About “Sweetheart Roland”
"Sweetheart Roland" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. It combines elements from several Aarne-Thompson types, including type 1119, which involves a witch killing her own children, type 313A, where a girl helps a hero escape, and type 884, about a forgotten fiancée. Similar stories include "The Master Maid," "The Water Nixie," and "Foundling-Bird" for the 313A type, and "The Twelve Huntsmen" and "The True Bride" for the 884 type. The tale "The Two Kings' Children" also combines the 313A and 884 types. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- 1812