Belgium · Folktales and oral traditions
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Belgium
- Tales
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- Dated records
- 1
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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In the Silver Knight story, the Scheldt cuts off the route to the castle. The river fairy turns a log into a boat and two swans pull it. The Belgian connection in the Atlas comes from Griffis’s setting around Brabant and Antwerp. The book was published in New York.
Tales in the Atlas
The Swan Maidens and the Silver Knight
1919 · William Elliot Griffis · Belgian Fairy Tales · The Swan Maidens and the Silver Knight
Tales found across countries
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