Swiss-Alpine Folk-Tales (Oxford Myths & Legends)

A collection of Swiss tales.

FOUNDATION LEGEND
• William Tell and the FOunding of the Swiss Confederation

LEGENDS FROM THE SWISS ALPS
• How the Kuhreihen Began
• The Alp the DIsappeared
• The Bull of Uri
• The BRave COwman
• Nidelgret
• The Frisian Ride
• Death a Prisoner
• The Lost Cows
• The Frontier Contest

SWISS FOLK LEGENDS
• Charles the Bold of Burgundy
• The Key Maiden of Tegerfelden
• Charles the Great and the Snake
• The Mermaid of Zug
• The Knight of La Sarraz
• The Fairy Grotto
• The Ring of Hallwil

DWARF AND OTHER STORIES
• Dwarf stories
• The Golden Coal
• The Knife
• The Judge of Bellinzona
• The Snake Crown
• Trdeschin
• The Groschen Hole in the Mürz Valley
• The Three Ravens
• Sturdy Hans
• The Three Languages
• Giant Pear and Giant Cow

LEGENDS
• The Martyrs of THebes
• Verena and the Jug
• Fridolin
• Ida of Toggenburg
• Meinrad and the Ravens
• The Singing-Fir-tree
• Four Tales of How the Devil was Outwitted
• The Father's Steps