Wednesday, June 25, 2008

The Fairy Tale Friend: For those who would ramble, wander and rove the entire summer long and run free as long as they live.

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The Fairy Tale Friend A long time ago an old man lived with his old wife and the old man loved to hear fairy tales. One day a Russian came t...
Saturday, June 7, 2008

Grimm's Saga No. 17, The Toy of the Giant Maiden

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A tale to honor of all those who labor in field or garden. In ancient times, the knights residing in Elsass at Nideck Castle near t...
Friday, June 6, 2008

Grimm's Fairy Tale No. 50: Sleeping Beauty (Or: Little Thorn Rose)

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Edward Burne Jones, Sleeping Beauty A very long time ago there lived a king and queen. Each day they said to each other “If only we ha...
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

The Norns

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In the Fairy Tale One-Eye, Two-Eyes and Three-Eyes , the mysterious Wise Woman is probably a Norn (for complete text of fairy tale, se...
Monday, June 2, 2008

Grimm's Fairy Tale 130: One-Eye, Two-Eyes and Three Eyes or Tree with the Golden Apples

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The Tree with the Golden Apples, Gustav Klimt This fairy tale illustrates that beauty really is in the eye (or eyes) of the beholder...
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Saturday, May 31, 2008

The Myth of Opera

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Richard Wagner based his opera Tannhauser und der Saengerkrieg auf Wartburg on the two sagas provided below. The opera takes a romantic lo...
Friday, May 30, 2008

Grimm's Saga No. 561: The Wartburg Singing War

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Grimm’s Saga No. 561 The Wartburg Singing War In the year 1206, six virtuous and reasonable men came together in song to compose hymns at Wa...
Thursday, May 29, 2008

Opera Lover's Series: Tannhäuser

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The Last Judgement, Fra Angelico Deutsche Sagen, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm (Brueder Grimm), 1816/18 No. 171 Noble Tannhäuser , a Germa...
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Monday, May 26, 2008

Of Fairies, Gnomes and Men

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In addition to their pantheon of gods, ancient Germanic tribes acknowledged a number of supernatural beings, who were capable of help or h...
Friday, May 23, 2008

Reading Rumpelstiltskin

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Rumpelstiltskin is an odd fellow. Sharing traits of both wild man and witch, he is indeed a rare breed of fairytale figure. It might...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Grimm's Fairy Tale No. 55: Rumpelstiltskin

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There was once a miller who was poor, but he had a beautiful daughter. Now it happened that he came into conversation with the king and to...
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Sunday, May 18, 2008

The Lorelei

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Source: Ludwig Bechstein, German Saga Book, Leipzig 1853 The Lorelei (or Lurlei) The Rhine River flows through a valley and push...
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Friday, May 16, 2008

Grimm's Saga No. 221: The Snake Queen

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Copyright FairyTaleChannel.com (Please read, enjoy, link to or pass this story on to friends.  Please do not plagiarize, copy or pilfer...
Thursday, May 15, 2008

Reading the White Snake

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For the Western mind, it is hard to read The White Snake without noticing the abundance of references to one of the most famous Biblical s...
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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Grimm's Fairy Tale No. 17: The White Snake

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Saint Severus and The Three Languages

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The fairy tale The Three Languages roughly follows the life of Saint Severus, whose relics were translated to the Severikirche in Erfurt, ...