Fairy Tales & Folklore
The Maiden Stops the Witch with a Cleft in the Rock
A young woman raises one hand between a wild-haired flying figure and a crouching prince. Broken rock and a narrow division in the landscape interrupt the pursuit. The source caption identifies the enchanted maiden stopping the witch with a cleft in the rock during the escape in The Glass Axe.
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Citation
Henry Justice Ford. "The Maiden Stops the Witch with a Cleft in the Rock" [editorial title]. In The Yellow Fairy Book, Andrew Lang. New impression, 1906, Longmans, Green and Co.. Source scan leaf 181. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/yellow-glass-axe
Source details
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The period racialised caption is documented here but not adopted as the editorial title. The rock creates a delaying palace in the narrative; it is not merely a projectile that strikes the witch.
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Henry Justice Ford. The Maiden Stops the Witch with a Cleft in the Rock. The Yellow Fairy Book. Scan leaf 181. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/yellow-glass-axe