: Alpine legend; dwarf-lore; Wild Hunt entourage

"die Geister aller jener Fluchbeladenen"

Spirits of people burdened with a curse, whose dwelling-place is the Rotental and the Rottal Glacier.

Context: Christian folk belief and Alpine haunting lore

"Wydenweiblein"

A female voice that lures a night-walker away from the road, driving him in a restless chase until dawn; understood as having him 'in the ban'.

Context: Alpine haunting lore; lure/spell in liminal night travel

"das Brausen des wütenden Heeres oder das Wütisheer"

A roaring nocturnal host that passes over the Scheidegg, strongest at Christmas-tide, experienced as a haunting procession.

Context: Alpine legend; Wild Hunt complex with seasonal (Christmas) haunting

"«Komm, komm!», einschmeichelnd und sanft zwingend"

An irresistible call that compels pursuit despite the listener's will.

Context: Folk belief in bewitching calls/voices in the night

"stand plötzlich eine ... Strohflasche voll Wein"

Sudden appearance of a wine bottle as an effect of reading the book aloud clearly.

Context: Folk-magic effect attached to a named book; framed with monastic provenance in punchline

"machten sie sich unsichtbar"

Becoming unseen while still audible at home; used for mischief and food-taking.

Context: Folk-magic effect

"blieben dann bocksteif stehen"

The robbers become rigid and unable to move after the book is read.

Context: Folk-magic effect used as protection

"der Geistliche Schild"

A named grimoire/chapbook whose spoken reading produces magical effects; treated as uncanny but sometimes linked to monastery cellars or protective powers.

Context: Christian folk belief intersecting with grimoire/chapbook lore

"altes Zauberbuch"

An old magic book enabling invisibility and remote presence; later burned by the priest as uncanny/dangerous.

Context: Christian folk belief vs. folk-magic/grimoire lore

"müssen ... diesem Geisterspuk die Tore des Melkhauses geöffnet sein"

A required act: opening the milk-house gates when the Wild Hunt nears; failure brings woe.

Context: Protective household practice within Wild Hunt belief

"brachte es dem Pfarrer, der es verbrannte"

A Christian protective act: surrendering and burning the magic book to prevent worse consequences.

Context: Christian moral framework opposing folk-magic objects