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Flemish Legends

Flemish Legends

Delstanche, Albert
de Coster, Charles

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ISBN10: 1162596031
ISBN13: 9781162596037
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 198
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.42 Width: 8.25 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Flemish Legends is a book written by Charles De Coster, which is a collection of traditional folktales and legends from Flanders, a region in Belgium. The book includes stories of heroic knights, mischievous fairies, cunning witches, and other supernatural creatures that were believed to inhabit the land. The tales are told in a lively and engaging style, with vivid descriptions of the characters and their adventures. The book is a wonderful introduction to the rich cultural heritage of Flanders, and provides a glimpse into the beliefs and traditions of its people. It is a must-read for anyone interested in folklore, mythology, or the history of Belgium.1920. The primitive stuff of these legends is to be found scattered up and down, here and there, in the folklore of Brabant and Flanders. They were written in the idiom of the 16th century, the period to which the latest and longest of them roughly belongs. Contents: Brotherhood of the Cheerful Countenance; Three Sisters; Sir Halewyn; and Smetse Smee.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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