I TOTALLY MISUNDERSTOOD THIS ABOUT GERMANY

[@rmyikzelf5604]

Fairytales are only sweet and sugary in your mind because of Disney. Most of them are, in fact, rather gruesome.

[@LaureninGermany]

I realise that now! I think I‘m more of a Disney girl, I also love the Sissi films… probably quite obviously..!

[@martingerlitz1162]

Ja ist so. Aber: warum nicht ein bisschen träumen...?

[@LaureninGermany]

@@martingerlitz1162genau….! ❤

[@hmpeter]

@@LaureninGermany I got a Grimms Märchenbuch in 2nd grade or so as a gift. A couple of nights in, I came to the story „Fitchers Vogel“. I did not touch that book again until I was an adult. There was no need to understand any metaphor or parabola, it was gruesome enough in plain and simple language. I higly recommend to read them before exposing any children to them.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@hmpeter horrible. It stays with you. Well, those things affect me strongly, anyway.

[@heinzbrommer251]

Hallo Lauren, ich bin immer wieder begeistert von deinen Videos. Du findest immer wieder diese ruhigen und stillen Orte in unserem Land und die schon seit Ewigkeit bestehen. Das sind die Orte, die ich gerne besuche. Wünsche noch ein schönes Restwochenende. 👍😊

[@LaureninGermany]

Ist es nicht wunderbar dort, Heinz?! Ich bin immer noch davon berührt. Lieben herzlichen Dank und Dir auch einen schönen Abend.

[@bianca2817]

Btw. The music in the background is absolutely BRILLANT!!! WOW 😍

[@LaureninGermany]

I‘m glad you noticed! I really liked it, too.

[@shahlabadel8628]

what a treat for my eyes and ears! thank you lovely Lauren for this fantastic video.

[@LaureninGermany]

You're so welcome!

[@bastel]

"Und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind..." Bei dem Satz konnte ich als Kind wieder aufatmen. 😅 Die Geschichte davor war aufregender. Vielen Dank für deine schönen Videos.

[@LaureninGermany]

Ich bin mir sicher, es ist anders für mich, weil ich mehr über die Bedeutung nachdenken muss, wegen der Sprache! 🥹 Ich danke, dass Du die anschaust!

[@andreasheidepriem1090]

Same here! 😊

[@LaureninGermany]

@@andreasheidepriem1090it‘s so cute to think of you all as wide eyed little German children!

[@TomWaldgeist]

I live in northern Germany in Schleswig-Holstein and we have soo many of these stone graves (Hühnengräber) . I love these too.

[@LaureninGermany]

There‘s just something so special about them, isn‘t there? As if they just walked away that morning, but also not… ah, I can‘t describe it…

[@larsrons7937]

What a nice, mystic fairy tale. Thank you for sharing with us, Lauren. Cheers from Denmark.

[@LaureninGermany]

Tak! Thank you for watching!

[@larsrons7937]

@@LaureninGermany Selv tak 😊

[@pgoessnitzer]

Hi Lauren, thank you for taking us along to the northern coast of Germany. I had no idea that they have a hange made of stone in that area, I think that is super interesting. As usual, your videos are not just packed with beautiful scenery, but are also quite educational. They cover the arts, folklore, history and even talk of archeological finds. The Märchenwald reminds me a little of a place I called "Der Hexenwald", near where I grew up In the Fichtelgebirge. Have a great week and cheers - Peter

[@LaureninGermany]

The Fichtelgebirge is a place that I have on my mental list, now I´ll add in the Hexenwald! Thank you, Peter! Such a lovely compliment, as usual. I will say, I learned a lot on this trip!

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

It's really interesting and very enjoyable to discover Germany - my home country - from your perspective. Thank you for those beautiful and inspiring impressions.

[@LaureninGermany]

Ah, thank you, Michael!

[@RobertZander-yz3bg]

Fairy tales are simply part of Europe and despite the sometimes dense population, there are many places of the old fairy tales that can still be found, many landscapes with the associated lakes, mountains, forests, old castle's and clearings stimulate the imagination and create a certain atmosphere. The East of Germany is clear less populated and therefore leaves more space for nature, the rivers and lake landscapes of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg are simply beautiful, perfect for exploring with a camper.

[@LaureninGermany]

I would love to do that. It‘s great with this van, I get to see so much more of where I am.

[@RobertZander-yz3bg]

@@LaureninGermany The Mecklenburg Lake District, the Oderbruch, the Havelland, the Uckermark and the Prignitz are really beautiful, some of them quite unique in terms of flora and fauna. A wide, natural land, wonderful for enjoying a bit of peace and solitude, away from the hustle and bustle.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@RobertZander-yz3bgI‘ll make a note, thank you!

