Diminutive Ancient Wagon, Pergamon Museum, Berlin The Germanic goddess Frouwa was the sister of the sun god Fro. Because of this sol...

Walpurgisnacht : in Germanic countries, the night of April 30 to May 1st. On this night witches fly from all directions on broomsticks to d...

The old woman in Jorinda and Joringel (full text provided by clicking here ) is no ordinary sorceress. In fact she is a magician of the ...

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As Walpurgisnacht is approaching (evening of April 30th to May 1st), it might be appropriate to read a fairy tale about a witch. This t...

Fairy Tale Factum: Hooting Ursula  is a wonderful illustration of elements commonly encountered in German folk tales. At first glance,...

At midnight in storm and rain the Hackelnberg Huntsman races through the Thuringia Wood. His wagon, horse and hounds make a crackling and ...

April Fool’s Day On this day, tricks are played on the April fool: a credulous person who suffers some hoax or conspiracy, often to make ...

Fading March flowers and the last gasps of winter. Grimm's Saga 266 : For whom the bell tolls. In a famous free town of the ...

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Wild Flowers at Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California, Spring 2008 Fairy Tale Factum Easter is the most important Chris...

The Fairy Grotto Excerpt from The Age of Gold by Lucas Cranach National Gallery, Oslo In fernyear there lived many bewitched an...

March 12th On this day in 1753: Johann Peter Kriechbaum, mayor of the Upper Kainsbach Zent, told the following on March 12, 1753: “In...

Marc Chagall, Madonna of the Village A woman in white appears in woods and meadows. From time to time she even enters horse stalls ...

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In Switzerland, a story is told about a man named Hans Kreutz, who lived with his wife on Thun Lake in Ralligen. In the year 1555, a thick ...

The following 3 articles deal with themes, symbols and images found in The Frog King and Iron Heinrich . Because of the blog format, you wil...

The Sacred Grove The Frog King and Iron Heinrich. Who are they? Heinrich is a frequent name for an Elbe (sprite), house spirit or ...

The Enchanted Landscape of the Frog King Pagan Symbols and Themes: Water Well, Linden Tree and Sun The early Christian church forba...

A wonderful and strange fairy tale for valentine's day: only iron bands can keep a true heart from breaking. In times of old when wis...

Very Reverend Vegetables The earthy hag Mistress Gotel condemns Rapunzel in the severest manner and her accusation is telling: “Ach, you go...

The many ways to approach an herb: clothing and shoes may be optional. Reminiscent of a monastic environment, the garden in Rapunzel has a ...