Today we share a third castle ghost story heard on the River Rhine. To read the first two, scroll down to the previous posts. Ehrenfels Castle, Rhine River Photo by Mary Vee There is a legend told about the archbishop who owned two buildings. A castle, the Ehrenfels Castle Mauseturn built on an island in Rhine River Photo by Mary Vee and the Mauseturm (Mouse Tower). The castle stood high on a hill across the river from the tower. There once was a very evil archbishop who had a castle built on a high hill on the eastern banks overlooking the Rhine River. The castle was called Ehrenfels. He forced ever ship sailing the river to pay tolls before being allowed to sail past his castle. To deal with the crew who refused to pay, the archbishop had a tower built on a small island across the river. There he stationed archers and commanded them to fire upon the crew of any ship refusing to pay. Ehrenfels castle ruins, Rh...
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