Alp (folklore)
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An alp is a supernatural being in German folklore.
Nachtmahr (Night-mare), by Johann Heinrich Füssli (1802), depicts an alp sitting on the sleeper's chest, with a mare staring through the background.
German folklore
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German folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in Germany over a number of centuries. Seeing as Germany was divided into numerous polities for most of its history, this term might both refe
Illustration of Hansel and Gretel, a well-known German folktale from the Brothers Grimm, by Arthur Rackham, 1909
