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CHAPTER I.

VORARLBERG.

Introductory remarks on the use of myths, legends, and traditions; their imagery beyond imitation; have become a study; now a science; Prof. M. Müller; Rev. G. W. Cox—Karl Blind on attractions for the English in Germanic mythology; mythological persons of Tirol—Mythological symbols in art; in poetry; Dante on popular traditions; their record of thoughts and customs; Tullio Dandolo; Depping; Tirolean peasants      1

Our introduction to Tirol—Excursions round Feldkirch; the Katzenthurm; St. Fidelis; St. Eusebius—Rankweil—Fridolins-kapelle—Valduna—S. Gerold—Route into Tirol by Lindau—Bregenz, birthplace of Flatz—Legend of Charlemagne; of Ulrich and Wendelgard—Ehreguota—Riedenberg school—the natural preserves of Lustenau—Merboth, Diedo, and Ilga—Embs; its chronicles; Swiss embroidery; Sulphur baths; Jews’ synagogue—Lichtenstein; Vaduz; Hot sulphur-baths of Pfäffers; Taminaschlund; Luziensteig      12

From Feldkirch to Innsbruck—The Pass of Frastanz; Shepherd lad’s heroism; the traitor’s fate—S. Joder and the Devil—Bludenz—Montafon; who gave it its arms—Prazalanz—The Tear-rill; Kirschwasser—Dalaas—Silberthal—Das Bruederhüsle—Engineering of the Arlberg pass—Stanzerthal—Hospice of St. Christof—Wiesburg—Ischgl; its ‘skullery’—Landeck—Legend of Schrofenstein—Sharpshooter’s monument—Auf dem Fern—Nassereit—Tschirgants Branch road to Füssen—Plansee—Lechthal—Imst—Pitzthal—Growth of a modern legend—Heiterwang—Ehrenberger Klauze Archenthal—Vierzehn Nothhelfer      24

A border adventure; our party; our plans; our route—Aarau—Rorschach; its skeleton-Caryatidæ—Oberriet—Our luggage overpowers the station-master—Our wild colt—Our disaster—Our walk—Our embroideress guide—The Rhine ferry—The Rhætian Alps—Altenstadt—Schattenburg—British missionaries to Tirol—Feldkirch, festa, costumes—Our luggage again—Our new route—Our postilion—The Stase-saddle—The Devil’s House—The Voralberger-ghost      39

CHAPTER II.

NORTH TIROL—UNTERINNTHAL—(RIGHT INN-BANK).

KUFSTEIN TO ROTTENBURG.

Kufstein—Pienzenau’s unlucky joke—Ainliffen—Rocsla Sandor; the Hungarian lovers—National anthem—Thierberg—A modern pilgrim—Der Büsser—Public memorials of religion—Zell—Ottokapelle—Kundl—S. Leonhard auf der Wiese; its sculptures—Henry II.’s vow—The Auflänger-Bründl—Rattenberg—Rottenburg—St. Nothburga; her integrity, charity, persecution, patience, piety, observance of Sunday; judgment overtakes Ottilia: Nothburga’s restoration; legend of her burial—Henry VI. of Rottenburg and Friedrich mit der leeren Tasche—Character of each—Henry’s literary tastes; his mysterious fate—The fire spares Nothburga’s cell—Mining legend      53

CHAPTER III.

NORTH TIROL—UNTERINNTHAL—(RIGHT INN-BANK).

THE ZILLERTHAL.

The Zillerthal—Conveyances—Etruscan remnant—Thurnegg and Tratzberg across the river—Strass—Corn or coin?—The two churches of Schlitters—Castles of the Zillerthal—The peace of Kropfsberg—‘The only Fügen’—The patriot Riedl—Zell—Expulsion of Lutherans—Hippach—Hainzenberg; ultra co-operative gold mines—Mayrhof—Garnet mills—Mariä-Rastkapelle—Hulda—Tributary valleys—Duxerthal—Hinter-Dux—Hardiness of the people—Legends of the frozen wall—Dog’s-throat valley—The Devil’s path—The Zemmer glacier—Schwarzensteingrund      79

CHAPTER IV.

NORTH TIROL—UNTERINNTHAL—(RIGHT INN-BANK).

ZILLERTHAL CUSTOMS—THE WILDSCHÖNAU.

Zillerthal customs—Games—Spirits play with gold skittles—Pedlar of Starkenberg—Dances: Schnodahüpfl: Hosennagler—Cow-fights—Kirchtag—Primizen and Sekundizen—Carneval—Christnacht—Kloubabrod—Sternsingen—Gömacht—Weddings—Zutrinken—Customs of other valleys—The cat, patron of courtship      92

Kundl again—Wiltschenau—Niederaich—Kundlburg—Oberau—Niederrau—Thierberg—Silver-mines—Legends of dwarfs and Knappen—Moidl and the gold-cave—Legend of the Landmark—Der Umgehende Schuster—Perchtl, Pilate’s wife—Comparative mythologists—Wodin, Wilder Jäger, Wilhelm Tell—Symbolism in tales of enchanted Princesses—Perahta, the daughter of Dagha—Brixlegg—Burgleckner—Claudia de’ Medici—Biener’s dying challenge—The Bienerweible—Sandbichler, the Bible-commentator      110

CHAPTER V.

NORTH TIROL—UNTERINNTHAL.

LEFT INN-BANK.

Jenbach—Wiesing—Thiergarten—Kramsach—Brandenberger Ache—Voldepp—The Mooserthal—The