Project Gutenberg 2005-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 61 Ruland, Wilhelm 1869 1927 Meyen-Barends, W. B. Sagen van den Rijn Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Joris Van Dael, Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Sagen van den Rijn" by Wilhelm Ruland is a collection of folk tales and legends centered on the Rhine River, likely written in the early 20th century. The work revisits the allure of tales from ancient times, depicting various stories involving characters from Germanic folklore such as giants, heroic knights, and other mythical beings. The tales celebrate local history, traditions, and the cultural significance of the Rhine region, aiming to rekindle interest in its historical renown. At the start of the collection, we encounter a preface explaining the author's motivation to compile these well-known Rhine legends. He expresses the joy he received from revisiting these stories and hopes to connect readers with the warmth and richness of their cultural heritage. The opening includes two narratives: one about a gentle giant's encounter with a farmer, illustrating themes of innocence and misunderstanding, and another detailing the creation of a magnificent clock at the Strasbourg Cathedral, leading to the unfortunate fate of its creator due to the envy of the city's authorities. These tales set the tone for a series of enchanting stories that blend magic, morality, and legendary characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Legends -- Rhine River Legends -- Rhine River Valley DD Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European 355992 353693 2024-10-07T04:17:14.871302 2023-09-07T06:15:57.383039 text/html text/html 347612 2020-12-14T04:55:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1173027 2020-12-14T04:55:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1283135 2024-10-07T04:17:20.826245 application/epub+zip 1285894 2024-10-07T04:17:16.015261 application/epub+zip 213113 2024-10-07T04:17:15.525285 application/epub+zip 1417062 2024-10-07T04:17:24.927246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1356392 2024-10-07T04:17:20.262293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285743 2022-09-07T20:16:42.326628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300936 300853 2024-10-07T04:17:13.837279 2023-09-07T06:15:56.638013 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 300650 2020-12-14T04:55:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112878 2020-12-14T04:55:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19763 2024-10-07T04:17:25.498190 application/rdf+xml 30905 2024-10-07T04:17:15.614285 image/jpeg 4205 2024-10-07T04:17:15.571252 image/jpeg 1175452 2024-10-07T04:17:15.001284 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia