Rapunzel’s Tower Hotel Burg Trendelburg, Germany

Photo: Paavo Blafield

” The prince was overcome with grief, and in his despair he threw himself from the tower. He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell poked out his eyes. Blind, he wandered about in the forest, eating nothing but grass and roots, and doing nothing but weeping and wailing over the loss of his beloved wife. Thus he wandered about miserably for some years, finally happening into the wilderness where Rapunzel lived miserably with the twins that she had given birth to.He heard a voice and thought it was familiar. He advanced toward it, and as he approached, Rapunzel recognized him, and crying, threw her arms around his neck. Two of her tears fell into his eyes, and they became clear once again, and he could see as well as before. He led her into his kingdom, where he was received with joy, and for a long time they lived happily and satisfied.”   –Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Visit Hotel Burg Trendelburg (in German need to translate with Google)

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, “Rapunzel,” Kinder- und Hausmärchen, gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm [Children’s and Household Tales — Grimms’ Fairy Tales], 7th ed., vol. 1 (Göttingen: Verlag der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung, 1857), no. 12, pp. 65-69.