Ghostly Poodle

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Disguised as a black poodle, a student in Würzburg once terrorized the shield guard at the Teufelstor gate for several nights between eleven and twelve o’clock. However, he was eventually shot dead by the guard. As punishment, he must haunt that gate as a black poodle during the same hour of the night.

Source: Baader - Volkssagen aus dem Lande Baden und den angrenzenden Gegenden, p. 391

caption Note: This story was published in the book Sunken Castles, Evil Poodles: Commentaries on German folklore. Get the book for further context and explanatory commentary!