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Basque
Basque legends, folklore, and mythic traditions from the western Pyrenees and the wider Basque world.
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Texts
Basque Legends — Wentworth WebsterBasque Legends collected by Wentworth Webster (1877) — the foundational English-language collection of Basque oral tradition, gathering myths, fairy tales, wonder stories, and supernatural legends from the Basque Country on both sides of the Pyrenees, with notes on Basque mythology and the Basque language.GlossaryA shelf-specific glossary starter for the Basque shelf.Introduction to Basque TraditionsA source-conscious introduction to the Basque folklore shelf, old-print evidence, Euskara, Labourd tales, Monteiro's romantic legends, witch-trial caution, Catholic overlay, house, landscape, and modern Basque mythography.Legends and Popular Tales of the Basque People — Mariana MonteiroLegends and Popular Tales of the Basque People — Mariana Monteiro's 1887 collection of Basque legend, myth, and ballad: stories of the Aquelarre witches' sabbat, Lamia, the warriors of Kuruceta, and the haunted mountains of the Pyrenees.Reader's Guide to BasqueA reader guide to the Basque shelf in the Good Works Library.
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