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Germanic myths

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Germanic myths
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The book "Germanic Myths" will introduce you to the mysterious gods and ritual culture of the ancient Germans, who fought Julius Caesar, recount medieval legends and wandering stories of the Holy Roman Empire, and explore the folklore and folk tales that inspired Romantic poets and fantasy authors from J.R.R. Tolkien to George R.R. Martin. Color and black-and-white illustrations complement your journey to a land of half-timbered houses and fairytale castles, sacred groves and enchanted mountains! Under the cover, you'll encounter familiar and well-forgotten characters: from the Swan Knight Lohengrin to the sorcerer Doctor Faust, from the dragon slayers Beowulf and Siegfried to the rogue Till Eulenspiegel and other roguish Schwank characters, from Saint Walburga and the demoness Melusine to the heroines of the Brothers Grimm's eerie fairy tales: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Snow White. You'll learn the origins of the cursed ring, who popularized it before Tolkien, and what capitalism has to do with it, which is again to blame for everything. Who was the real Baron Munchausen, the most honest liar in the world, and how the last romantic on the throne lived—the dreamer King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who built the fairytale castle of Neuschwanstein.
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