Kufstein—Pienzenau’s unlucky joke—Ainliffen—Rocsla Sandor; the Hungarian lovers—National anthem—Thierberg—A modern pilgrim—Der Büsser—Public memorials of religion—Zell—Ottokapelle—Kundl—S. Leonhard auf der Wiese; its sculptures—Henry II.’s vow—The Auflänger-Bründl—Rattenberg—Rottenburg—St. Nothburga; her integrity, charity, persecution, patience, piety, observance of Sunday; judgment overtakes Ottilia: Nothburga’s restoration; legend of her burial—Henry VI. of Rottenburg and Friedrich mit der leeren Tasche—Character of each—Henry’s literary tastes; his mysterious fate—The fire spares Nothburga’s cell—Mining legend 53
CHAPTER III.
NORTH TIROL—UNTERINNTHAL—(RIGHT INN-BANK).
The Zillerthal—Conveyances—Etruscan remnant—Thurnegg and Tratzberg across the river—Strass—Corn or coin?—The two churches of Schlitters—Castles of the Zillerthal—The peace of Kropfsberg—‘The only Fügen’—The patriot Riedl—Zell—Expulsion of Lutherans—Hippach—Hainzenberg; ultra co-operative gold mines—Mayrhof—Garnet mills—Mariä-Rastkapelle—Hulda—Tributary valleys—Duxerthal—Hinter-Dux—Hardiness of the people—Legends of the frozen wall—Dog’s-throat valley—The Devil’s path—The Zemmer glacier—Schwarzensteingrund 79
CHAPTER IV.
NORTH TIROL—UNTERINNTHAL—(RIGHT INN-BANK).
[ZILLERTHAL CUSTOMS—THE WILDSCHÖNAU.]
Zillerthal customs—Games—Spirits play with gold skittles—Pedlar of Starkenberg—Dances: Schnodahüpfl: Hosennagler—Cow-fights—Kirchtag—Primizen and Sekundizen—Carneval—Christnacht—Kloubabrod—Sternsingen—Gömacht—Weddings—Zutrinken—Customs of other valleys—The cat, patron of courtship 92
Kundl again—Wiltschenau—Niederaich—Kundlburg—Oberau—Niederrau—Thierberg—Silver-mines—Legends of dwarfs and Knappen—Moidl and the gold-cave—Legend of the Landmark—Der Umgehende Schuster—Perchtl, Pilate’s wife—Comparative mythologists—Wodin, Wilder Jäger, Wilhelm Tell—Symbolism in tales of enchanted Princesses—Perahta, the daughter of Dagha—Brixlegg—Burgleckner—Claudia de’ Medici—Biener’s dying challenge—The Bienerweible—Sandbichler, the Bible-commentator 110