Lewis Spence follows the Rhine upstream from Cleves, stopping at each castle, crag and city for the legends that belong to it: the dragon of the Drachenfels, the tales of Aix-la-Chapelle, the Lorelei rock, and finally Worms and the story of the Nibelungenlied. He opens with chapters on the river’s history and its place in folklore and literature.
A guide to the river’s lore that works as well in an armchair as on a Rhine cruise. Download the free EPUB.