Fairy Tales & Folklore
The King Finds the Supposed Queen of Hetland
Two richly dressed women sit in a wooded clearing while a plainly dressed attendant stands behind them. A man approaches from among the trees. The caption calls the seated woman the Queen of Hetland, while the surrounding tale later reveals the deception behind her claimed identity.
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Henry Justice Ford. "The King Finds the Supposed Queen of Hetland" [editorial title]. In The Yellow Fairy Book, Andrew Lang. New impression, 1906, Longmans, Green and Co.. Source scan leaf 361. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/yellow-queen-hetland
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The woman's royal identity is her claim, not an independently confirmed fact within the tale. Her daughter and maid Olof accompany her.
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Henry Justice Ford. The King Finds the Supposed Queen of Hetland. The Yellow Fairy Book. Scan leaf 361. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/yellow-queen-hetland