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Perchta or
Berchta ('Bertha'; German: [ˈpɛʁçta, ˈbɛʁçta]), also
commonly known as
Percht (German: [ˈpɛʁçt]) and
other variations, was once
known as a...
- Aarne-Thompson type 480. Frau
Holle (also
known in
various regions as Holla, Holda,
Perchta, Berchta, Berta, or Bertha) was
initially a pre-Christian
female legendary...
- best-known
White Lady of the
Czech Republic is the
ghost of
Perchta of Rožmberk at Rožmberk Castle.
Perchta of Rožmberk (c. 1429–1476) was a
daughter of an important...
- word
Perchten (plural of
Perchta)
referred to the
female masks representing the
entourage of an
ancient goddess, Frau
Perchta, or
Pehta Baba as it is known...
- her redemption. The best-known
Heimchen are the
companions of
Perchta, though.
Perchta is the
leader of the host of Heimchen, the
wailing souls of unbaptized...
- mix of the two. John B.
Smith said she, like her High
German counterpart Perchta, is
nothing more than the
personification of
Epiphany invented by medieval...
- one'; also
Holle or Holt), Fru Waur, or Fru Gode in
Northern Germany; or
Perchta (the
bright one; also Berchta,
Berhta or Berta) in
Southern Germany. The...
-
etymology that
supported a
derivation based on the
legendary figure of Frau
Perchta (Berchta), a
woman (Holle <
Holda 'well disposed, dear') with good and...
- disappeared,
remnants of the
mythos persisted:
There are: Frau
Holle or
Perchta, a "supernatural"
patron of
spinning and
leader of the Wild Hunt (in German...
-
German folklore of the 16th century. The name here
replaces the
female Perchta.
Notable people with the name or
variants include:
Bertulf (archbishop...
