Podcast
Morbid
The hosts cited Linda Radish, author of The Old Magic of Christmas, who explained that Frau Perchten was also known as Birchte and described her appearance and punishments.
it's according to linda radish which i probably said her name wrong she's the author of the old magic of christmas now she says that frau perchte was also known as birchte like the original legend say...
— Episode: Episode Revisit: Santa’s Dark Helpers
Episode: Episode Revisit: Santa’s Dark Helpers
The hosts cited Linda Radish, author of The Old Magic of Christmas, who explained that Frau Perchten was also known as Birchte and described her appearance and punishments.
it's according to linda radish which i probably said her name wrong she's the author of the old magic of christmas now she says that frau perchte was also known as birchte like the original legend says or bertha and she can also be referred to as spin steuben frau or spinning room lady i see now transition there obviously she in this one she's often depicted having a like beak nose that is made of iron wow which sounds kind of like a plague mask like a plague doctor mask yeah that's what i pictured which is terrifying and uh she's dressed in like super shitty like ragged clothes and she's usually carrying like a cane or a staff and she just looks like a decrepit old lady in this one with a fucking beak nose damn