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Ben Waterhouse's avatar

Beautiful. Thank you for writing this.

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Bradley Yellop's avatar

There is a deep connection between fairy tales and the nature of national identity, too. The Zollverein states of Germany were buoyed by the Grimm's fairy tales and Johann Gottlieb Fichte's Addresses to the German Nation, strongly tied land and history to its people.

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Will Knowland's avatar

Yes. Good point.

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Yusuf's avatar

This was one of my favourites. Need to read it over and over.

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Bygonesbebygones's avatar

Super. Need to understand more about the hazelnut business. They appear in Irish mythology too but impart wisdom/inspiration from what I remember

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Tim's avatar

Excellent article

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Edwin Dean's avatar

Brilliant!

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