[@ChrisTian-rm7zm]

Your videos are perfect for soothing my Sunday evening anxiety. 🙂

[@sisuguillam5109]

I am so happy you have Floki!

[@LaureninGermany]

Oh Sisu! It‘s changed my life! I get to see so much more and although I have to clean it and wash the bedding etc, I can do it in my own time and not schlepp into a crappy room on concert day. I am so grateful!

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@LaureninGermany I firmly believe that we should give ourselves soft landings. And your soft landing comes with cushions and coffee!

[@LaureninGermany]

And fluffy poodle cuddles!

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@LaureninGermany Sie sehen so hübsch wollkäulig aus!

[@LaureninGermany]

They are sooooo lovely to cuddle! Especially after a bath! (Them, not me!)

[@wolfgangkrane254]

I've been to Rügen several times, but missed Hünengrab Riesenberg completely. Think I have to go again. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@LaureninGermany]

It is absolutely worth it! It was magical. Also the Märchenwald really was special, right on the coast. I feel almost guilty for not showing it in it‘s full glory.

[@sisuguillam5109]

Best guard dogs ever!

[@MrTrzett]

What a fun idea! Well done, Lauren. I got really scared...

[@LaureninGermany]

Ha! I am always totally serious....

[@W220-v7u]

Eine schöne Erzählung von Dir die Bilder und die Musik sind ein Genuss. Danke Lauren.

[@LaureninGermany]

Lieben Dank, Peter!

[@bianca2817]

I am so happy You didn't time travel in that stonehenge on Rügen, like Claire The Outlander Fraser! I know, I'm selfish, but I need You here in this time! ❤

[@LaureninGermany]

Luckily, I didn‘t have any jewels with me, or lord knows what I‘d be up to in 1822 right now!

[@hansmarheim7620]

Perfect video again, Lauren. I wonder what you will pull out of your sleeve next time. And i look forward to it. Denmark, where i live now, consists mainly of stones and gravel from what now is the various valleys of Norway. Brought here during the last ice age. No(r)way, no Denmark. Same goes for some parts of Germany as well. Thank's for your great work. Get a good nights sleep.

[@LaureninGermany]

Thanks, Hans! I was wondering why you wrote salv tak recently. I have so much stunning Norway footage, I‘m trying to think of a way to make another Norway video… but I think it won‘t be the next one. I certainly could do with a good night‘s sleep… I wish you the same.

[@hansmarheim7620]

@@LaureninGermany I got a Danish girlfriend twenty years ago. She did not want to live in Norway. To many hills for a dane😄. "Selv tak" is a polite expression Danes use to say " You're welcome" it is translated "Self thank". We dont have that expression in Norway. Danish and Norwegian is basically the same language. More like two different dialects.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@hansmarheim7620I find Norwegians to be very generous, though! Maybe it‘s so obvious, you guys don‘t need to say it. ❤ I don‘t think „hills“ is the word I would use! I admired them from sea level…

[@hansmarheim7620]

@@LaureninGermany Tusen Takk, Lauren 😀.! We often say "Takk i like måte". It stems from Danish "Tak i lige måde". Meaning " Thank's, in the same manner". I do not know if it makes any sense in English. It was really the small hills my girlfriend was complaining about. Not the mountains😁. Topography in Denmark is basically flat as a pancake. I wish you a nice day!

[@LaureninGermany]

It makes sense! I feel like Norwegian is the Hochdeutsch - the clearest pronunciation, and then Swedish and Danish need you to really listen. But what do I know? Two songs and tusen takk!

[@Al69BfR]

Rügen is so wonderful when you walk outside the „big“ cities. I highly recommend a ride with the „Rasender Roland“ and a visit at Jagdschloss Granitz. Or visit the nearby isle of Hiddensee.

[@LaureninGermany]

Ah, I hope I‘ll manage those next time, thanks! Yes, the main towns are great, but not the best part of Rügen.

[@travelingexpats]

Great video! Love your narration.

[@LaureninGermany]

Thank you!

[@sisuguillam5109]

The footage... you are so so so so good! I wish my parents could see this...

[@LaureninGermany]

Aw, Sisu. That‘s such a compliment. Thank you. 🤗❤️

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@LaureninGermany They would have issued strict orders to offer you their yard as parking space for Floki and my mum would have fed you kugelrund with the veggies they grew. And now I am going to sniffel a bit...

[@LaureninGermany]

They sound like people I would have love to have met, Sisu. I can feel the warmth just through your words. I´m sorry you´re missing them.

