FOOTNOTES:

[1] No Rhine legends have been introduced, as they were considered to be already so widely known.

[2] The hora is a Roumanian dance, the dancers forming into circles or rounds.

[3] Little sheep.

[4] Vijelia means “the storm-wind.”

[5] The hurricane.

[6] The bridal veil of Roumanian girls is composed of a shower of loose golden threads.

[7] It was believed in Germany that children born on a Sunday were more likely than others to see fairies and supernatural beings.

[8] Most of the supernatural apparitions in this part of the Hartz district are called in the legends “Venetians.”