Collection of fairytales gathered by historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth had been locked away in an archive in Regensburg for over 150 yearsHow wonderful! This is a fascinating article and I look forward to reading some of these newly discovered stories. Especially this one:
For example, there is the tale of a maiden who escapes a witch by transforming herself into a pond. The witch then lies on her stomach and drinks all the water, swallowing the young girl, who uses a knife to cut her way out of the witch.
Jude ohmygod JUUUUUUDE!
OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING.
Five hundred new fairytales discovered in Germany