Love Driven Murder of 2 Children.
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Castles are interesting. Maybe it’s the history of the folklore that is carried on through hundreds of years, the marvellous architecture or that they are a catalyst for one’s own imagination that offers a platform for creativity and escape. Whatever it is that makes these mega-structures so alluring, they’re cool.
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From what I have discovered, it is said that the White Lady is an apparition that appears at night and terrorizes anyone that is unfortunate enough to encounter her. The apparition is known to be that of Countess Kunigunde von Orlamonde, who in life was a widow and a mother of two children.
It is understood that after the death of her husband she had a great interest in marrying Albrecht von Hohenzollern. After his infamous statement to her “if it were not for four eyes between us” the countess was under the assumption that her two children stood between her and a happily ever after. In an effort to gain the affection of the one she desired and with a good conscience, she used a golden needle to pierce their skulls and stripped their lives.
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As time passed, remorse became toxic, and she fled to Rome to find forgiveness. She committed herself to a life of monastic work and is known to have died doing so. Since her death, she haunts all of the castles of the dynasty of the Hohenzollern, bringing bad luck even death to anyone who sees her.
She has been seen on many accounts over hundreds of years, and has been linked to immediate deaths and disasters shortly after each dreadful sighting.
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Detailed accounts of the victims of her apparition here.
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Wow, wonderful research and well put together 🙂
Thank you x
What a great idea for a blog! This is going to be a lot of fun.
Thank you Joe! I can’t wait! My first trip is in October for TBEX Dublin. After the event I am doing a bit of traveling through England and Scotland. Thanks for taking the time to review my blog. Happy to connect! x
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Love this, I like stories like this even though they are creepy. I saw that you are traveling through Scotland, I live in Scotland so if you want to know the best places to visit just let me know 🙂
Thank you! And YES, YES, and YES 🙂 I have only 24 hours from 9am-9am driving from Edinburgh to the Enchanted Forest event (latest show). I’m looking at a couple places to stop in near the event and on the way… I pretty much have all day, it is only an hour or so away from EDI. We should get a drink in an amazing old pub! I love meeting up with people on the road 🙂
Finnagins in Edinburgh is a really good pub quite out the way though.
Noted 🙂 I will probably only be going to the castle there and then on my way into the Highlands.
Where abouts in the Highlands you going? I am from there, Inverness, don’t live there anymore but going back this weekend for a friend’s Hen night.
I’m going to Perthshire, for the Enchanted Forest 🙂
Perth is beautiful have a great time 🙂
I’m literally busting at the seams!
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