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@LaureninGermany it's a bit hard right now... I wish they could have had more time, an easier time... Thank you for your kind words.

[@LaureninGermany]

Ah, death is just so hard.

[@silvialittlewolf]

Thank you for another beautiful video!

[@LaureninGermany]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching.

[@tasminoben686]

Moin, Lauren! Dankeschön, du hast wieder einmal eine wunderbare Stimmung erzeugt mit deinem Video! Liebe Grüße, Ben❤😊

[@LaureninGermany]

Das freut mich vom Herzen, lieber Ben! Ich danke!

[@martinkasper197]

Struwwelpeter was also written to scare kids and return them on the right way...🤔🤣

[@LaureninGermany]

I´ll say! So scary!

[@franz1102]

Lauren you are a wonderful person. Stay that openminded 😍🙋‍♂

[@LaureninGermany]

Aw, thank you so much!

[@juricarmichael2534]

Up to a certain point the farytales helped me (7) to deal with the death of my Opa. He loved picking mushrooms in the nearby forest. I saw him some hours before he died, walking into the woods. He looked at us kids playing, waved and off he went, forever...... Sometimes i ask myself, if he, somehow, knew it was not a "hi kids"👋, but a "goodbye"👋? 🤷 Maybe we meet again?🥲 Somewhere out there.🌌 Who knows?.... Tschau

[@LaureninGermany]

I must say, I am sure he did. From my experiences of people passing. How lovely that the tales helped you. And that you had such an Opa. ❤

[@AltIng9154]

My grandfather said several hundred times "tschüss" to me, but the last time "auf Wiedersehen" .

[@habicht6]

Great as always

[@LaureninGermany]

Thank you so much!

[@wolfganghechtl5338]

I simply love your Videos!!! Bitte,liebe Lauren, mach weieter so.🥰😀

[@LaureninGermany]

Ach, lieben Dank! This is a lovely encouraging comment for me!

[@wora1111]

Great ending! So I am going to live happily on and on and on and ...

[@LaureninGermany]

Well then, that makes me live happily, too! Thank you..!!!

[@gparry42]

Wonderful, thankyou you again. Would be to nice hear in concert !

[@LaureninGermany]

Maybe one day!

[@cloudchaser966]

Yes, Grimm's fairy tales - I grew up listening to them some 60 years ago... Keep in mind that they were actually not authored by the Grimm brothers, but collected on trips throughout the country. So they represent probably decades, if not centuries of development in the "collective mind" of the people. And yes, times were rough back then, and it probably was wise to introduce already small children to the harsher aspects of life, i.e. not everybody is your friend, and it doesn't hurt to be smart, and so on. Now the standard ending "Und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute" was, at least to me as a kid, never that scary. Usually, in the end, the good had triumphed over the evil, and everybody was happy. After the standard beginning of a fairy tale "Es war einmal..." ("Once upon a time") this ending leaves a slight possibility that the story had taken place not so far back in the past, after all... By the way, I think even in the English culture not everything for kids was kid-friendly by today's standards. I think there is a prayer that children were supposed to say before going to sleep, which contains the lines: "I pray to God my soul to take, if I should die before I wake" (or something relatively similar) Yikes! Try going to sleep with the fear of not waking up any more... that I find even scarier than that fairy-tale ending! But great video, thanks!

[@LaureninGermany]

And if I die before I wake, I pray to God my soul to take… yes, horrible! Absolutely, that‘s why I said written down by the Brothers Grimm. There was a story about the tower at the castle I visited, but it also was horrific…in comparison, the German ending is very mild! And you can‘t argue with that line: dann leben sie noch heute!

[@jamesvandemark2086]

Very impressive guard dogs!

[@LaureninGermany]

I‘m not taking any chances 😂

[@markschattefor6997]

The name Floki reminds me of the boatbuilder from the series "Vikings". from a few years ago.

[@LaureninGermany]

My van is named for exactly that Floki, Mark. Because he was crazy but somehow made sense… He was my favourite character.

[@markschattefor6997]

@@LaureninGermany You have to be a bit crazy to stay sane in the world we live in today.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@markschattefor6997always, it was always so… But the alternative is crazier!

[@sisuguillam5109]

Evening treat! ❤🎉

[@LaureninGermany]

Aw, how lovely! ❤️😘

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@LaureninGermany lovely indeed!

[@fairphoneuser9009]

And if they have subscribed, they lived happily ever after! 😁

[@LaureninGermany]

True true!

