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By and by ice-cold mist rises from the valley upwards, the setting sun like a glowing thalers, and the darkness of the evening sets up as a cloth over the forest. At this moment, it is easy to imagine einzubilden to a mythical place to be arrived. "Siegfrieds source" is written on a gray rock, and at the foot of the rock aufgetürmten gargles pietätvoll a quiet stream.
Yes, this could be the dragon slayer Siegfried gebückt have to meet its thirst to breastfeed? during the devious Tronje heranschleicht of Hagen and with a spear zusticht. The bad guy knows where he has to take. It is only at one point the hero is vulnerable: on the shoulder. Where the lime leaf stuck as Siegfried once bathed in the dragon's blood.
At this moment it does not matter that the "Nibelungenlied", by Siegfried, Kriemhild, Brunhilde and Hagen of Tronje told never mentioned where exactly is this source. Certainly, in the Odenwald. But here, above-Lautertal Reichenbach? Or a few miles away at Grasellenbach, where the "Siegfried fountain there? Or maybe somewhere else? The beauty of a legend is that you can interpret the content, how does it fit. Particularly in the Brünnlein Grasellenbach not the most appropriate setting for a heroic death can offer.
We find that there must have been in Lautertal-Reichenbach. Because the feeling of the history of striped jacket to be, we have earned. Since the start of our tour in forcing castle is three hours good way behind us. One way that even in the race with Siegfried Hagen Tronje of time could be gone.
We are like a closed world run on a winter's day, which is a gift. The Odenwald is eingeschneit softly, the sky is blue, and the cold can solidify everything. Walking at minus 10 degrees is almost existenzialistisches experience. It is in, everything runs slower than usual, even the deer in the wood look like in a trance.
Kerniges ups and downs in the country Nibelungen
As in the previous year of the "Nibelungen climb" was completed, he was quickly regarded as one of the most beautiful German designated hiking trails. Why not? Gut 40 kilometers long, this route, in Zwingenberg at the Hessian Bergstraße begins and said Siegfried wells in Grasellenbach ends. In between, there are massive increases to the mountains as Melibokus (517 meters), Knodener head (511 meters) or Krehberg (575 meters). Who runs the country through the Nibelungs, is experiencing a kerniges up and Ab And who in the snow is on the buzz at some point the legs and glue the cap on the head, because in spite of the cold sweat flowing.
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Lovers of low mountain landscape are the true friends, because they are connoisseurs of miniatures and unpretentious. There's this view from the summit of Melibokus that we are already at the beginning of our hike have achieved the west bank of the Rhine flat plate lowlands on the horizon and the shadows of the Palatinate Forest. And in the east of Odenwaldallee curls. At this summit, we had already be 400 meters in altitude in the legs. But then it was really going on? because the land of the Nibelungen begins. The way is with a bright red "N" on a white background. Mühsam we enjoy each step, only the light Paff, Paff, Paff of shoes in the snow interrupts the silence.
Then it was taken Balkhäuser valley, and it went up to Felsberg. The snow glistens, breathing steam. We reached the 100-year-old Ohlyturm and we felt better. Because we were at the summit? and a natural monument near: the sea cliffs.
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Nibelungen climb: 40 kilometers walk through the Odenwald
And already, the next Sage told. Between the two giants will be some neighborly discord once gave. So we began to throw stones at each. One of Felsberg from, the other accused of Hohenstein back. The giant had Felsberger material disadvantages (too little stones), lost and was buried under the stones. This stone is the sea like a tongue in the middle of the rocky slopes of the forest. Today, this stone rests beneath the sea of snow, the massive gray Quardioriten look like in the winter sleep.
A land of legend and myth
Next, always the "N" after. Was the steep descent from Felsberg. Light wind through the trees stressed that it was colder. Whether Siegfried here along gehastet was, it must be doubted, it is the most challenging to? and the forest is expected around 400 AD have been a little tight. And without stairs. Quite possible, however, that he came up Lautertal, tired and thirsty after a long run. In the Nibelungenlied is that the source in a ravine lie? yes, that could be here, to "Siegfrieds source." As a cathedral tower, the rocks and look as they should be the young guard streamlets something.
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At this source is the walker is not the objective of the gate. Die Nibelungen push him much further in the Odenwald into it. Passing the village KNode for example, whose inhabitants supersensible abilities were said. And everywhere to pile rocks, rocks, rocks. Like the monolith Hohenstein? bringing you back to the legend of the giant would be.
The Walburgiskapelle by the wayside is a place of pilgrimage andächtiger of simplicity, and the gently falling final piece down to Grasellenbach Odenwaldallee embraced in the deep forest of the hiker with all his strength. Who is then on the "Siegfried Wells bends in order to take a sip, has good 40 kilometers altitude and 1600 meters behind, passed through a land full of legends and myths? and may be a bit of a hero to feel.
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