Fairy Tale Atlas
Dashed lines show parallels. Direction is shown where a source documents the transfer.
The globe turns on its own. Tap a country to open its tales on the map. Pins show written records, editions and places associated with the tales. Locations are approximate. Natural Earth
World overview
- Tales
- 291
- Dated records
- 437
- Countries and regions
- 237
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 71
- Popular tales
- Top 100
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
Tales found across countries
Countries and regions
| Countries and regions | Tale count |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 20 |
| United States | 15 |
| Germany | 12 |
| France | 11 |
| India | 7 |
| Italy | 6 |
| Japan | 6 |
| China | 5 |
| Türkiye | 4 |
| Armenia | 3 |
| Austria | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Guatemala | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Suriname | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 |
| Bahamas | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 2 |
| Burundi | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Central African Republic | 2 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Comoros | 2 |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 2 |
| Curaçao | 2 |
| Czechia | 2 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2 |
| Djibouti | 2 |
| Egypt | 2 |