Swedish Folktales

Stories of forest spirits, kindness, and courage.

The Prince and the Sorceress’s Daughter: A Folktale from South Småland

by Ebuka Jefferson

November 4, 2025

Northern European Folktales·Swedish Folktales

Once upon a time, in the green valleys and dense forests of South Småland, Sweden, there lived a great king who ruled over a land of silver lakes and golden fields. His castle stood high on a hill, crowned with towers that shone like ice in the morning sun. The king had a son, young and noble, whose heart was

Parchment-style artwork of two Swedish maidens meeting an old woman in a pine forest, Småland folktale scene.

Northern European Folktales·Swedish Folktales

The Enchanted Wreath: A Swedish Folktale of Kindness and Reward

In the quiet countryside of South Småland, where the pine forests stretch endlessly and the wind whispers across the heather fields, there once lived a widow with two daughters. Upon their cottage door hung a simple wreath of woven birch and wildflowers, a symbol of the home’s humble peace. Yet