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Germanic folktales


The Germanic peoples are of Northern European origin. They are identified by their use of the Germanic languages and similar culture.

The collection of Germanic folktales consists of nine books with 249 folktales: 28 Scandinavian folktales, 40 German folktales, 128 English folktales, 21 Dutch folktales, 15 Norwegian folktales and 28 Swedish folktales.

Folk-lore and Legends: Scandinavia


Notes
: This book features folktales from the Isle of Rugen (Germany), Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Northern Sagas and Eddas. Contains 28 Scandinavian folktales.

Author: Charles John Tibbitts
Published: 1890
Publisher: W. W. Gibbings, London

Folk-lore and Legends: Germany


Notes
: Contains 30 German folktales.

Author: Charles John Tibbitts
Published: 1892
Publisher: W. W. Gibbings, London

Fairy Tales from the German Forests


Notes
: Contains 10 long German folktales.

Author: Margaret Arndt
Published: Unknown
Publisher: Everett & Co. Ltd. 42 Essex Street, W.C., London

English Fairy Tales


Notes: Contains 43 English folktales.

Author: Joseph Jacobs
Published: 1892
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, London

More English Fairy Tales


Notes: Contains 44 English folktales.

Author: Various
Editor: Joseph Jacobs
Published: Unknown
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, London

English Fairy Tales


Notes: Contains 41 English folktales.

Author: Flora Annie Steel
Published: 1918
Publisher: Macmillan And Co., Limited, London

Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks


Notes
: Contains 21 Dutch folktales.

Author: William Elliot Griffis
Published: 1918
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York


East of the Sun and West of the Moon


Notes
: Contains 15 Norwegian folktales.

Author: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
Published: Unknown
Publisher: George H Doran Company, New York

The Swedish Fairy Book

Notes: Contains 28 Swedish folktales.

Author: Various
Editor: Clara Stroebe
Translator: Frederick H. Martens
Published: 1921
Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Company



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