[@patrickmaszun8906]

The interesting thing is that the brothers Grimm allready softend the farytales they collected. Before that most of them where brutal and sometimes bloody horror stories and not for children. They where stories to keep the adults on track.

[@LaureninGermany]

I read one about the castle I visited, and it was really horrific… I‘m sure they worked!

[@aka99]

@@LaureninGermany what was it about Lauren?

[@martinkasper197]

These guard dogs even have a uniform...🤣🤣

[@LaureninGermany]

And they match my coat - and hat 🤣

[@blondkatze3547]

Rügen ist sehr schön an der Ostsee gelegen. Mein Mann und ich hatten auch schon mal eine Woche Urlaub in Putbus und Binz verbracht wo unser Sohn noch klein war und unsere Tochter noch nicht geboren war. Liebe Grüße aus Ostfriesland.🌹

[@LaureninGermany]

Ganz was anders, als die Nordsee, oder, Blondkatze? Diesmal hat die Ostsee mir sehr gut gefallen, es war rauer als bei meinen anderen Besuche. Liebe Grüße aus sonnigen Bayern!

[@blondkatze3547]

Ja , da stimme ich dir zu, ich liebe an der Ostsee die Kilometerweiten Sandstrände und das man dort im Sommer in der Ostsee immer schwimmen kann.Die Nordsee ist auch sehr schön mit dem Watt, aber dort kann man nur schwimmen wenn die Tide Hochwasser führt .🙂💜@@LaureninGermany

[@LaureninGermany]

Ach, ich krieg Fernweh wenn ich Dein Kommentar lese... bald bald bin ich wieder am Meer... an beiden!!! Hurrah!!!

[@blondkatze3547]

Das glaube ich dir , daß man da Fernweh bekommt. Ich bin auch eine typisch norddeutsche Wasserratte und liebe es in der Nordsee, Ostsee oder im Mittelmeer schwimmen zu gehen.🥰@@LaureninGermany

[@markmeier2609]

Floki is the Viking ship Builder fronm the Vikings TV Series ;)

[@LaureninGermany]

That‘s exactly who I named the van after! Because he‘s crazy, but still makes sense…

[@sisuguillam5109]

😂 how long have I been subscribed now? I am so happy I clicked!

[@LaureninGermany]

And I am erst recht! Since the beginning- and you spread the word, I remember clearly. Dearest Sisu!

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@LaureninGermany Gern geschehen! Du verdienst jeden follower!

[@LaureninGermany]

Och, danke!

[@bigN-422]

Oh my god. I so want to go to all these places if only I had the time😢 ❤🇩🇪🥰

[@LaureninGermany]

I really wish it for you! I am so grateful that I can go at the moment!

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

If I'm not mistaken a 'Hünengrab' is a grave for the Vikings. For more Viking history, Haitabu in Schleswig - Holstein is the right adress. And I think, if you feel uncomfortable in Germany it's more about your mindset and where you live in Germany .

[@LaureninGermany]

These people don‘t even live here! But I agree, there are specific areas that are more international, and a person‘s mindset is key. I also wonder if it‘s a viking grave because apparently the big stones are usually only seen in Scandinavia.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

@@LaureninGermany I have forgotten much about history or Geologi that I read, but its more a sign of ice age that similar stones were found in Norway, we have many viking graves , too. Norway was formed by the ice age, we have signs everywhere.🤩 If you're interested in history, I can recommend. Schloss Gottorf (Schleswig -Holstein) as well. Great museum, mut it takes time to explore like these Hugh museums in Munich😀 ( after 20 years abroad, I've forgotten a bit😉)

[@LaureninGermany]

@@biankakoettlitz6979thanks, Bianka. The more I discover, the more I want to know.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

@@LaureninGermany that's a good sign. Iremember in my youth we had this 'viking phase '. There was a group called 'Torfrock', they had some fun lyrics to their songs and the music was also kind of special and there was a book called ' Röde Orm', author unknown. Iwas a bit rough but , I think, it mirrows the time very well with the beginnings of Christian Time in Norway, for example. I liked it very much.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@biankakoettlitz6979 I think I may have heard of those- it rings a bell. I‘ll look it up.

[@ohnenamen2843]

Rügen is also the location of the „Schwarzer See“ (black lake) where historians think that it was a holy sight for the Germanic people and a place for human sacrificie

[@LaureninGermany]

I wanted to go. I will try next time!

[@dieterdodel835]

Wernigerode, Thale, Saxon Switzerland....and so on.

[@LaureninGermany]

You mean beautiful ...? Or fairytale settings? I was in Quedlinburg, not so different from Wernigerode, I think. And the sächische Schweiz is breathe-taking!

