Germany's Fairy Tale Route: Hidden Gems and "Grimm" Surprises
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- A road trip through the Deutsche Marchen Strasse, Germany's Fairy Tale Route, with a look at the towns and cities in central Germany where the Grimm Brothers grew up. Visit Hameln, home of the Pied Piper, Schloss Hämelschenburg, a beautiful fairy-tale Lowenburg castle in Hessen, the city of Kassel, and the childhood home of the Grimm Brothers, Steinau an der Strasse. Join Justine and Darryl, the BreakawayBravehearts as they drive you through Germany, walk you through the towns of the Fairy Tale Route, and teach you some surprising facts about the lives and work of the Brothers Grimm.
Links to more info: www.german-fairytaleroute.com
www.dorothea-viehmann-weg.de
Music credits:
Medieval Fantasy: Aleksey Chistilin, Lexin_Music pixabay
Nimue - The Lady of The Lake: Julius H pixabay
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Love this!! Especially the story of the Brothers Grimm and the details of the archeture❤
Glad you enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun to make.
Great video! What an interesting journey.
Glad you liked it!
Hameln: The story of the rat catcher goes back to the 16th century (illustrations in Hamelin date back to 1592), so it were not the Brother's Grimm connecting the story of the lost children with the pied piper as a rat-catcher. The tale names the year 1284 for the events, which would be a bit late for the Children's Crusade of 1212 (starting from Cologne). There are however multiple hints for young settlers from the region of Hameln founding settlements in the regions of Prignitz and Uckermark in the state of Brandenburg from that time. So they migrated not to Eastern Europe, but only to the eastern border province of the German Kingdom (whose eastern border during the 13th century was nearly the same as nowadays).
Many thanks, appreciate that info - very hard to find reliable research sometimes, so we are grateful for your comments and input.
Was stationed near Kassel in 68 and 69, ( then to Eschwege for 20 months). There is a great but small museum in Kassel, and ,like the map shows, lots of road trips in every direction to see their influences. We'll worth skipping Munich and lots of the south, for a change!!!
Thanks for sharing! We totally agree - we loved the vibe of Kassel, and really enjoyed the road trip. Glad you have good memories too!
amazing video!! so interesting!
Thanks for this video from someone living Kassel-Niederzwehren near the fairytale-quarter
So glad you enjoyed it! We thoroughly enjoyed the trip and really wanted to share the journey with others. A wonderful part of the world!
great video!
Thanks Michael, happy you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the guide, as I'm tossing up that route from Frankfurt to Berlin. Interesting the real source for the Grimm tales. There seem to be a disproportionate amount of evil stepmothers in those tales so perhaps the women were saying something about society at the time.
@Peleski Thanks for taking the time to watch the guide. We enjoyed finding out the stories. Your theory could have some truth in it. That's the beauty of literature, it's open to your interpretation. We are happy and grateful for your comments. The trail is worth doing to find out for yourself. Have fun choosing.
When I did the route with my girlfriend we came to Rapunzel's castle...and it was under construction and closed. 😞
Argh how frustrating for you! Was it off-season ) winter? I hope the rest of your trip went well.
@@BreakawayBravehearts First two weeks of June with absolute beautiful early summer weather. It was just under heavy re-construction. Trip was nice other than that.
It was especially bad, because this castle is in the middle of nowhere, hard to find and it took us a while to find it, but the landscape and being all alone for many kilometers was a rare thing to experience in crowded Germany.
nice Pics but too many mistakes ! OmG greetings from Germany
Thanks for the feedback. As our first ever video we appreciate that we still have a lot to learn :)
Thanks Cat! We had a lot of fun putting it together and doing all the research. The lives of the Grimm Brothers really surprised me!