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Krasnoludek (or krasnal) is a Polish mythological type of gnome, common in many Polish and translated folk tales (for example, Brothers Grimm Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is translated into Polish language as Królewna Śnieżka i Siedmiu Krasnoludków). They resemble small humans and wear pointy red hats. Due to the popularization of fantasy literature, they are now differentiated from both gnomes (Polish: gnom) and dwarfs (Polish: krasnolud), both of which are used in fantasy literature context, while the word krasnoludek still remains mostly the domain of older folk tales. The word krasnal ogrodowy is also used to decribe garden dwarfs. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1230x1770, 189 KB) Wroclaw, Poland: bronze dwarf - the memorial of PomaraÅ„czowa Alternatywa (Orange Alternative), Polish unoficial movement (1982-1988) against communist regime. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1230x1770, 189 KB) Wroclaw, Poland: bronze dwarf - the memorial of PomaraÅ„czowa Alternatywa (Orange Alternative), Polish unoficial movement (1982-1988) against communist regime. ... Assorted ancient bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... The Taj Mahal, commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his wife, Arjumand Banu Begum. ... American Civil Rights Movement is one of the most famous social movements of the 20th century. ... WrocÅ‚aw, (Polish pronunciation: (?), Czech: , German: ( (helpÂ· info)), Latin: Wratislavia or Vratislavia) is the capital of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... The GNOME project is an international effort to create an easy-to-use computer desktop environment built entirely from software considered free by the Free Software Foundation. ... Folklore is the ethnographic concept of the tales, legends, or superstitions current among a particular ethnic population, a part of the oral history of a particular culture. ... Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm The Brothers Grimm (BrÃ¼der Grimm, in their own words, not GebrÃ¼der - for there was a third brother: Ludwig Emil Grimm, the painter) were Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, German professors who were best known for publishing collections of authentic folk tales and fairy tales, and... Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the first animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... Polish (jÄ™zyk polski, polszczyzna) is the official language of Poland. ... For other definitions of fantasy see fantasy (psychology). ... A dwarf is a short humanoid creature in Norse mythology as well as other Germanic mythologies, fairy tales, fantasy fiction and role-playing games. ...

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