Germanic folklore
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Germanic folklore is recorded folklore
of the Germanic speaking peoples. It is often used as a starting point for the reconstruction of a Common Germanic mythology:
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
of the Germanic speaking peoples. It is often used as a starting point for the reconstruction of a Common Germanic mythology:
- Dutch folklore
- English folkloreEnglish folkloreEnglish folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in England over a number of centuries. Some stories can be traced back to their roots, while the origin of others is uncertain or disputed...
- German folkloreGerman folkloreGerman folklore shares many characteristics with Scandinavian folklore and English folklore due to their origins in a common Germanic mythology. It reflects a similar mix of influences: a pre-Christian pantheon and other beings equivalent to those of Norse mythology; magical characters associated...
- Scandinavian folkloreScandinavian folkloreScandinavian folklore is the folklore of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the Swedish speaking parts of Finland.Collecting folklore began when Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden sent out instructions to all of the priests in all of the parishes to collect the folklore of their area...
- Lowland Scottish folklore
- Swiss folklore
See also
- FolkloreFolkloreFolklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
- Journal of Germanic Mythology and FolkloreJournal of Germanic Mythology and FolkloreThe Journal of Germanic Mythology and Folklore is a web-based academic journal started in January 2003 with a focus on Germanic mythology and folklore from ancient to modern times. The journal's editors have a broad definition folklore, thus far topics have covered the time periods from Norse...
- Germanic mythology (disambiguation)
- Germanic paganismGermanic paganismGermanic paganism refers to the theology and religious practices of the Germanic peoples of north-western Europe from the Iron Age until their Christianization during the Medieval period...
- Germanic mysticism (disambiguation)
- Heathenry (disambiguation)
- Paganism in the Alpine region
- UrglaaweUrglaaweUrglaawe is a tradition within Heathenism and bears some affinity with Asatru and other traditions related to historical Germanic paganism. It derives its core from the Deitsch healing practice of Braucherei, from Deitsch folk lore and customs, and from other Germanic and Scandinavian sources...