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'The Brothers' is our first tale back from vacation and it's a love story unlike any told in "Legends of the Rhine" thus far. Although I'm not sure that's such a good thing.

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This week we're catching back up with Wilhelm Ruland's "Legends of the Rhine".

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"American Fairy Tales" is a collection of stories (sometimes racist and offensive) from the renowned author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", L Frank Baum. TW: Racism

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This week on the podcast we have my favorite retelling of the year, Samuel Rutherford Crockett's telling of the Scott novel, "Waverley".

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The Folktale Project is on summer vacation for the month of July, but that doesn't mean there aren't stories to tell. Each Monday I'll be bringing you the full retelling of one of the books we've rea…

We end the week with the saddest tale of love and loss I've ever told on the podcast - 'St. George's Linden'.

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'Lorelei' is one of the most famous German legends. In this tale Wilhelm Ruland tells the story of her final victim.

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'The Seven Maidens' is a story written to be a warning to young women to not try to be too independent, but really it should celebrate and encourage that independence.

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'Castle Gutenfels' is the not so historically accurate tale of how the castle on the Rhine near Kaub got its name. But - it is much more romantic than the reality.

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'Burg Stahleck' is a tale of a battle between the clergy and a land hungry noble.

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'The Mother's Ghost' is a story of infidelity, murder, and (of course) ghosts that led to the downfall of the Fürstenberg's.

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'The Blind Archer' is absolutely my favorite story of revenge. I hope you enjoy it as well!

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'The Wooing' is a story of knightly love and betrayal, where once again our hero comes out on top.

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'St. Clement's Chapel' is the melancholy story of the founding of a church on the Rhine, and the Emperor's extermination of the robber barons.

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'The Foundation of Castle Sponheim' is another tale of love, the Crusades, and a promise - but with a much better ending for everyone!

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'A Mighty Draught' reads like an origin tale of drinking from a boot - with the origin of a town's lordship thrown in.

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We begin the week with 'The Mouse-Tower', the disturbing tale of a wicked Bishop getting what's coming to him.

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Our final tale of the week is a much sadder love story than 'Eginhard and Emma' - 'The Brömserburg'.

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'Eginhard and Emma' is truly one of the great love stories. A tale of the court of Charles the Great between the princess Emma and the king's most trusted advisor.

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We begin the week with 'Johannisberg' from "Legends of the Rhine" and not one, but three tales of the wonderful wine Johannisberger.

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