EP 308: Halloween- The Klabautermann; The Ship from Hell (Jürgen Hubert)

#halloween #folklore #germany

In the first tale, we learn about a little German ship spirit. Treat him well or you will be in danger.

In the second time we learn about what happens when you squeeze the local people too much.

Source: The Klabautermann Meyer, G. F. Schleswig-Holsteinische Sagen. 1929, p. 55ff

Source: The Ship of Hell Sundermann, F. Sagen und sagenhafte Erzählungen aus Ostfriesland, 1869. p. 25ff

Both translated by Jürgen Hubert on his blog.

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: A Baroque Letter by Aaron Kenny

Picture Credit: A Klabautermann on a ship ―Froｍ Anton von Werner (illustr.); Ludwig von Henk (1885) [1882] Zur See.

"Bergers Chocoladen Der Klabautermann JPG" by janwillemsen is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Sound Effects from Zapsplat and Freesound.org