Hans Göttler

Lower Bavarian legends and stories Martin Buchner (born in 1869 on a small farm in Laberweinting near Mallersdorf in Lower Bavaria, died in Passau in 1959) was a primary school teacher in Passau for a long time. 1959 in Passau) was a primary school teacher in Passau for a long time and then a school inspector for Passau-Land and Wegscheid. From 1909 onwards, he emerged as a subtle and local poet (e.g. 'Lied und Leben', 'Lied vom Inn', 'Passauer Nibelungenspiel', 'Stromgold'). In 1922, he self-published his collection 'Niederbayerische Sagen und Geschichten als Begleitstoff zur heimatlichen Erdkunde' (Lower Bavarian legends and stories to accompany local geography), which was then published in a second edition in 1950 in an expanded form by the Passau publishing house Ablaßmayer und Penninger. These 175 legend texts are now being published by Morsak Verlag in a new book edition, edited by Hans Göttler and skilfully illustrated by Jörg Mangold. From the foreword by Rainer Haselbeck, District President of Lower Bavaria: 'With this new edition, Göttler has succeeded in giving an important regional cultural treasure from bygone times a new home in contemporary Lower Bavarian literature. Lively and expressive, with drawings by the well-known hunting writer and illustrator Dr Jörg Mangold, the new edition of Buchner's work will captivate readers as it once did.