Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Rosport Ferry Ghost
Category: Ghost, River dweller
The Myth
In earlier times, the ferry at Rosport on the Sauer River was said to be haunted.
When the ferryman had to carry passengers late at night, it sometimes happened that the boat, though empty or only lightly loaded, suddenly became terribly heavy in midstream. It could scarcely be moved and seemed ready to sink at any moment.
The ferrymen believed that this was caused by a malevolent spirit that climbed invisibly into the boat and weighed it down as it crossed the river.
Thus the ferry was feared at night, for people said an unseen being still haunted the crossing.
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Der Spuk auf der Rosporter Fähre. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Rosporter_Faehre.html
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