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French Fairy Tales & Folklore

Fairy Tales

Persinette. A hundred years before Rapunzel, there was Persinette. Before the Old Witch ever locked Rapunzel in a tower, a Fairy set out to change Persinette’s destiny.

Fairer. Once upon a time there was a princess so beautiful that her people named her Fairer-than-the-Fairies. Of course, with a name like that, Fairer was destined for trouble.

Folktales

From Bretagne/Brittany:

“Faeries in Upper-Brittany, France.”
Translated from the article “Fées en Haute-Bretagne,” originally published in Le Magasin pittoresque in 1886.

From Lorraine:

“The Cursed Bridge of the Faeries Over the Vologne River (Vosges Mountains).”
A hunter forgets his fairy godmother’s advice and meets his match in an ondine.

From Alsace:

“The Nymph of Wangenbourg Castle.”
A maiden escapes her heartless husband through extraordinary means.
“The White Lady with the Green Slippers.” (patreon-exclusive)
“The Faerie’s Gift of Tears.”
A knight’s lady learns the price of her parents’ wish for a happy baby.
“The Green Hunter.” (patreon-exclusive)
“The White Lady of Kœpfle Hill.”
Beware the mysterious lady with keys who guards hidden treasure.
“The White Lady of Hohenstein.”
If you didn’t beware the other mysterious white lady with keys, then at least keep your promise to this one.
“The Silver Rose.”
In which the King of the Silver Dwarves falls in love with a damsel and offers her the key to the Gate between their worlds. As one does.
“The Enchanted Armies of Ochsenfeld.”
Here lie the sleeping armies of the traitorous sons of Louis the Debonaire, waiting for the end of their enchantment.
“The Legend of the Astronomical Clock of Strasbourg Cathedral,”
the wondrous making and gruesome unmaking.
“Tales of Christmas Horror from Illzach, France.” (patreon-exclusive)
“Another Tale of Christmas Horror from Illzach.” (patreon-exclusive)
“The Wondrous Scarab.”
Just your average scarab tale: a traveling knight encounters a wondrous scarab beetle.

About little translator:

Laura Christensen enjoys translating folklore and fitting all the pieces together into a rich, immersive world. You can support her endeavors on Patreon, access her folkloric fiction via her writing blog and bibliography, and interact with her on Twitter.