Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Echternach Water Giant
Category: River dweller
The Myth
Near Echternach there was said to dwell an immense water spirit.
During the day he remained in the Spelzbusche, hidden from sight. At nightfall he descended to the Sauer River and plunged into the water.
He was described as a gigantic figure clad in long, flowing white robes. Fishermen feared him greatly, for when he hurled himself into the river, the force of his fall shattered boats nearby and broke them to pieces.
Thus the great spirit of the river was believed to move between forest and water, unseen by day and feared at night.
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Der große Wassergeist bei Echternach. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Wassergeist_Echternach.html
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