The Dolomites and their legends
Karl Felix Wolff ; Ulrike Kindl
- The
- Dolomites,
- a
- range
- of
- mountains
- in
- the
- Southern
- Alps,
- are
- widely
- celebrated
- for
- their
- bizarre
- rock
- formations,
- light
- colour
- hues,
- and
- pristine
- nature.
- It
- is
- no
- coincidence
- that
- UNESCO
- declared
- the
- Pale
- Mountains
- a
- World
- Heritage
- Site
- and
- that,
- every
- single
- year,
- they
- attract
- tourists
- and
- nature
- enthusiasts
- from
- all
- around
- the
- globe.
- This
- enchanting
- mountain
- landscape,
- which
- is
- oftentimes
- cool
- and
- forbidding,
- has
- left
- an
- indelible
- mark
- on
- its
- inhabitants.
- Their
- veritable
- treasure
- trove
- of
- myths,
- legends
- and
- mystery
- stories
- is
- an
- integral
- part
- of
- the
- rich
- cultural
- heritage
- of
- the
- Dolomites:
- the
- older
- generation
- has
- always
- passed
- down
- this
- heritage
- to
- a
- wide-eyed
- audience
- comprised
- of
- both
- the
- young
- and
- the
- young-at-heart.
- This
- compilation
- by
- Karl
- Felix
- Wolff
- (1879-1966),
- probably
- the
- most
- prominent
- regional
- writer-explorer
- of
- legends,
- contains
- well-known
- tales
- like
- "King
- Laurin
- and
- the
- Alp-Glow"
- and
- "The
- Kingdom
- of
- the
- Fanes"
- in
- addition
- to
- lesser
- known
- stories
- such
- as
- "The
- Nightingale
- of
- the
- Sasslong",
- "Iron
- Hand"
- and
- "Merisana's
- Wedding".
- This
- book
- is
- a
- unique
- collection
- on
- your
- perspective
- of
- the Dolomites.
