German fairy tales

Snow White Old Fairytale book illustration

From a book of German fairy tales called Märchenbuch c1919.

The world of German folklore and fairy tales is vast with plenty to explore. Read these lesser-known tales from a variety of authors.

This is a list of fairy tales officially associated with the famous collection by Grimm brothers. It was first published in 1812 (first volume) and 1815 (second volume) and went through seven editions for older and seven editions for younger audience in the lifetime of brothers Grimm. It is actually not a collection of fairy…

Ferdinand Fellner (1799–1859), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons FEMALE STARS AND SHAPESHIFTING There are many heroes in folk and fairy tales but not so many heroines. Nevertheless, they are oft…

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Friedrich von Schiller Né Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller Born November 10, 1759, Marbach am Neckar, Württemberg, Germany Died May 9, 1805, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar, Germany For Weird Tales "Song of the Brothers of Mercy" (Poem, translated by Francis Hard, a pseudonym of Farnsworth Wright, Dec. 1926) Friedrich Schiller was a giant of German literature and a subject too large for a mere blog entry. His life was brief and he spent his last fourteen years as an invalid. Nonetheless, Schiller…

From a book of German fairy tales called Märchenbuch c1919.

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