Germanic
The folk and household tales of the German-speaking lands as collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm — the ATU-index cornerstone: wonder tales, animal tales, and jokes gathered from oral informants across Hesse and beyond, fixed in print from 1812 onward.
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Most-filed motifs under “germanic” in the index
Household gods 1 Stars from objects thrown into sky 1 Mountains and hills from stones thrown by gian 1 Tabu: boasting of children (Niobe) 1 Swan Maiden. A swan transforms herself at will 1 Transformation: statue comes to life 1 Food placed out for returning souls of dead 1 Soul in form of mouse 1 Fairies (elves). See also F420 (Water Spirits) 1 Fairyland under hollow knoll. Usually entered 1 Water-spirit as woman (water-nymph, water-nix) 1 Water-spirits are dressed in green. (Cf. F451. 1 Water-spirits are dressed in white 1 Nereid. A sea-maiden 1 Spirit of water-fall 1 Wood-spirit 1 Incubus. A male demon who comes in sleep and h 1 Giant. A person of enormous size. (For giants 1