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The Fairy of the Edelweiss

In short: When frost giants cover the mountains with ice, fairies give a white flower a home among the rocks.

The Fairy of the Edelweiss · The fairy of the mountain flower FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 65 The Fairy of the Edelweiss When frost giants cover the mountains with ice, fairies give a white flower a home among the rocks. Origin Switzerland · storytelling tradition Atlas record 1920 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF The fairy of the mountain flower Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Switzerland · storytelling tradition

Griffis’s 1920 text opens in an imagined age when flowers grew to the summits. Once the frost giants arrive, the fairies devise clothing that can withstand the cold. The queen touches the fairy with her wand and her feet turn into roots that grip the rock. A white coat accounts for the flower’s appearance, and the transformation explains how it grows on rocky ground within the story.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1920 · Switzerland · storytelling tradition
    William Elliot Griffis · Swiss Fairy Tales · The Fairy of the Edelweiss · Public retelling

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