[@RustyDust101]

The Celts were very influential in the region of continental Europe that today is covered by Germany, France, Czech, Hungary, Austria, all of the Balkans. The territory where they could be found stretched over a huge area. From the Himmelsscheibe of Nebra / the sky disc of Nebra we know for certain that trade was fairly common among the many regions of the Celtic influence. This disc was an archaeological highlight when it was found. The story about its find, its theft, and its recovery would easily lend itsself to a treasure hunt movie. What is so interesting is that we can analyze today where the different materials, including metals, it was created from originated. Some parts came from the British Islands, very probably even from Wales, others came from a mine on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, again others from mines in the Erzgebirge in today eastern Germany. It was tinkered with several times during its existence but separated by several centuries. So it shows that this sky disc, a quasi calendar and location device for specific star formations, was in use by the Celtic tribes of the area for multiple centuries. This shows how incredibly far reaching the Celtic influence was over 5000 years ago. So it is no wonder you as a 'Welsh Celtic girl' feel so welcome in these areas.

[@LaureninGermany]

I find it interesting how little interest there is in the Celts, when you explain all that. You´ve really piqued my interest to look into it all. I see I missed the sky disc in Mannheim. I will be reading up on that, too. Thank you so much.

[@aka99]

@@LaureninGermany I think i already mentiond some time ago the Keltenfürst of Glauberg, the Heidetränk-Oppidom near Oberursel and the Cletic stonewall of the Altkönig in the taunus mountains.

[@franzjosefmenne7303]

Nice to have you here in in Germany, Lauren... Luckily for "us germans" you have kept a refreshing part of your british Humor.... 😀

[@LaureninGermany]

I am so glad that I have people who are open for my humour here on youtube, Franz Josef! Thank you for your lovely words!

[@Astrofrank]

2:15 - no, you are not a Kobold, you are a fairy, so there is nothing to fear. :-) Btw., try the Straße der Megalithkultur for more Hünengräber. Some of them really seem to be made for giants. I visited the Visbeker Bräutigam, the Brautwagen and the Heidenopfertisch, and they are amazing. If you want moss, visit the Lindenstumpf near Schondra in the Bavarian Kuppenrhön in summer, it is located close to the A7. Enjoy the moss-covered ground which I noticed roughly a decade ago.

[@LaureninGermany]

Wow, super tips! I‘ll male a note of them! Thanks, Astrofrank! Now, I think you haven‘t seen my last video… German Man didn‘t want me to see this. I know you haven‘t… have a little look when you get a chance, you‘ll understand why!

[@Astrofrank]

​@@LaureninGermanyCorrect, didn't have the time, but now I had. Your hair looks cozy, but only _without_ glasses stuck in it. ;-)

[@LaureninGermany]

You´ve made me so self-conscious!!!

[@asmodon]

You can easily spot a Kobold if you know what kind hat they wear.

[@LaureninGermany]

😂 love it!

[@Nefertari3011]

you should read the "Struwelpeter" , next level german fairytales :D

[@LaureninGermany]

I‘m not doing it!

[@bianca2817]

Do You have any idea how amazing You are? It's indescribable! ❤

[@LaureninGermany]

You're the best, Bianca ❤️

[@bianca2817]

Sooooo, erst like *klick*, dann schauen, ich weiß sowieso schon, dass es mir gefallen wird! 😍🤗❤️🌹❤️🤗😍

[@LaureninGermany]

❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰 danke liebe Bianca!

[@bianca2817]

@@LaureninGermanyVor dem Schlafen gehen noch einen lieben Gruß von Lauren bekommen, das ist wie Weihnachten! ILY 🙋🏻‍♀️ ❤️🌹🤗🌹❤️

[@Warentester]

Its like the dolmen in Ireland

[@LaureninGermany]

I MUST go!!!!

[@Warentester]

@@LaureninGermany Visit Connemara - a forlorn, mystical, windswept place. As Cromwell put it: there is not enough water to drown a man, nor wood enough to hang one, nor earth enough to bury him. Breathtakingly beautiful.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@Warentesterthanks. An Ireland trip is on my bucketlist. I‘ll remember this.

[@Warentester]

In Germany you should see the Hühnengrab Bargteheide. And while you're in Schleswig-Holstein also check out Haitabu. And obviously the salt marshes of the West Coast and the endless sand beaches of St Peter Ording. Most people can't believe that that is actually Germany.

[@LaureninGermany]

I film the islands and often get asked - "Germany has islands?".

[@Why-D]

What would the area look like in summer?

[@LaureninGermany]

I bet it´s different, but still magical.

