sirens – The Naiads Well

The Rhine Maidens and Children: Rheintöchter

January 26, 2014December 20, 2020 technotink Folklore

Rhein maidens warn Siegfried. By Arthur Rackham. Published 1912. Copyright expired Rhine Maidens Common Names: Rhine Maidens, Rhine Maidens, naiads, river spirits, nymphs, sirens, nixies, nixen Habitat: – Found in Germanic fairy lore. Attributed to the Rhine River of Germany. Description: Rhine Maidens are water spirits known along rivers, especially the Rhine River in Germany, […]

The Goose Girl at the Well: Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen, Leinweber, 1895

January 26, 2014December 20, 2020 technotink Wells in the U.K.

From the German Fairy Tale – “The Goose Girl at the Well”: Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen, Leinweber, 1895 The Goose Girl at the Well The tale talks of an old woman who lived in the mountains and raised geese. She would go down to the village on occasion for provisions. One day, she met a […]