Frau Holle lives with dwarfs. (Cf. F475.1.)

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Frau Holle lives with dwarfs. (Cf. F475.1.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.6.10

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

GermanPröhle Harz. No. 230.

Within the index

Filed under Other actions of dwarfs.

Filed beside it

Dwarf caught by beard in cleft of tree. (Cf. F451.2.3.1.)Dwarf rides Dwarfs have festivities Dwarfs fight with each other Dwarfs wed. (Cf. F451.6.3.2.)Dwarfs laugh Dwarfs weep Dwarfs become angry Dwarfs dig for treasures Dwarfs betray Dwarf king Hibich comes to surface every 500 years Dwarf carries his knocked-off leg on his shoulder Dwarfs flee to caves for protection

Travels with

Dame Berchta. Supposed to travel over the country at night with a troop. (Named from Bertha, the mother of Charlemagne.) Also called Frau Holle

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