The Witcher saga, as with Sapkowski's other works, draws heavily from existing folktales and literature. Below are some examples.
Cinderella
 |
Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks. |  | |
Hansel and Gretel / Baba Yaga
|
Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks. | | |
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
|
Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks. | | |
Rumpelstiltskin
In the short story "A Question of Price":
|
Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks. | | |
The Six Swans
In the short story "Miecz przeznaczenia" (The Sword of Destiny), we hear that the baron Freixenet once suffered a curse very similar to that in the Grimm fairytale "The Six Swans". Further, Geralt tells of how the tale has changed through retelling to become even more like the original fairytale.
Snow White
|
Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks. | | |
|
Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks. | | |
The Snow Queen
In the short story "A shard of ice" (The Sword of Destiny), Yennefer tells about the legend of the Queen of Winter:
|
Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks. | | |
Arthurian legend
- Too numerous to list