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Silesian Folk Tales - The Book of Rubezahl (Paperback)
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Silesian Folk Tales - The Book of Rubezahl (Paperback)
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These tales have their scenes laid in Silesia and Bohemia. For
centuries they have come down in the shape of tradition from
generation to generation. Silesia, the land of their birth, has had
an eventful history. Originally a part of Poland, it was drawn
under the influence of the German king, Frederick Barbarossa, about
1163. Many names of places suggest that the original population was
Celtic. For four centuries it was almost continuously under the
domination of Bohemia. It was annexed to that country about 1472.
It was finally added to Prussia by Frederick the Great. Bohemia
derives its name from a Celtic tribe. It forms the borderline
between the German and Slavonic races. Rbezahl, the hero of these
tales is a spirit prince and exercises supreme authority over all
other gnomes in his district. He is superior to them in many
particulars. What his real appearance is no one really knows. He
can make himself so beautiful that Apollo is ugly in comparison. On
the other hand, he may, and he often does, assume an appearance so
terrible that old women hurriedly mutter a fervent prayer, brave
men take to flight, and young maidens sink in unconsciousness. His
character is as changeable as his form.
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