Stories about Rudolf von Habsburg
Legends about Rudolf von Habsburg are legends , myths , folk tales, anecdotes or ballads from southern Germany and the Alemannic region. They were created against the historical background of Rudolf von Habsburg . Some of them contain fantastic, anecdotal and mostly religious content. Some of the legends are available in different versions. Oswald Redlich emphasized in a lecture: There are almost half a hundred such stories about Rudolf von Habsburg, yes, around the time of 1320 (= 1820?) A small book of cheerful anecdotes about King Rudolf was written.
Examples (selection)
Rudolf von Habsburg and the priest of Ibach
When the snow melted in the spring of 1268, the Ibach flooded after a snowy winter. During this time the Zellbrühlbauer was dying. The footbridge over the Ibach was torn away by the flood and the priest of Ibach could not go to him to provide him. Getting over seemed impossible. Two horsemen came up. It was Count Rudolf and his servant who were hunting. Count Rudolf got off his horse and gave it to the priest so that he could cross the stream. So he came to the aid of the dying man. When the priest wanted to return the horse, the count gave it to him. Friedrich Schiller took up the legend in a ballad. Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Wildens , paintings in the Prado , painted the scene.
Rudolf von Habsburg and the golden hunting knife
When Emperor Friedrich stopped at Limburg one day, Emperor Charlemagne is said to have appeared to him in a dream and said to him: "Hurry up to the castle, the countess has just given birth to a son. Give him your golden hunting knife as a godparent gift". Friedrich did this immediately and said to his parents: "If the boy goes hunting for the first time, give him this golden knife. When Rudolf was nine years old he was allowed to go hunting for the first time. On the way when he was alone he remembered big wolf, but when he pulled the knife to ward off an arrow struck the animal, Rudolf looked around in astonishment and saw Emperor Karl , who said to him: "If the tip of the knife glows then look for me again here", So it happened and Emperor Karl now instructed Rudolf with his wisdom and told him how the rule of the Hohenstaufers would soon perish. A third time before setting off on a crusade, the Emperor appeared to him and said: "You will see me again, then there are still 3 days until your death ". (Freely retold after Max Rieple et al.)
Rudolf von Habsburg and the pilgrimage chapel at Todtmoos
In 1255 the priest Dietrich, who lived in Säckingen at the time, had many apparitions. He wanted nothing more than a chapel in honor of Mary. But it was only with the help of a stranger who showed him the wild area by the Wehra that he was able to clear the site with great difficulty. But he still did not know the exact construction site for the chapel for Our Lady. There she appeared to him once in a dream and said: Go to the place that is called the “Schönbühl”, and cut down the largest fir tree where its top falls and start building . So he did and built the chapel in Todtmoos . Now, however, he still lacked donations to keep the chapel and live there. So he asked his trusted Rudolf von Habsburg for help. He then gave him the great forest that was called the “hunting hero” and many other goods and rights. Soon the chapel had to be enlarged to accommodate all people.
literature
- Oswald Redlich : Rudolf von Habsburg , 1903
- Wilhelm Straub: Sagen des Schwarzwaldes , 1985, ISBN 3-7826-0014-2
- Willi Treichler: Medieval stories and anecdotes about Rudolf von Habsburg , 1971
- Matthäus Morath: Ibach near St. Blasien , 1969
Web link
- Website on Sagen.at : Rudolf von Habsburg in the popular tradition. Lecture given by Dr. Oswald Redlich in the Association for Regional Studies on April 27, 1918, on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of Rudolf von Habsburg's birthday.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website on Sagen.at: Rudolf von Habsburg in the popular tradition. Lecture given by Dr. Oswald Redlich in the Association for Regional Studies on April 27, 1918, on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of Rudolf von Habsburg's birthday.
- ↑ Max Rieple, The Forgotten Rose The most beautiful sagas from Baden and Württemberg , p. 102, 1957