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    Frau Holle (also known in various regions as Holla, Holda, Perchta, Berchta, Berta, or Bertha) was initially a pre-Christian female legendary figure who survived in popular belief well into the 19th century.

  3. Oct 14, 2019 · In some Scandinavian traditions, Frau Holle is known as the feminine spirit of the woods and plants, and was honored as the sacred embodiment of the earth and land itself.

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  4. Aug 8, 2016 · The Great Mother is the one who represents the duality of light and shadow, embracing both sides. These are the archetypes of integration and the archetypes of the Self; for Frau Holle is the Self, that part that is both shadow and light, and contains inner wisdom.

  5. Dec 13, 2023 · Frau Holle, also known as Mother Hulda, is believed to originate from pre-Christian traditions. Her roots are deeply entwined with Germanic paganism, where she was revered as a guardian of the spirit world and a commander of the weather.

  6. “In popular legends and nursery-tales, frau Holda (Hulda, Holle, Hulle, frau Holl) appears as a superior being, who manifests a kind and helpful disposition towards men, and is never cross except when she notices disorder in household affairs.

  7. Aug 22, 2014 · In the mythology of the people of Hesse in Germany, perhaps the most well-known character is that of 'Frau Holle'. Exposed to the world at large in the writings of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early 19th century, she has remained an important and intriguing cornerstone of German folk mythology, and is generally considered to represent a….

  8. The first scholar to fully describe Frau Holle was Jacob Grimm in his seminal work 'Teutonic Mythology', which furnished us with the following description of what might be considered her basic characteristics: “In popular legends and nursery-tales, frau Holda (Hulda, Holle, Hulle, frau Holl) appears as a superior being, who manifests a kind ...

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