Augenbrand Explained

In the legends of the Canton of Jura, Augenbrand is a black dog with fire eyes that prowls near the old Soyhières bridge over the Birs (now destroyed), where he searches for his master, Count Rodolphe de Sogren, who was murdered in 1233. He is reputed to pursue wayward travelers.

Etymology and terminology

This dog's fiery eyes earned him the name Augenbrand:^[1] their glow is unmistakable.

Rodolphe de Sogren was Count of the Château de Soyhières (Soyhières was formerly called Saugern in German, a name close to Sogren).

Mentions

In 1855, Augenbrand was mentioned in the Canton of Jura legends:^[2]

The same dog is also mentioned in the Swiss Archives of Folk Traditions (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkskunde^[3] in German).

See also

• Black dog (folklore)
• Barghest
• Canton of Jura

References

1. Web site: Archives suisses des traditions populaires . 2024-02-07 . data.bnf.fr . fr.
2. Book: Kiesewetter, L. . Neuestes vollständiges Fremdwörterbuch zur Erklärung und Verdeutschung der in der heutigen deutschen Schriftund Umgangssprache gebräuchlichen fremden Wörter[, Redensarten, Vornamen und Abkürzungen mit genauer Angabe ihres Ursprungs, ihrer Rechtschreibung, Betonung und Aussprache |date=1871 |publisher=Glogau, Flemming |others=Harvard University].
3. Web site: Volkskunde - Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkskunde . 2024-02-07 . www.volkskunde.ch.

Bibliography

• Société jurassienne d'émulation, Porrentruy, V. Michel, February 1855
• Archives suisses des traditions populaires, vol. XXV, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkskunde, 1925