[@bianca2817]

I'm so sorry for flooding Your comments again... Okay, I'm not sorry, sorry! 😁🤭❤️

[@LaureninGermany]

It is essential! Otherwise I only get to smile once!

[@berndhofmann752]

Herrlich Lauren! Ich liebe ihre Geschichten, und wie sie diese erzählen! In Spanish they say: de puta madre!😂😂😂😂

[@LaureninGermany]

Hmmm…. Ich musste nachschauen, als ich das gelesen haben… aber… danke, I think?!

[@lazyperfectionist1]

😳 _1209!_ My _goodness._ Talk about a piece of _history._ Aside from the Vikings, non-Americans had not found the Americas, yet. Let's see, now. There was the _Aztec_ Empire, the _Olmec_ Empire and the _Mayan_ Empire. I don't think there were _other_ empires on this side of the pond, yet.

[@LaureninGermany]

Just wait until you get further in the video… What a place!

[@franzjosefkerkhoff592]

@@LaureninGermanyEs gab noch eine ganze Reihe anderer Reiche in Mexiko und Südamerika.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@franzjosefkerkhoff592ich glaube, Du wolltest dem faulen Perfektionist antworten..?

[@franzjosefkerkhoff592]

@@LaureninGermany Genau

[@irminschembri8263]

Goose pimple video. Thanks so much. 😘

[@LaureninGermany]

Aw, thank you! ❤️

[@irminschembri8263]

@@LaureninGermany :)

[@lazyperfectionist1]

Dr. Schultz: "It's a German legend. There's _always_ going to be a mountain in there, somewhere."

[@LaureninGermany]

I don‘t know that… what is it?

[@lazyperfectionist1]

@@LaureninGermany Oh. This is a quote from Dr. King Schultz, a character in a fairly graphic movie called _Django Unchained._ This is the only time I'm aware of when a character in a Western has been _German._

[@LaureninGermany]

@@lazyperfectionist1 ahhha! No wonder I didn‘t get it! Thanks, I was so confused because of the German name.

[@Misophist]

@@lazyperfectionist1 Then you never heard of Karl May, and his 'Winnetou' books and films, haven't you?

[@lazyperfectionist1]

@@Misophist Indeed, not. I'm not all that acquainted with the Western genre. 🤷‍♂

[@BettinaDeutschAutorin]

In former, let`s say, ancient times children sat around the fire together with the adults and listen to the myths and stories they were telling. Some resurchers believe that there might not have been stories especially for little children during that time. Thousands of years ago ife was rough and hard and sometimes dangerous, so life could be short and children had not much time to learn what there was to know about the world, people, Gods and nature. What the Grimm Brothers collected were "Volksmärchen" especially around Hessen in the middle of Germany. They visited hostels and inns, waited for travelors and aked them about what tales they knew. Many of these Volksmärchen (there are also "Kunstmärchen", these were new stories, created and written by authors of that time, not handed down by ancestors) are said to have much older roots, maybe from neolithic period, and were but translated again and again into later times and by time made fitting into a more modern era and culture. And yes, in former centuries, especially the 1800s, many of them were used to frighten children, but the much earlier versions weren`t children`s fairytales but tales adults told others, they were nothing else than stories of life and death, heaven and earth, fire and water, mystic and real world. That`s what life always was and is today - many of us are simply quite privileged to not have so very much dark, sad, cruel or dramatic topics in their life. These fairytales are full to the brim with metaphores and images of what the "usual" and spiritual world contains, and metaphores are quite often "exaggerated" to impress more and make very clear what is meant behind the picture. So many Volksmärchen and Mythen are a kind of story which - because of their age and much earlier roots which sometimes disappear into the mists of stoneage times - are nothing else than a very old web of story which is filled again and again with fitting pictures and details to transport something very old and some newer things, depending on the area and time where/when they are told. In the long history of telling tales it is quite a new and modern thing to make them fit especially for children. When industrialization started in the 1700s where many of the Grimm tales like we know them today where told, there wasn`t even such thing as "childhood" and children were seen als "people with smaller body which will grow", we see it in the way children were forced to work in early factories, in the fields, on the street or in the mines. That`s the time when much earlier fairytales became quite popular, and they put some things of their dayly life and culture in. Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern" tells of a time where women and girls worked in the dangerous match factories poisoning themselves - or sold matches in the streets. It had been put in, but there is a much more ancient root to that and many other tales. There are some very interesting traces to where some of the older parts and details or topics of some fairytales lead or how much of it indeed once had a real underground. We must see such old tales and content from a much older perspective and view - they origin in times where they weren`t used to be children`s tales to "educate" children in a quite brutal way; once they were tales to entertain adults and at the same time carry real content from former times and cultures and sometimes also belief: Giants and witches, gnomes and fairies, talking animals of the forest and good or bad sorcerers with their spells and magic objects find their origin in ancient times and cultures but not in the middle ages, Renaissance or much later. So the fact that there seem to be "Grimm versions" also in eastern European countries, the British Isles, Rusia or Skandinavia might not only mean that the fairytales which the Grimm Brothers did collect were so very popular - there might have been some very old and ancient basics of some tales everywhere on the continent, at the same time and for thousands of years. Sorry for so much text, but this topic is so very fascinating! As your videos are, each and everyone of them! You do inspire so very much with your way to tell these stories of ancient and more modern content, together with showing landscapes and places in such wonderful cinematic quality, thank you so very much for your work!! 🥰❤ This really is for heart and soul, but you also give me so much inspiration for stories and tales! And the music you chose is so very magical, and it fits so fantastically and lovely, one could watch again and again - which I will do and never forget to vote although I have already done it with another acount. I decided to subscribe also with this account. You might know or recognize me, I sadly hadn`t been here for some months, toally busy with lectoring and building up my own channel and also fought with much illness. I`ll give you a little hint, maybe you do remember ... the two oaks in front of my balcony which they brutally cut down to the stump in last winter are sprouting everywhere now, directy from the cuts but also from the bark! They grow and green again with all the power of mother nature!🙃😊 Lovely, isn`t it.

