the tallest and stoutest fairy (Kwasind legend)

Role: fairy · First appears: Kwasind; or, the Fearfully Strong Man

Life events

• In the old man's tale, the fairies attacked Kwasind with white-pine burrs, striking his vulnerable head and killing him.(Kwasind; or, the Fearfully Strong Man · 📍 the river)
  • With: Kwasind
  • “At last the wished-for object appeared; Kwasind came floating calmly down the stream, on the afternoon of a summer's day, languid with the heat of the weather, and almost asleep. When his canoe came directly beneath the cliff, the tallest and stoutest fairy began the attack. Others followed his example. It was a long time before they could hit the vulnerable part, but success at length crowned their efforts, and Kwasind sunk, never to rise more.”

Kwasind; or, the Fearfully Strong Man

• enemies with Kwasind “When his canoe came directly beneath the cliff, the tallest and stoutest fairy began the attack. Others followed his example.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends. Made with Rho MD.