The Terror Men
The Pagan Gods Who Served as the Original Symbols of the New Years’ and Winter Solstice Celebrations were Mesopotamian, Persian, Egyptian, Greek, Rome, German, Slavic, and Scandinavian, among others.
Knecht Ruprecht in Berfegenbeit 1890
Formal version of Knecht Ruprecht
Knecht Ruprecht 1881
Drawing of Knecht Ruprecht in 1881
Der Knecht Ruprecht 1875
Drawing of Knecht Ruprecht from 1875
Knecht Ruprecht, Part 3 1852
Third edition of Richter’s set showing Knecht Ruprecht
Knecht Ruprecht, Part 2 1852
Second of Richter’s illustrations of Knecht Ruprecht
Knecht Ruprecht, Part 1 1852
One of three illustrations by artist Ludwig Richter of Knecht Ruprecht
Knecht Ruprecht 1784
Der Pelzmarte 1863
Pelzmartel 1854
This illustration by German artist Carl August Reinhardt
Der Pelzemartel 1850
Illustration by Count Franz Graf von Pocci of Der Pelzemartel
Pelzemartel 1840
Illustration depicting a subject known variously as Pelzemärtel, Pelzermärtel, Pelzamärdl, Bulzermärtl, and Martin in furs
Sanct Nicolaus 1849
picture of Sanct Nicolaus by Alexander Strahuber in 1849
Weihnachtsaufzug 1848
1848 illustration by an unknown artist, Weihnachtsaufzug