European folklore
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| - | '''European folklore''' is the [[folklore]] of [[Europe]]. | + | '''European folklore''' is the [[folklore]] of [[Europe]]. European folklore was at the root of [[Romanticism]] and is still the basis of many [[horror]] stories. The concept of Euro folklore raises questions of [[comparative folklore studies]]; for example, does the [[werewolf]] occur in [[Asian folklore]]? |
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| - | [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22European+folklore+%22+site%3Awikipedia.org&btnG=Search European folklore] and [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22medieval+folklore+%22+site%3Awikipedia.org&btnG=Search medieval folklore]. European folklore was at the root of [[Romanticism]] and is still the basis of many [[horror]] stories. Wikipedia has a categor for European folklore but no page. The concept of Euro folklore raises questions of comparative folklore studies; for example, does the werewolf occur in Asian folklore? See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Folklore_by_region Folklore by region at Wikipedia]. | + | |
| See [[Hand of Glory]], [[fairy tale]]s | See [[Hand of Glory]], [[fairy tale]]s | ||
| - | == Todo == | ||
| - | === Categories at Wikipedia === | + | '''European folklore''': |
| - | *Albanian folklore | + | *Northern Europe |
| + | **[[Estonian folklore]] | ||
| + | **[[Finnish mythology|Finnish folklore]] | ||
| + | **[[Lithuanian mythology| Lithuanian folklore]] | ||
| + | **[[Scandinavian folklore]] | ||
| + | *Western Europe | ||
| + | **[[Paganism in the Eastern Alps|Alpine folklore]] | ||
| + | **[[Dutch folklore]] | ||
| + | **[[French folklore]] | ||
| + | **[[German folklore]] | ||
| + | **[[Italian folklore]] | ||
| + | **[[Swiss folklore]] | ||
| + | **British Isles | ||
| + | ***[[English folklore]] | ||
| + | ***[[Irish mythology|Irish folklore]] | ||
| + | ***[[Hebridean mythology and folklore]] | ||
| + | ***[[Scottish mythology|Scottish folklore]] | ||
| + | ***[[Welsh folklore]] | ||
| + | *Eastern Europe | ||
| + | **[[Hungarian mythology|Hungarian folklore]] | ||
| + | **[[Montenegrin folklore]] | ||
| + | **[[Romanian folklore]] | ||
| + | **[[Slavic folklore]] | ||
| + | ***[[Polish folklore]] | ||
| + | ***[[Russian folklore]] | ||
| - | B | + | ==See also== |
| - | + | *[[Ethnic groups of Europe]] | |
| - | *Belgian folklore | + | *[[Folk Catholicism]] |
| - | *British folklore | + | *[[European culture]] |
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| - | *Catalan folklore | + | |
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| - | *Greek folklore | + | |
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| - | *Icelandic folklore | + | |
| - | *Irish folklore | + | |
| - | *Italian folklore | + | |
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| - | *Nordic folklore | + | |
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| - | *Scottish folklore | + | |
| - | *Spanish folklore | + | |
| - | *Swiss folklore | + | |
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| - | *Welsh folklore | + | |
| + | === Categories at Wikipedia === | ||
| === Pages at Wikipedia=== | === Pages at Wikipedia=== | ||
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| * Wishing well | * Wishing well | ||
| * Witte Wieven | * Witte Wieven | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Folklore_by_region Folklore by region at Wikipedia] , [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Medieval_legends the Medieval legends category] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Folklore Wikipedia's general folklore category]. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Ethnic groups of Europe]] | ||
| + | *[[Folk Catholicism]] | ||
| + | *[[European culture]] | ||
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European folklore is the folklore of Europe. European folklore was at the root of Romanticism and is still the basis of many horror stories. The concept of Euro folklore raises questions of comparative folklore studies; for example, does the werewolf occur in Asian folklore?
See Hand of Glory, fairy tales
European folklore:
- Northern Europe
- Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
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- Alp (folklore)
- Ankou
B
- Bear's Son Tales
- Beatrijs
C
- Castell
- Corn dolly
D
- Daboecia
- Devil's Bridge
- Dull Gret
- Dutch folklore
E
- Eglė the Queen of Serpents
- Elegast
- English folklore
F
- Faust
G
- German folklore
- Gigantes y cabezudos
- Gnome
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- Hand of Glory
- Historia von D. Johann Fausten
- Hunor and Magor
J
- Jack o' Legs
- Jūratė and Kastytis
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- Lady of Stavoren
- Les Lavandières
- London Falling
- Lovers of Teruel
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- Maa-alused
- Maypole
- Mojiganga
M cont.
- Mouse Tower
- Muixeranga
P
- Pre-Christian Alpine traditions
- Pérák, the Spring Man of Prague
R
- Rübezahl
S
- Saeftinghe legend
- Santa Tecla Festival
- Sava Savanović
- Slavic studies
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- The Three Bears
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- Valentine and Orson
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- Weisse Frauen
- Wishing well
- Witte Wieven
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See Folklore by region at Wikipedia , the Medieval legends category and Wikipedia's general folklore category.
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