[@LaureninGermany]

I recognised you before the clue, of course! As soon as I felt the effect your comment was having on me ❤️

[@BettinaDeutschAutorin]

@@LaureninGermany Haha, so sorry! 😂 I am back finally - with my "sprudeling" overflow of text, as always! 😉 YES, you ARE a beautiful and absolutely worthy inspiration. I hope you are well so far ... understand that what you do and manage all together might get very exhausting sometimes. Living as an artist is not easy, especially not in Germany. So my best wishes to you, you do great! 🥰

[@ESODaily]

I was about to say, obviously people haven't read the original stories 😂

[@LaureninGermany]

Probably better for my sleep like this! 😂

[@ESODaily]

@@LaureninGermany , for sure 🤣

[@HenryAusLuebeck]

[@LaureninGermany]

Ahhh.... Carlos! ❤️

[@martinkasper197]

You are Brothers Grimm late sister...👍🤘🤣

[@LaureninGermany]

Ha ha! I even studied the language development stuff of theirs, so I think they could adopt me!

[@martinkasper197]

@@LaureninGermany And they were before Konrad Duden..🤓

[@LaureninGermany]

@@martinkasper197 ach, he won‘t amount to much…

[@HenryAusLuebeck]

Rügen ist super sexy! Moin aus Schleswig-Holstein.

[@LaureninGermany]

LOL, Du bist super...!

[@cocobunitacobuni8738]

Moin moin aus dem Norden!

[@LaureninGermany]

@@cocobunitacobuni8738 hat‘s geschmeck…?!

[@cocobunitacobuni8738]

@@LaureninGermany klar! Ich könnte aber nur die Hälfte 😅

[@PeterBuwen]

I got it after only 57 seconds. 😀

[@LaureninGermany]

Yay! There is some serious history in this one, Peter! I hope I got it right?!

[@PeterBuwen]

@@LaureninGermanyAbsolutely! Especially the conclusion at the end of your video about subscribing. I think that's true. 😉

[@LaureninGermany]

@@PeterBuwen😂 100% accurate und mit Beweis!

[@bianca2817]

Still ❤😘

[@LaureninGermany]

Bianca, you always appear just when I need you. You are my Fairy Godmother ❤️😘❤️

[@bianca2817]

@@LaureninGermany And You are mine, You always appear, when I click on Your channels, how amazing! 😍🤗 A Rose, mylady?🌹

[@bianca2817]

@@LaureninGermany It's called "Seelenverwandtschaft" ❤️

[@LaureninGermany]

ha ha, you´re so funny!!! And yes to the Seelenverwandschaft xxx

[@zweispurmopped]

Ah yes, German fairytales! 😁 The gentle art of lovingly traumatising your children! 🤗 And you named your van Floki because it is so f***ing low key, it's good for stealth camping, right? ☺

[@LaureninGermany]

Lmao!!!!! Ah, yep, the stealth camping isn‘t going so well 🤣🤣🤣 Actually, I named him for the completely mad but somehow making sense character in the Vikings tv show…

[@zweispurmopped]

@@LaureninGermany Oh! Well, now the name makes new sense to you in a somehow mad but completely making sense way, thus the circle closes! 🤗

[@LaureninGermany]

Your comment was so funny, I love it!

