Dirk Sondermann

Dirk Sondermann

Dirk Sondermann (* 1960 in Bochum ) is a German author , graduated theologian and owner of a horticultural business in Hattingen .

life and work

As an author, Sondermann deals with regional legends and founded the Institute for Narrative Research in the Ruhr Area in 2003 . His collections of legends contain detailed background information as well as the geographic coordinates of the historical sites reported in them. He received support with the surveying in particular from Wolfhard Schlosser , an expert in archaeoastronomy . Sondermann's methods also include collecting legends from local people, including farmers, in order to find previously undescribed legends. One of Sondermann's favorite legends is the legend of Goldemar at Hardenstein Castle .

In 2010 Dirk Sondermann took part in RUHR.2010 - European Capital of Culture with the legendary Ruhr area project . He lives in Hattingen today.

Works

• Lip sayings. From the mouth to the source . Henselowsky Boschmann Verlag , Bottrop 2013, ISBN 3-942094-39-8
• Ruhr sagas. From Ruhrort to Ruhrkopf . Henselowsky Boschmann Verlag , Bottrop, 2nd edition, September 2005, ISBN 3-922750-60-5
• Emscher legends. From the mouth to the source. Bottrop: Henselowsky Boschmann Verlag, Bottrop, 2006. ISBN 3-922750-66-4
• Bochum legend book . Peter Pomp , Essen, 4th edition December 2004, ISBN 3-893550-67-4
• with Bernd Schmidt: Bochum saga book. Audio book. Audio CD . Peter Pomp, Essen, 2005. ISBN 3-893552-51-0
• Wattenscheider legend book . Peter Pomp, Essen, 2004, ISBN 3-89355-248-0
• Hattinger legend book. Peter Pomp, Essen, 2007, ISBN 978-3893552542
• Knights, robbers, spooks. The best legends from the Ruhr area. Newly told by Hartmut El Kurdi, collected and selected by Dirk Sondermann. Mannheim, 2010
• Hartmut El Kurdi, Dirk Sondermann (ed.): What should that be ?! Weird legends from the Ruhr area. With Fritz Eckenga, Jochen Malmsheimer and others. Audiobook on CD, 2010/11

Essays

• King Goldemar, House Hardenstein and the Hardenbergers in the mirror of the legend. In: Hans Dieter Radke, Heinrich Schoppmeyer (Ed.): Hardenstein Castle. History and stories. Witten, 1999, ISBN 3-00-004703-4 , pp. 161-199

Others

• Legends and sagas of the city of Bochum, retold in Russian from the “Bochum saga book” by Dirk Sondermann 2014
• Seven sagas, a Ruhr symphony. Wolfram Buchenberg , Hagen Orchestra 2011. Set to music based on Ruhr sagas.

Web links

• Literature by and about Dirk Sondermann in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Verlag Henselowsky Boschmann: Interview with Dirk Sondermann ( memento of the original from April 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Institute for Narrative Research in the Ruhr Area
3. ↑ Database coordinates
4. ↑ Audio interview with Dirk Sondermann ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ The legendary Ruhr area