Switzerland · Folktales and oral traditions
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Switzerland
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 1
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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The Fairy of the Edelweiss turns an Alpine flower into a character on the Switzerland page. In Griffis’s 1920 text, snow covers the mountains and the fairies give the flower a white coat and roots that can grip rock. The date identifies the English-language book.
Tales in the Atlas
The Fairy of the Edelweiss
1920 · William Elliot Griffis · Swiss Fairy Tales · The Fairy of the Edelweiss
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.