[@zweispurmopped]

@@LaureninGermany🤩🤗

[@derauditor5748]

Yes. Read the original Brother Grim Tales... In most Storys... everyone DIES! Sometimes gruesome. Ot the Struwwelpeter... Schnipp Schnapp Daumen ab!

[@LaureninGermany]

OMG! No! I won´t read them....I´ll never go in the forest again, if I do!

[@aka99]

Yeah, lots of Grims fairy tales are dark origin and were made for adults and not all grims fariy tales are 100% german, but some are still good like the cat wit the shoes, which is not german fairy tale or the Heinzelmännchen zu Köln which is german origin or Frau Holle is also good or Tischlein deck dich or Knüppel aus dem Sack.

[@LaureninGermany]

They are altered for British children, I‘m certain! I don‘t know the ones you mention at the end- and I am being very careful from now on about reading any.

[@aka99]

@@LaureninGermany No, no. Like i said, the first edition from Brothers Grim faitytale were dark, brutal and horror, like i mentioned, were wirtten, for adults. It even cotains rape and murder, like snowhite, but snowhite isnt german or was cinderella not german? Redcap is for sure not of german origin. But the stories did not quite sell well. So the Grim brothers decided to rewrite it, deleted most gruesome stuff and made it suitable for children. These are the fairy tales most people around the world know about and made the fairytales popular. Therefore i do not know why you are very careful about reading any, if they are the popular fairytayle children versions? Or like you call it, the german fairy tales for british taste. And the sentence "And if they havent died yet, they still live today" is very statsfying for a child in my opinion. The child asks, what happend to them? And the adult explains "If they havent died yet, they still live" which implies, they still live of course! No matter if they are 10, 50, 100 or 500 years old! It is a fairy tale. Sure, the Grimm brothers could have used another final sentence, but i have zero problems with that. It is a bit magical. And i wonder you never have heard abotu the Heinzelmämmchen, Frau Holle or Tischlein deck dich. What about the Bremer Stadtmusikanten? If you dont want to read any, than watch the movies!

[@beckysam3913]

the fairytales were never meant for children, they are mytholigical tales, some based on real life back in the days. those were horrorstories from adults and for adults, when electricity and books werent not existing thousands of years back, to entertain themselves. oral tradition was strong , since first "ghost stories" in human history ever, esp in mesopotamia, just like the old folklore about Baalan yahwe, who later even made it to the old testament, lol. the words märchen and nightmare are similar.

[@LaureninGermany]

I certainly will not mix it up anymore lol! And Märchen and Alptraum… not so much, but the English word you‘re right. Isn‘t it funny how people like to terrify themselves and each other?! I wouldn‘t sleep a wink after hearing some of those tales…!

[@Netzjargon]

ich würde auch jedem davon abraten nach deutschland zu kommen....

[@LaureninGermany]

Dann freue ich mich, dass ich nicht vorher mit Dir geredet habe... Ich hoffe, es wird Dir bald besser gehen.

[@Netzjargon]

@@LaureninGermany Danke

[@martinkasper197]

Sometimes they come back - Stephen King...🤔🤣

[@LaureninGermany]

Noooooo!!!! Now I won‘t sleep!!!

[@aka99]

@@LaureninGermany not all fairy tales are gruesome. Have you heard of Rüberzahl before? If you like modern created children stories, without any horror, i recommend the movie Der Räuber Hotzenplotz, Peterchens Mondfahrt and the most popular stories created by the Augsburger Puppenkiste. Another tale without any horror is Der Hase und der Igel.

[@yggdrasild755]

i like you

[@LaureninGermany]

Thank you! And I like your user name… Nordic?!

[@yggdrasild755]

@@LaureninGermany Yes im' danish

[@LaureninGermany]

Tak!

[@Bruttus4377]

Gemany is it not where half of Turkye lives

[@LaureninGermany]

I wouldn´t say half, but a lot and they´re welcome, as I also am.

[@Bruttus4377]

Ask that a real german

[@LaureninGermany]

Hmmm… I don‘t get your meaning…?

[@danielp8433]

leave germany as long as you can - (or never leave bavaria) this country is doomed

[@LaureninGermany]

What a shame you feel this way. I really don´t.

[@jochenhopp64]

Deine Videos sind ein toller Kontrast zu dem, was man sonst auf KZbin für einen Mist angeboten bekommt. Mach weiter so. !!!!!

[@LaureninGermany]

Och, lieben Dank! ❤