Der Runenberg is a fairytale written by German writer, translator, and poet Ludwig Tieck.

On the advice of the stranger, Christian climbs the "Runenberg", doubtful and afraid but inquisitive.

The naked woman hands him a strange tablet with signs drawn on it, set with precious stones.

A short time later, he arrives in a small village and is relieved to finally be among people again.

He tells Christian that, after his mother died, he became very lonely and thus decided to try to find his son.

Christian shows his now-impoverished wife a sack of worthless stones, which nonetheless seem valuable to him.

In Der Runenberg, the mountain is inhospitable, a desolate place in which dwells the "supernaturally beautiful woman", a manifestation of Venus.

In both tales, this woman possesses supernatural qualities[5] and is capable of transforming into different forms; in Der Runenberg, it can be argued that the Venus-like woman, the stranger who brings Christian gold, and the ugly Waldweib are all manifestations of the same being.