Denmark · Folktales and oral traditions
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Denmark
- Tales
- 3
- Dated records
- 3
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
Read the Copenhagen entries in date order and Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen appear in different years. Thumbelina was published with two other tales in the same booklet in 1835. Its contents show what readers first encountered alongside a story often read on its own today.
Tales in the Atlas
The Little Mermaid
1837 · Hans Christian Andersen · Den lille Havfrue
The Snow Queen
1844 · Hans Christian Andersen · Snedronningen
Thumbelina
1835 · Hans Christian Andersen · Tommelise
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.