German Fairy Tales and Legends

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German folktales, Märchen, are characterised by supernatural powers or special knowledge and heroes who get exposed to supernatural beings or objects and eventually triumph over difficulty. The term Märchen also embraces tall tales and humorous anecdotes.      Introduction The Three Tasks The Sounding Tree The Wonderful Flower Roland's Drachenfels Love The Master-Singer The Dark Monks The Frankfurt Rooster Seven Sources The Smith from Brandenburg The Pet Raven The Stain The Devil and the Card-Players The Three Wood-fairies The Wooing Beacon-Burning Founding of Aachen A Few German Superstitions The Staff that Became a Tree The Prying Woman The Lorelei The Seven Maidens Who Gets the House? Paracelsus The Snake From the German Alps USER'S GUIDE to abbreviations, the site's bibliography, letter codes, dictionaries, site design and navigation, tips for searching the site and page referrals. [LINK] © 1997–2011, Tormod Kinnes, MPhil [E-MAIL]  —  Disclaimer: LINK]