Tales From Germania, as with the collection of stories from France, Tales From Gallia, concentrates on those lesser known stories from the Brothers Grimm alongside other collectors such as Andrew Lang, Margaret Arndt and Logan Marshall. I also found some interesting but unattributed tales to add to the mix.
Although the stories told by the brothers and Andrew Lang have become old and familiar friends, I have to say that the stories told by Margaret Arndt have been an absolute delight to read. They are as fresh and light and compelling now as ever they were when first written. Discovering Margaret’s story-telling genius has been a highlight of the summer so far.
Innehållsförteckning
PREFACE
A TALE OF THE TONTLAWALD
BROTHER MERRY
FUNDEVOGEL
LOHENGRIN AND ELSA THE BEAUTIFUL
THE DANCERS
RUBEZAHL
THE FOX AND THE CAT
THE GREAT KNIGHT SIEGFRIED
KÄTHCHEN AND THE KOBOLD
THE STURGEON
THE HEADLESS DWARFS
THE SEVEN RAVENS
WAYLAND THE SMITH
THE NIXY LAKE
DOCTOR ALL-WISE
THE YOUNG MAN WHO WOULD HAVE HIS EYES OPENED
FASTRADA
THE OLD KING
THE BLUE LIGHT
THE LITTLE GREY MAN
THE MONKS AT THE FERRY
FRITHIOF THE BOLD
THE WITCH’S GRANDDAUGHTER
THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGE
HERR LAZARUS AND THE DRAKEN
THE GREY MARE IN THE GARRET
THE WATER SPIRIT
MOGARZEA AND HIS SON
THE LEGEND OF RHEINECK
JACK MY HEDGEHOG
THE CELLAR OF THE OLD KNIGHTS IN THE KYFFHAUSER
PRINCE FICKLE AND FAIR HELENA
THE MOUSE TOWER
SWEETHEART ROLAND
THE LITTLE SHROUD
THE ARCH ROGUE
THE WAR OF THE WOLF AND THE FOX
THE HUNTER HACKELNBERG AND THE TUT-OSEL
THE STREET MUSICIANS
THE ALRUAN
THE RAVEN
HANS JAGENTEUFEL
THE SNOW-QUEEN
THE FLAMING CASTLE
THE WHITE MAIDEN
HISTORICAL NOTES
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Om författaren
I was born in 1962 into a predominantly sporting household – Dad being a good footballer, playing senior amateur and lower league professional football in England, as well as running a series of private businesses in partnership with mum, herself an accomplished and medal winning dancer.I obtained a degree in History from Leeds University before wandering rather haphazardly into the emerging world of business computing in the late nineteen-eighties.
A little like my sporting father, I followed a succession of amateur writing paths alongside my career in technology, including working as a freelance journalist and book reviewer, my one claim to fame being a by-line in a national newspaper in the UK, The Sunday People.
I also spent 10 years treading the boards, appearing all over the south of the UK in pantos and plays, in village halls and occasionally on the stage of a professional theatre or two.
Following the sporting theme, and a while after I hung up my own boots, I worked on live TV broadcasts for the BBC, ITV, TVNZ, Euro Sport and others as a rugby ’Stato’, covering Heineken Cups, Six Nations, IRB World Sevens and IRB World Cups in the late ’90’s and early ’00’s.
I try to combine my love of storytelling with a passion for information technology, and am currently Vice President – Technology with a major UK Fin Tech company.
You can find out more about Clive’s work and contact me at: https://www.boyonabench.com
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