November, 2025 - EuropeanFolktales.com

An illustration of Bayard, the magical horse carrying four knights across cliffs in the Ardennes, Belgian folklore scene.

Bayard, the Magic Horse of Ardennes: The Heroic Steed of the Four Sons of Aymon

November 7, 2025

Belgian Folktales·Western European Folktales

In the rolling hills and deep forests of the Ardennes, stretching across what is now southern Belgium and northern France, a story has traveled through generations, the tale of Bayard, the magic horse. From the towns of Dinant, Namur, and Dendermonde, people recount how this remarkable horse carried the four

An illustration of a historic Brussels town square with fountains, Flemish buildings, and townspeople, Belgian folklore scene.

Manneken Pis: The Little Hero of Brussels

November 7, 2025

Belgian Folktales·Western European Folktales

In the heart of Brussels, where winding cobblestone streets meet centuries-old guildhalls, a small bronze statue stands proudly atop a fountain, a boy forever captured in the simple act of urinating. To visitors, Manneken Pis, meaning “The Little Pissing Boy”, may seem humorous or strange. But to the people of

An llistration of the Wild Woman guiding a miner through misty Luxembourg forest, Luxembourgish folktale scene.

The Wild Woman of Lasauvage: A Luxembourgish Legend of Guilt and Grace

November 7, 2025

Luxembourgish Folktales·Western European Folktales

In the shadowed valleys of south-west Luxembourg, near the quiet village of Lasauvage, a story has long been whispered among miners and forest dwellers, the legend of the Wild Woman of Lasauvage. To the villagers, she was a figure both feared and pitied, a spirit caught between the worlds of

An illustration of Ivan facing the Witch on a serpent, with the Sun’s Sister’s palace shining in the distance, Ukrainian folktale scene.

Ivan and the Sun’s Sister: Ukrainian Folktale

November 7, 2025

Eastern European & Slavic Folktales·Ukrainian Folktales

In the wide and windswept Ukrainian steppe, where the golden grass dances beneath endless skies, there lived a young man named Ivan. He had neither father nor mother, for both had died when he was but a child. His only companion in the world was a faithful horse, a creature

An artwork of Luka holding a glowing lock under the new moon, Croatian folktale scene

The Wonder-Working Lock: Croatian Folktale

November 7, 2025

Croatian Folktales·Southeastern European Folktales

Long ago, in a quiet Croatian village surrounded by vineyards and oak forests, there lived a humble blacksmith named Luka. His forge stood at the edge of the village road, where sparks often flew like golden fireflies as he worked through the long evenings. Luka was known for his craftsmanship,

An artwork of a mortal girl meeting the vila spirits in a moonlit Croatian forest.”

The Daughter of the King of Vilas

November 7, 2025

Hungarian Folktales·Southeastern European Folktales

Long ago, in the green hills and silver mists of Croatia, there lived a young woman whose beauty shone like the dawn on the Adriatic. Her hair glimmered like gold-threaded flax, and her eyes were clear as the mountain springs. She lived a humble life, helping her widowed mother in

An illustration of Bride Bridekins and Oleg beneath blazing Sun aiding them, Croatian folktale scene.

Bridesman Sun and Bride Bridekins – Croatian Folktale

November 7, 2025

Croatian Folktales·Southeastern European Folktales

In a quiet glade beside a rushing stream stood a small mill, its wheel turning in the constant flow of water. The miller and his wife lived there, hard-working but proud. One Yule-tide eve, as the world lay under frost’s heavy hush, an old crone clad in many tatters arrived

An illustration of Plunk calling the magic fish at sea, Croatian folktale scene.

Fisherman Plunk and His Wife – Croatian Folktale

November 7, 2025

Croatian Folktales·Southeastern European Folktales

Once upon a time, along the stony shores of the Adriatic coast, there lived a poor fisherman named Plunk and his wife, Mara. Their cottage was small and crooked, standing close enough to the sea that the waves often brushed its walls with salty spray. Though they had little more

An artwork of Quest meeting the golden youth All-Rosy by a forest spring, Croatian folktale scene.

How Quest Sought the Truth – Croatian Folktale

November 7, 2025

Croatian Folktales·Southeastern European Folktales

Long, long ago in the heart of an ancient forest, there stood a peaceful glade where an old man, Witting, lived with his three grandsons: Bluster, Careful and Quest. Though the world beyond the woods was vast, these three young men had never seen it, only the shadowed pines, the

An illustration of the Ukrainian king reaching for the immortal flower as the Voice of Death warns him.”

The Voice of Death: Ukrainian Folktale

November 7, 2025

Eastern European & Slavic Folktales·Ukrainian Folktales

In the heart of an ancient Ukrainian kingdom, there once ruled a mighty king who feared nothing, no army, no storm, no man. Yet one shadow haunted his heart: death. This single word, death, was enough to drain the joy from his riches and power. Though he commanded nations, he

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Bayard, the Magic Horse of Ardennes: The Heroic Steed of the Four Sons of Aymon

Manneken Pis: The Little Hero of Brussels

The Wild Woman of Lasauvage: A Luxembourgish Legend of Guilt and Grace

Ivan and the Sun’s Sister: Ukrainian Folktale

The Wonder-Working Lock: Croatian Folktale

The Daughter of the King of Vilas

Bridesman Sun and Bride Bridekins – Croatian Folktale

Fisherman Plunk and His Wife – Croatian Folktale

How Quest Sought the Truth – Croatian Folktale

The Voice of Death: Ukrainian Folktale

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