Böcker av Johann Wilhelm Wolf

Diese Zeitschrift umfasst eine Vielzahl von Artikeln über die deutsche Mythologie und Sittenkunde. Es ist ein hervorragendes Nachschlagewerk für Forscher und Liebhaber des Themas.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Eine Sammlung von traditionellen niederländischen Sagen, die mündlich überliefert werden. Johann Wilhelm Wolf hat Sagen über verschiedene Themen wie Magie, Tiere, Gespenster und mehr gesammelt und in diesem Buch präsentiert.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Wer mit rechtem Ernst suchen will der findet bald, das empfand ich, als ich vor einigen Jahren mit meinem Schwager Wilhelm von Ploennies diese Sammlung anlegte. In unserm Wohnort Darmstadt war natürlich für dieselbe nichts zu gewinnen, darum zogen wir in den Odenwald, um dort in der noch weniger von der sogenannten ¿Aufklärung¿ und dem ¿Fortschritt¿ angesteckten Bevölkerung die frisch duftenden Blüthen zu lesen. Unsere Streifereien lohnten sich über alle Erwartung, eine Sammlung wuchs neben der andern auf und wir sahen uns bald so reich, daß wir an eine Herausgabe denken konnten. Da öffnete sich uns plötzlich eine neue, viel näher liegende und unendlich reiche Quelle; wir erkannten, daß wir von Tausenden von Märchenerzählern umgeben waren, an die wir bisher gar nicht gedacht hatten. Wilhelm, welcher Lieutenant in Großherzoglich Hessischen Diensten ist, ließ die Soldaten Mann für Mann aufmarschiren und sagen und singen was sie wußten, Märchen, Sagen, Legenden, Beschwörungen, Aberglauben, Lieder. Da strömte der Segen so reichlich, daß an ein Ausarbeiten kaum mehr zu denken war, weil wir die Hände zum Einsammeln und vorläufigen Ordnen zu sehr gebrauchten. Mit unserm Reichthum wuchs unsere Freude an den verschiedenen Sammlungen. Wilhelm überließ mir die Soldaten; er zog während ich zu Hause sammelte, allein zu unsern alten Freunden im Odenwalde und seine Bemühungen wurden durch manchen kostbaren Fund gelohnt; so trug er u.a. eines Tages zwei der schönsten Märchen, das ¿von der schönen Schwanenjungfer¿ und ¿die eisernen Stiefel¿ heim.