A #Lindworm lived by a mountain lake in the #Malta Valley, where it decimated the herds of farmers. So they decided to stuff a dead calf with quicklime and use it as bait. The #dragon ate it and started writhing in pain. In doing so, he broke through a large rock face and the water dammed behind it tumbled into the valley. The entire Malta Valley was flooded and the old village of #Malta was completely washed away. Source: https://drachen.fandom.com/de/wiki/Der_Lindwurm_im_Maltatal
Where the mountain lake used to be, huge masses of water are now dammed behind the #Kölnbreinsperre #Folklore
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#FolkloreThursday: The legend "The Lindworm of Goggausee" tells that a seven-year-old rooster once laid a red egg in a dunghill, from which a #Lindwo…
https://twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/1638952476282855437
#Lindworm #malta #dragon #kolnbreinsperre #folklore #folklorethursday #lindwo