In the forests near the marshes a shepherd spirit appears at night, frightening late travellers with the terrible cry ‘hohohé’. German legends also called him Seehirt, Sinhirt or Moosbruchhirt. He is usually good-natured but sometimes mischievous. He appears with a whip, wearing linen drawers and a waistcoat, a bread bag at his side. At other times he takes the form of a fisherman or other shapes. He haunts chiefly the mossy pools of Rejvíz. (See Rejvíz.)
Location and map
- Place
- Jeseník
- Municipality / starting point
- Jeseník
- District / region
- Šumperk
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 33 km NE of Šumperka
In the forests near the marshes a shepherd spirit appears at night, frightening late travellers with the terrible cry ‘hohohé’. German legends also called him Seehirt, Sinhirt or Moosbruchhirt. He is usually good-natured but sometimes mischievous. He appears with a whip, wearing linen drawers and a waistcoat, a bread bag at his side. At other times he takes…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 147
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.