WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
Legends of Switzerland cover

Legends of Switzerland

Chapter 1: LEGENDS OF SWITZERLAND
By H. A. Guerber
Open in WeRead

Explore more books like this:

Mythology, Legends & Folklore

About This Book

This collection gathers traditional tales from across Swiss cantons, arranged by region, retelling local myths and folk narratives about saints, devils, giants, fairies, ghosts, knights, shepherds, and wondrous natural phenomena. Stories explain mountain storms, avalanches, lakes, and passes, celebrate rites and festivals, and preserve origin legends for place-names and customs. The retellings range from rustic folktales to medieval romances and poetic fancies, accompanied by historical notes and illustrations that evoke landscape and popular belief, offering an accessible survey of regional folklore and the cultural imagination shaped by Switzerland's dramatic scenery.

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Legends of Switzerland

This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook.

Title: Legends of Switzerland

Author: H. A. Guerber

Release date: December 29, 2020 [eBook #64163]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Credits: David Edwards, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LEGENDS OF SWITZERLAND ***

Transcriber’s Note

Cover created by Transcriber, using the Frontispiece of the original book, and placed in the Public Domain.

Larger versions of most illustrations may be seen by right-clicking them and selecting an option to view them separately, or by double-tapping and/or stretching them.

LEGENDS
OF
SWITZERLAND