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Exploring German Fairy Tales - Legends and Lore

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  Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm compiled and edited many of the beloved fairy tales that we know so well today, making up what is known today as the German Fairy Tale Road. You'll see medieval villages of half-timbered houses to romantic, ivy-covered castles revolving around their tales! Whimsical German Legends and Folklore German legends are both delightful and terrifying, from tales about talking frogs and princesses who talk back, to howling wolves who howl, they offer children both hope and fear in equal measures. While it may seem bizarre to retell tales about evil witches and haggard princes, folklore has been passed down for generations; from beautiful mountains to dark forests like those found in Brothers Grimm fairy tales - Germany's fairy tales hold an important place in every child's heart and imagination! In the 19th century, the Brothers Grimm collected folktales from German households across Germany in order to compile a national body of folk literature representin