Frau Holle
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"Frau Holle" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Children's and Household Tales in 1812. It is of Aarne-Thompson type 480.
Goldmarie from "Frau Holle", illustration by Hermann Vogel
"Holda, the good protectress" (1882) by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine
Frau Gode and her dogs
Frau Holle, or Perchta, with the Wild Hunt
Hulder
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A hulder is a seductive forest creature found in Scandinavian folklore. Her name derives from a root meaning "covered" or "secret". In Norwegian folklore, she is known as huldra. She is known as the s
Frau Holle
…figure whom the Grimms claimed survived in popular belief well into the 19th century. The name may be cognate of the Scandinavian creature known as the Hulder. Jacob Grimm made an attempt to establish her as a Germanic goddess. The name is thought to originate from German huld ("gracious, friendly, sympathetic…
Huldra's Nymphs